Marc Dautlich and Nick Eziefula of Times Online discuss the myriad ways that Web 2.0 is changing our concept of privacy and copyright. From “podcast” to “poke”, “wiki” to “weblog”, the internet generation has a language all of its own. But since web guru Tim O’Reilly popularised the phrase “Web 2.0″ in 2004, even those [...]
Entries from October 23rd, 2007
Web 2.0 Reality: Privacy, Anyone?
October 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · Intellectual Property, Privacy and New Technology, Social Networking
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Smithsonian, Boston, and Other Major Libraries Say No to Google
October 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · Free Speech, Intellectual Property
The New York Times reports today that several major libraries are saying no to Google: Several major research libraries have rebuffed offers from Google and Microsoft to scan their books into computer databases, saying they are put off by restrictions these companies want to place on the new digital collections. The research libraries, including a [...]
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A Myriad of Privacy Concerns Arise as Google Acquires Jaiku
October 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Google and Privacy, Social Networking
The New York Times reports on Google’s recent acquisition of Jaiku and the privacy concerns it raises: Google’s acquisition of Jaiku, a small Finnish start-up active in the obscure field of microblogging — a word most often associated with the better-known company Twitter — might not appear to be an earth-shaking event. But the deal, [...]
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