Helen Nissenbaum at New York University has an open postdoc position for those interested in working on various NSF-funded projects involving privacy, security and the social dimensions of networking. I cannot say enough about the ways I benefited from working…
Read More Position Announcement: Research Fellowship with Helen Nissenbaum at NYU
If I were still in New York City, I'd be excited to attend a debate tomorrow on the proposition that “Google violates its ‘don’t be evil’ motto.” Debaters include Jeff Jarvis, Esther Dyson and Jim Harper (against the motion), and…
Read More Debate: Does Google Violate its “Don’t Be Evil” Motto?
Google announced a new tool, Google Flu Trends, that purports to track flu activity across the United States. By analyzing flu-related search trends, Google has been able to map a close relationship between the frequency of flu search queries and…
http://blip.tv/play/AdmOeIz4Yw Educators often use (or want to use) copyrighted materials from mass media and popular culture in building students’ critical thinking and communication skills. For example, I often have students analyze a particular website or a television ad to identify…
Read More A Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was interviewed at the Web 2.0 Summit, and he revealed few key insights into his attitude towards the fact Facebook has spurred an increase in personal information flows online. In short -- and in line with…
Read More Facebook’s Zuckerberg on Increasing the Streams of Personal Information Online
I am pleased to announce that the Center for Information Policy Research and the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are hosting an important conference on "The Ethics of Information Organization". The full CFP is below: The…
I recently had the pleasure and priviledge of joining Nancy Baym of the University of Kansas School of Communication Studies as a guest on Kansas City public radio's daily current events show, "Up To Date". The show's topic was social…
Read More KCUR Podcast: Social Networking Sites – How they Work, Privacy and Safety
A collection of information and communication companies, advocacy groups, and academic centers have announced the formation of the Global Network Initiative, aimed at protecting free expression and privacy on the Internet on a global scale. From the announcement: In an…
Read More Global Network Initiative Promises to Protect Privacy and Freedom of Expression Online
danah boyd illuminates an interesting privacy loophole in how Facebook allows users to view others' photos. As she describes it: A few days ago, Gilad's eyes opened wide and he called me over to look at his computer. He was…
Read More Putting Privacy Settings in the Context of Use (danah boyd)
I was recently asked by the campus newspaper to comment on a new Facebook application called CampusBuddy. Utilizing grading records from 250 public colleges and universities nationwide (public schools generally are legally obligated to release their grades upon request), CampusBuddy…
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