In the news

Here is an interesting article that appeared in the New York Times last week. [1] Google has chosen to partner with the N.S.A. (rather than the DoHS) to investigate recent attacks that "breached the company's cybersecurity defenses."

Is this "cooperative research and development agreement" between Google and the N.S.A. really going to "impact the privacy of millions of users of Google's products and services around the world" as Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center suggests?

I think not. If the technical assistance provided by the N.S.A. focuses on technology, and not content, the relationship should not impact the privacy of Google users. My concern would be, how much does Google know about the attacks they are not sharing. What "goods and services" were compromised? What information was actually accessed?

--Charlesscott 15:08, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

I read this article in the New York Times earlier this morning and immediately thought of the discussions we've been having in this class. Very good to read. [[2]]

--Nsiemaska 22:31, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Google bosses convicted in Italy

This article is very relevant to the themes we've discussed in the course, including governing the Internet and criminal liability. Any thoughts?

(Kaurigem 19:10, 24 February 2010 (UTC))

Visualizing the Internet

Global growth of Internet

The BBC's interactive map of Internet growth from 1998-2008 illustrates its global diffusion over the past decade, underscoring the disparity between developed and developing nations. This map really puts the idea of the public sphere on the Internet in perspective and shows who is being excluded from it. (Kaurigem 22:30, 8 March 2010 (UTC))