Monthly Archives: May 2012

Who goes where???

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Somewhat hidden behind all the headlines about Facebook’s farcical IPO, another Facebook story grabbed my attention last week. “Facebook Camera app really, really wants to know your location” ran the headline in CNET’s story about the latest in a long … Continue reading →

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The right to be forgotten…..

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

I wrote a piece for the Open Rights Group’s online zine, ORGzine, about the right to be forgotten…. a kind of ‘right to be forgotten for dummies’… You can find it here: http://zine.openrightsgroup.org/features/2012/the-right-to-be-forgotten

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I do not like this CCDP

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

That Nick’n’Dave, that Dave’n’Nick I do not like that Dave’n’Nick I do not like their strange ideas They play on people’s deepest fears They bother me, they make me sick I do not like that Dave’n’Nick “Will you try some … Continue reading →

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A wake up call?

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

A couple of years ago I was teaching a class in IT law, and the subject of surveillance came up. I tried not to let my own opinions colour the debate, and listened while one student after another talked quite happily … Continue reading →

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Safe…. or Savvy?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

What kind of an internet do we want for our kids? And, perhaps more importantly, what kind of kids do we want to bring up? These questions have been coming up a lot for me over the last week or … Continue reading →

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