Category Archives: DPI
Shaping your Identity
As someone who works with digital networks, I can realize the incredible value of data discrimination and oversight from an administrative standpoint – if users don’t know what will be blocked, then they tend to be conservative in their usage. … This meant that they had to be able to communicate to one another about their particular situations, both to their political figures and amongst themselves, so that the laws that are created can be seen to have included the considerations of those who will be affected by the law. … And, depending on the kinds of packet monitoring/reporting systems that are deployed, it may not matter what they say – their messages might just not be sent or they may be censored and, when they demand answers to why such actions are occurring, receive an answer that is something along the lines of ‘you communication was deemed to be in violation of the Terms of Service that you agreed to when you signed the contract to receive this service’. Continue reading
Public and Private Digital Space
Ask yourself a question: Why does having private space matter to you? When it comes right down to it, why is it important to maintain the public-private distinction? Some might immediately assert that the distinction establishes a space where government … Continue reading
