National Broadband Plan: Overview (Part I)
The FCC’s National Broadband Plan, released on Tuesday of last week, does a number of interesting things in its 376 pages. This post gives a very brief overview of the plan’s framework for promoting fast, competitive, and nation-wide broadband access. In a later post, I will explore the plan’s specific recommendations in the areas of [...]
Can Your Facebook Friend List Out You?
A new study suggests a computer program can predict your sexual orientation based on that of your friends. Does this mean we should be concerned about what inferences can be drawn about the information put online, in addition to the information we put online itself? http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/21/program-predicts-your-sexuality-based-on-your-facebook-friends/
MFIA Amicus in Illinois First Amendment case- with EFF
The Media Freedom and Information Practicum is proud to announce that, along with EFF, it has filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local political candidate in the comments section of a local newspaper’s website. Battle Over Message Board Flame War [...]
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