Welcome to Personhood: SCOTUS Rules No Personal Privacy for AT&T

The Supreme Court, after recognizing corporations as legal persons in their Citizens United decision, has now ruled that AT&T does not have a right to personal privacy. Welcome to personhood, AT&T! Here’s some background: AT&T over-prices some of the equipment … Continue reading →

TPM: Kerry And McCain Introduce Bill To Protect Privacy Online

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TPM: Kerry And McCain Introduce Bill To Protect Privacy Online > From the article: "The Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 would create a framework for how companies can collect, store and distribute personal information, and would require companies to employ security measures to protect that information."

paidContent: EU To Let Consumers Erase Embarrassing Photos From Social-Networking Sites

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paidContent: EU To Let Consumers Erase Embarrassing Photos From Social-Networking Sites > From the article: "In a package of proposals to be unveiled, the EU justice commissioner intends to force Facebook and other social networking sites to make high standards of data privacy the default setting and give control over data back to the user."

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Eight Takes on Play

From John Dewey‘s Democracy and Education, pp 205-206: It is important not to confuse the psychological distinction between play and work with the economic distinction. Psychologically, the defining characteristic of play is not amusement nor aimlessness. It is the fact … Continue reading →

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 →