HuffingtonPost: Government Pushes To Create New Health Internet

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HuffingtonPost: Government Pushes To Create New Health Internet > From the article: "The concept has drawn intense interest from technology firms, including Microsoft & Google, which are scrambling to find new, & profitable, uses for digital medical records & the cyber healthcare services they are starting to spawn."

Wired: Feds Admit AT&T Is Arm of Government in Spy Suit

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Wired: Feds Admit AT&T Is Arm of Government in Spy Suit > From the article: "The Department of Justice has finally admitted it in court papers: The nation’s telecom companies are an arm of the government — at least when it comes to secret spying"

commerce | privatization | property | work

News Corp is the user – You are the producer

It’s Rupert Murdoch’s Internet, you just live in it – or so Murdoch argues in his World Media Summit speech. PaidContent.org has posted a transcript of the speech Murdoch delivered in Beijing on 10/09/09. It’s a three part speech with … Continue reading →

BusinessWeek: The Lost Generation

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BusinessWeek: The Lost Generation > BusinessWeek discusses some of the consequences of rising unemployment among U.S. youth & proposes a reduction in the minimum wage as a solution - with no explanation of how this reduction would address the problem of a "lost generation."

NY Daily News: NYPD tracking cell phone owners, foes aren’t sure it’s legal

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NY Daily News: NYPD tracking cell phone owners, foes aren’t sure it’s legal > From the article: "A recent internal memo says that when cops make an arrest, they should remove the suspect's cell phone battery to avoid leakage - then jot down the International Mobile Equipment Identity number."

FDR on Security

A good deal of my dissertation is concerned with notions of security, and insecurity, in informational environments. While my primary concern is with young people’s experiences and understandings of cyber(in)security, I’ve also taken an interest in contemporary and historical discourses … Continue reading →

censorship | commerce | governance | methodology

Google the Gate Keeper

A reminder that Google doesn’t really search “the web,” just a relatively narrow slice of it. From Threat Level: The homepage of Pirate Bay disappeared from Google’s search results Friday, after Google allegedly received a DMCA takedown notice targeting the … Continue reading →

U.S. Department of Labor: Employment and Unemployment Among Youth

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U.S. Department of Labor: Employment and Unemployment Among Youth > From the report: From April to July 2009, the number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old increased by 1.6 million to 19.3 million . . . the proportion of young people who were employed in July was 51.4 percent, the lowest July rate on record

StatShot: U.S. Web Users’ Time on Social Networks Has Tripled

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StatShot: U.S. Web Users’ Time on Social Networks Has Tripled > From the article: 17% of all time spent on the web in August in the U.S. was on social networks, up from 6 percent during the same period a year ago . . . advertising on social networks rose to $108M last month from $49M in Aug of 2008

governance | privatization | property

Twitter changes TOS: THEY own YOUR tweets

Twitter recently changed their Terms of Service (i.e. TOS). They (somewhat) address the changes in a blog post, that generally outline each change, most notable their new found ability to advertise and their redefinition of ownership: Ownership—Twitter is allowed to … Continue reading →