Writing
Unreal humans
By Wendy Grossman (originally posted on net.wars on August 21, 2015) Over there, the BBC’s Bill Thompson has a glowing review of the TV series Humans. The…
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The Snooper’s Charter is back
After being repeatedly repelled during the last coalition government, the Communications Data Bill, also known as the Snooper’s Charter, is back to…
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Radical Data report – What did we learn?
Have you ever found yourself targeted by an over-intrusive marketing company in relation to a private life event you thought was kind…
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Is it time for Digital Citizenship?
Digital Citizenship: From Liberal Privilege to Democratic Emancipation ‘Government founded … on a system of universal peace, on the indefeasible hereditary Rights…
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Women Can Edit! – Wikipedia Science Conference 2015
By Karolina Janicka @thissmileyface I recently attended the Wikimedia Science Conference in London. My first reflex was to count every single woman…
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Hackathon in Athens – Data To The People!
Cybersalon Hackathon. Wave Your Open Data Magic Wand. If you could wave a magic wand – what would you do to improve services…
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Digital Democracy – is it time to Quantify Politics ?
Fitbit for the Parliament? General Elections in UK in 2015 suffered from a relatively low turnout, attracting only 66% of eligible voters,…
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Attending Code & Digital Fabrication at Anderson Ranch with Casey Reas
The first week of August I am having very special week long course at Anderson Ranch in Aspen Colorado, a sequel to…
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The Risk of Disconnect: raising kids in the digital realm
As screens come to capture our every waking moment, Morgan Reede assesses the impact of technology on the relationship between parent and…
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RUSI report – a box ticking exercise?
The recent Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) surveillance review, despite offering a few welcome recommendations, is far from ground-breaking. Comfortably falling between…
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