shouting loudly

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 automatically identify the location of a VoIP [...]

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 the 2-week seminar, Intellectual Property in Comparative Perspective. Then [...]

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 is in great shape.