Author Archives: Christopher
Review of The Offensive Internet: Speech, Privacy, and Reputation
In this review I want to cover the particularly notable elements of the book and identify a few spaces where contributions could have been strengthened. Specifically, I’ll note elements from various essays that were of importance and conclude by discussing the concerns surrounding removing Section 230 of the Children’s Decency Act and broader theme of the relative novelty/non-unique nature of anything Internet. Continue reading
Publication: Is Your ISP Snooping On You?
The Internet Tree is available for just $14.95 and is supportive of digital economy strategies that are guided by the principles of openness, broadband as an essential service, community engagement and inclusion, national sovereignty, and digital literacy programs. My own contribution explains the technical and social concerns raised by deep packet inspection to someone who doesn’t know a coaxial cable from a fibre node, with other authors similarly working to explain issues to the layman while and suggestions to alleviate, mediate, or overcome the challenges facing Canada’s digital ecosystem. Continue reading
Vancouver’s Human Flesh Search Engine
The actions taken to identify, name, and shame alleged rioters is the beginning of a long slide towards a state of mind and looseness of ethics that have been proven to cause harm abroad: I see no reason, based on those experiences, why we should import known, failed, modes of citizen surveillance and investigation. Continue reading
ISPs, Advocates, and Framing at the 2011 Telecom Summit
While some commentators have accused this Canadian Telecommunications Summit of merely rehashing previous years’ content – it is true that each Summit does see similar topics on the conference agenda, with common positions taken each year – there are some interesting points that emerged this year. Continue reading
