Category Archives: Privacy
Google Dashboard – Does It Need Another Name?
While my complaint might be seem a bit trivial – call Google Dashboard something distinctive – I really think that for the end-user it is critical for distinctive feature sets to hold distinctive names. Why not call it ‘Global Data and Privacy Settings’ or something along those lines? At least then you’d find it as the top hit on a Google search… Continue reading
Thinking About a ‘Privacy Commons’
I’ve been bothered by some of the models and diagrams used to express the ‘privacy commons’ because I think that while they’re great academic pieces, they’re nigh useless for the public at large. When I use the term ‘public at large’ and ‘useless’ what I am driving at is this: the creative commons is so good because it put together a VERY simple system that lets people quickly understand what copyright is being asserted over particular works. A privacy commons will live (or, very possibly, die) on its ease of access and use. Continue reading
Analysis: ipoque, DPI, and Network Neutrality
German Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) manufacturer ipoque has produced a white paper titled “Deep Packet Inspection: Technology, Applications & Network Neutrality.” In it, the company distinguishes between DPI as a technology and as technology possessing potential social effects. After this discussion they provide a differentiated ‘tiering’ of various bandwidth management impacts on network neutrality. Continue reading
The Business of Infringing Content
Is Digiprotect worried about DPI appliances that are sensitive to copywritten files’ signatures as potentially endangering their operations? Continue reading
