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Entries from October 23rd, 2007

Web 2.0 Reality: Privacy, Anyone?

October 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · Intellectual Property, Privacy and New Technology, Social Networking

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 [...]

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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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