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…
Category: Issues
“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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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…
SphereXP
SphereXP is a 3D desktop anhancement for Microsoft Windows XP. In their words, it takes "the known concept of three-dimensional desktops to its own level. It offers a new way to organize objects on the desktop such as icons and…
Is Google Watching Your Library Visits?
(via Google Weblog) Daniel Brandt at Google-Watch points out the possibility that Google's personally identifiable cookie could enable the FBI or other government authorities to see what books you read using Google Library via a subpoena. His particular concern is…
More “friendly” search engines…
(via John Battelle's Searchbog) Craig Silverstein, Google's technology officer, asks how your search engine can become more like your friend:It's clear that a list of links, though very useful, doesn't match the way people give information to each other," says…
Submission to “Science and Technology in Society” Conference
I've made the following submission to the Science and Technology in Society conference sponsored by the School of Public Policy at George Mason University, The Center for International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington University, the Science and Technology…
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