"The Participatory Culture Foundation, a Massachusetts based 501(c)(3) non-profit, makes bottom-up economies and cultures possible by ensuring that our political, social and cultural systems are open and democratic everywhere. We work to eliminate gatekeepers and empower communities around the world."
Mishi Chowdhary: It's perfectly possible for a contact tracing app to help us fight COVID-19 while taking our right to privacy seriously. That is what we should demand.
To sum up India’s current situation, the government can order its citizens to use any piece of software without taking any responsibility for its accuracy, security or privacy architecture; it can eliminate the entire system of standards and architecture of the internet by moving fast, breaking things and as its an emergency, citizens can never ask for any review or rights but must feel very proud about this feat.
in a Swedish book about libraries I found this reference to Vinton Cerf's lecture "The Future of Information and Communication Technology" However, the lecture is presented in a commercial format, which is not accessible with the web browser I use. I wish the new library of Alexandria would offer this lecture, and all web content, also in formats which are compatible and readable with open standards and free software.
"Though a fervent supporter of his former employer to this day, Wozniak told attendees of an event in Sydney that Apple could still open the architecture on its growing range of phones, computers and tablets to the masses for the greater good"
April 3, 2012 - 9:33pm By Joshua Kim Have you noticed that books are looking more and more like apps? Do you find yourself buying books from the Kindle Single store? Browsing the nonfiction selections at nowandthenreader.com? Checking out the original stories at atavist.net? Getting excited about the newest release from the TED Books?
Bundesbildungsministerin Annette Schavan muss sich gegen neue Plagiatsvorwürfe bei ihrer Doktorarbeit verteidigen. Der Gründer der Internet-Plattform VroniPlag, Martin Heidingsfelder, wirft der CDU-Politikerin vor, an deutlich mehr Stellen abgeschrieben zu haben als bislang bekannt. „Auf über 33 Prozent der Seiten finden sich Plagiate bei Frau Schavan“, sagte der Erlanger Plagiatsexperte der „Augsburger Allgemeinen“ (Mittwochausgabe) nach einer Überprüfung der 32 Jahre alten Doktorarbeit.
Deeplink by Julie Samuels, "Essentially, Apple's patent provides for a device to investigate a user's identity, ostensibly to determine if and when that user is "unauthorized," or, in other words, stolen. More specifically, the technology would allow Appl
The gradual disappearance of open wireless networks is a tragedy of the commons, with a confusing twist of privacy and security debate. This essay explains why the progressive locking of wireless networks is harmful — for convenience, for privacy and for
While Android may have the legal licensing to qualify as open source, it utterly fails on the equally important issues of transparency and community. Android basically gives you two options: Accept what Google gives you, or fork the entire codebase. Other