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Internet rights, open spectrum and online security at the 2012 Allied Media Conference
Internet rights, open spectrum and online security at the 2012 Allied Media Conference 11 July 2012 Shawna Finnegan

Open Spectrum at AMC 2012 As governments and non-state actors find ways to restrict access to internet content and wireless connections to serve their own purposes, there is growing support for a human rights based approach to information and communication technology, and particularly the internet.

Surveilling CISPA
Surveilling CISPA 24 April 2012 FD

Surveilling CISPA: CC licence DonkeyHoteyI wrote a story about surveillance efforts by the UK authorities lately. It seems that snooping communications (emails, text messaging, etc) is in vogue.

Why the Stop Online Piracy Act might pass -- and why it shouldn't
Why the Stop Online Piracy Act might pass -- and why it shouldn't 15 December 2011 GJ

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is being debated in the US House of Representatives today. Wildly unpopular, this bill is the latest in a series of extreme and reactionary legislation that seek a heavy-handed approach to dealing with copyright infringement online. If passed, SOPA would grant broad powers to censor and restrict content on the Internet.

New Publication by the Canadian Journal of Communication - Democratizing Communication Policy in the Americas: Why It Matters
New Publication by the Canadian Journal of Communication - Democratizing Communication Policy in the Americas: Why It Matters 30 November 2011 Anne Carscallen

The Canadian Journal of Communication has published a special issue titled Democratizing Communication Policy in the Americas: Why It Matters, V36 #1/2011. As Dr Roberta G.

A vision for transformational global communication that heals inside and out
A vision for transformational global communication that heals inside and out 10 October 2011 APC

The movement building skills and ability of the Occupy Wall Street Protesters have been a ray of hope for people around the globe. This movement is building in every major city in America, and the mainstream media outlets are finally mentioning the protests.

Big Brother comes of age
Big Brother comes of age 02 September 2011 Grady

Not to be outdone by their neighbours to the south, Canada is now a late entry to the Big Brother Awards.

Dear Librarian in Denver: Why are you filtering the internet?
Dear Librarian in Denver: Why are you filtering the internet? 01 August 2011 Flavia Fascendini

Controlling what users can and can’t see on computers using filtering software is standard in US libraries. APC questions the Denver Public Library on their filtering policy and practices in a fictional exchange that tackles very real questions of freedom of information.

Internet and social media a tool of the affluent
Internet and social media a tool of the affluent 20 July 2011 grady

According a recent report from the University of California, the internet, and social media in particular, is dominated by the rich and educated. So who are these monocled media masters? These bourgeois bloggers?

Sexuality online in Lebanon and USA: Censorship is not the answer
Sexuality online in Lebanon and USA: Censorship is not the answer 11 July 2011 Mavic Cabrera-Balleza

Controlling — or filtering — what people can and can’t see online related to sex however well intentioned can have a profoundly negative impact. Censorship affects not only sexual expression but blocks access to sexual education and important movement-building tools for LGBTI activists.    

This means war?
This means war? 01 June 2011 grady

The Pentagon announced recently in its first formal cyber strategy that cyber attacks constitute an act of war — and could merit a traditional military response. Never mind the problem of attributing cyber attacks to a single, definitive source; even if the perpetrators can be traced to a specific co

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