I've been accepted to present at CEPE 2005: Sixth International Conference of Computer Ethics: Philosophical Enquiry hosted by the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. The conference theme is "Ethics of New Information Technology": Information technology is currently moving well…
Month: February 2005
Is Google Making People Smarter?
(via TechDirt)Ed Gottsman wonders if Google is becoming a mental prosthetic and making people (especially kids) smarter:To the extent that intelligence consists of having a large memory, Google (and the other search engines) is certainly making people smarter. It's more…
Search Engines – Their Politics; Their Logics
I'm part of a panel submission to the 6th International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR). The panel is titled "Search Engines - Their Politics; Their Logics":Search engines today seem to afford the only access point…
“Security Through Obscurity”
(via TechDirt, via The Raw Feed)A John Hopkins University student conducted a Google ego search recently and discovered that information she provided for the campus's "J-CARD" student debit card system was posted online -- along with data from 4,000 other…
IraqTheModel, The New York Times, and Me
This post is very much off-topic for my intentions for this blog, but I feel I should make a public comment.I'm a frequent visitor and commenter at Jeff Jarvis' blog BuzzMachine. Last month, Jeff posted his criticism of Sarah Boxer's…
Homeland Security Privacy Report Released
(via Emerging Technologies and Privacy Spot)The Privacy Office of the Department of Homeland Security released its first annual Report to Congress (pdf), covering its work from April 2003 to June 2004. I'll comment on the report once I've had a…
Beal on Users Confusing Natural and Paid Search Engine Results
Andy Beal at Search Engine Lowdown notes this report of the Pew Internet and American Life Project's study which suggests that only 18% of search engine users can tell the difference between paid and natural search engine results. Beal seems…
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The Onion on Google
(via Search Engine News)Google makes it into the Onion with this satirical look at their future plans.
Automobile Viruses and DSRC
Bruce Schneier links to a report that speculates how Lexus automobiles might be vulnerable to computer viruses transferred via cell phones.(Techdirt has more, too)The concern seems to be that as cars become more and more dependent on computers, they become…
EFF Asks How Government Is Watching The Internet
It's been reported that the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a FOIA request with the FBI and other offices of the US DOJ regarding expanded powers granted by the USA PATRIOT Act. The EFF is making the request in an…
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