May 26, 2007 – MichaelZimmer.org

Anti-Sit Technologies

Posted by Michael Zimmeron May 26, 2007in Values In Design

Those familiar with my work know I'm interested in how technologies can embody values, or more specifically, how the design of technologies bears directly and systematically on the realization – or suppression – of social, ethical, and political values, such…

Clintons in Relationship with Privacy-Violating Info Broker

Posted by Michael Zimmeron May 26, 2007in Internet, Privacy1 Comment

Hillary Clinton has been touted as the "privacy candidate" for the 2008 Presidential elections, which is certainly a good reason to consider voting for her (not my sole criterion, but one of the top 5). This recent NY Times story,…

Digital Social Responsibility: Searching for Ethics on the Internet (June 7, NYC)

Posted by Michael Zimmeron May 26, 2007in Events, Internet, Privacy

The Japan Society of New York is hosting a very interesting event titled "Digital Social Responsibility: Searching for Ethics on the Internet" on Thursday, June 7, 2007 from 2:00 to 6:00 PM. This seminar will feature keynote speaker Craig Newmark,…

Police Monitoring MySpace, Case No. 420

Posted by Michael Zimmeron May 26, 2007in Privacy, Social Media

Increasingly, policy are regularly monitoring MySpace pages for evidence of criminal activity. Here's a recent case from near my hometown, as reported in a column in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The 18-year-old Sheboygan guy was so proud of the pot…