Bruce Schneier says “Remember this: The math is good, but math has no agency. Code has agency, and the code has been subverted.” (read original)What this means is that the theory behind something — in … [Read more...]
Stop #SOPA #PIPA Wikipedia + Google turned the tide
For almost two months I’ve been quite aware of how the US Congress wants to impose their will on the Internet as a whole. Aw, comeon—everyone wants to impose their ideas on the Internet! Of course, Chi … [Read more...]
Stop SOPA/PIPA
The SOPA and PIPA bills being considered in the US Congress allow blocking of domain names by someone who simply makes a complaint. Technically they apply only to non-US-hosted web sites that are … [Read more...]
Don’t rely on governments to solve your security problems
Far from solving all your problems, if you rely on government to solve your cyber-security problems, I think you’re more likely to end up with restricted access to the Internet and someone other than h … [Read more...]
What if online expression is a privilege and not a right?
Domain takedowns: With law-enforcement recently taking down domains that they assert are engaged in peer-to-peer sharing [1. ...and they certainly may be doing illegal peer-to-peer sharing among other … [Read more...]