Archive for August, 2005

FCC considers inventory of internet access points

Monday, August 15th, 2005

Okay, this is downright creepy. In the name of comprehensive 911 coverage for all VoIP customers, the FCC is seriously considering compiling a comprehensive catalogue of internet access points. On p. 33 of this document, FCC chair Kevin Martin writes: A number of possible methods have been proposed to ...

Macworld to Publish Letter feat. EFF Plug

Monday, August 1st, 2005

Blog-a-thon tag: EFF15 More good publication news today: Dan Miller has agreed to publish my letter to Macworld. It's about "Trusted Computing," which has not even been discussed in the pages of MacWorld. I knew something about Digital Rights Management last summer when I went to Budapest for ...

Book Review Published Online

Monday, August 1st, 2005

The Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies has just published my review of Christine L. Borgman's book, From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in the Networked World. Thanks to David Silver for his excellent editorial work. I think his suggestions definitely strengthened the review, and the RCCS site ...