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SAFE Act

via jblyberg:

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill saying that anyone offering an open Wi-Fi connection to the public must report illegal images including “obscene” cartoons and drawings–or face fines of up to $300,000.

That broad definition would cover individuals, coffee shops, libraries, hotels, and even some government agencies that provide Wi-Fi. [...]

Anonymous

I’ve seen various discussions that have confused or equated privacy (or freedom) with anonymity. Things such as social DRM which marks items with some unique information. There a nice article by Schneier on the differences and relation to security that is worth reading.

As the name implies, Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are anonymous. You don’t have to [...]

The Illusion of Privacy

“It may be time to consider the possibility that young people who behave as if privacy doesn’t exist are actually the sane people, not the insane ones… the idea of a truly private life is already an illusion. Every street in New York has a surveillance camera. Each time you swipe your debit card at [...]

Data Bill of Rights

I’ve mentioned Wesabe’s Data Bill of Rights before. John Battelle has now posted on his formulation of a bill of rights:

So, I submit for your review, editing and clarification, a new draft of what rights we, as consumers, might demand from companies making hay off the data we create as we trip across the web

Some [...]

Privacy in Academia

An article from The Chronicle about one professor’s experience using Tor on campus:

Caught in the Network

The Chronicle Review - From the issue dated February 9, 2007

But it is being used all around the world, by people in countries that restrict their access to information, by corporate whistle-blowers, and by digital-rights activists. It’s even being used [...]