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Wikileaks Controversy as Window into Freedom of Information Policy

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

Digital repositories for government and corporate documents are traveling to computers and homes around the globe nearly as fast as Mercury, the messenger of the gods.  One million congressional documents summarizing legislation and various policies of the U.S. government made … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 28, 2010 by

From around the tubes: — A Senate hearing on privacy, and a new privacy bill from Kerry. — The DMCA goes for 0-2 this week.  And it’s just Tuesday. — Comcast wins “least bad performance” award in broadband speed. — … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 26, 2010 by

Big news of the day: — In a win for EFF, the U.S. Copyright Office announces new exceptions to the DMCA, including increased “jailbreaking” rights for smartphones. — Gizmodo summarizes the six new exceptions. — iPhone jailbreakers win a battle, … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 23, 2010 by

Links from around the series of tubes: – Tech companies pay Congress a lot. – Telcos continue losing ground to cable in broadband subscribers. – Data caps don’t seem to have an economic justification. – But they do seem like … Continue reading →

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