The Fundamental Flaw in SOPA and PIPPA
After all the raging debate about SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act), the fundamental flaw in both is captured succinctly in this public letter to Senator Orrin Hatch from Phil Windley, Kynetx CTO and author of The … Continue reading →
A social network or the name police – but not both
According to Bob Blakely, "Google wants to be in the 'social' business. But they’re not behaving sociably."
24 year old student lights match: Europe versus Facebook
Facebook generation's Max Schrems is walloping Facebook with a media-savvy rejection of some fundamental assumptions
Google+ says your name is "Toby" NOT "Kunta Kinte"
This post is about what is going on at a deeper level when Google+ says your name is "Toby" NOT "Kunta Kinte". The punchline video is at the bottom feel free to scroll there and watch if you don't want to read to much. This whole line of thought to explain to those who don't...
Lets try going with the Mononym for Google+
Seeing that Google+ is approving mononyms for some (Original Sai, on the construction of names Additional Post) but not for others (Original Stilgherrian Post Update post ). I decided to go in and change my profile basically back to what it was before all this started. I put a ( . ) dot in the...
Linked In strikes out
We need a professional network that respects the rights of the people in it. Linked In just lost my vote.
Who is harmed by a “Real Names” policy?
Those of us working on identity technology have to internalize the lessons here
Google opposing the “Right to be forgotten”
"This is just the beginning, this right to be forgotten, but it's going to be much more important in the future," said Artemi Rallo, director of the Spanish Data Protection Agency.
Privacy Bill of Rights establishes device identifiers as PII
But despite real positives, the bill as currently formulated leaves me eager to consult a bevy of lawyers...
WSJ: Federal Prosecutors investigate smartphone apps
The probe is significant because it involves potentially criminal charges that could be applicable to numerous companies
Malcolm Compton on power imbalance and security
“You can make money for one year, three years, five years by exploiting people, but you can’t grow without trust”
Is Google+ is being lynched by out-spoken users upset by real names policy?