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net.wars: What's in an assigned name?
There's a lot I didn't know, at the time, about the founding of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, but I do remember the spat that preceded it. Eventually, after that spat, ICANN was created under the auspices of the US Department of Commerce - and was intended to become independent once it had fulfilled certain criteria. We're still waiting.
net.wars: Futures
"What is the future of computers, freedom, and privacy?" a friend asked over lunch, apparently really wanting to know. This was ten days ago, and I hesitated before finding an out.
net.wars: Computers, Freedom, and Privacy 2009 – Day Four
The challenge posed by many of today's panelists: activism transfer. How do you get people communicating via Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks to take to the streets? Because that's where the real impact is.
[more...]net.wars: Computers, Freedom, and Privacy 2009 - Day Three
"Do you feel guilty about killing newspapers?" Saul Hansell asked Craig Newmark yesterday.
