Category Archives: Thoughts
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
Security, Hierarchy, and Networked Governance
The capacity for the Internet to route around damage and censorship is dependent on there being multiple pathways for data to be routed. What happens when there are incredibly few pathways, and when many of the existing paths contain hidden traps that compromise communications security and privacy? Continue reading
Agenda Denial and UK Privacy Advocacy
This post constitutes an early attempt to work through some of the politics of agenda-setting related to deep packet inspection and privacy for my dissertation project. Comments are welcome. Continue reading
Controversial Changes to Public Domain Works
This post takes a step back from that and, instead of looking at how new technologies butt heads against free speech, I briefly think through the significance of transforming ‘classic’ works of the English literary canon. Specifically, I want to argue that New South’s decision to publish Huckleberry Finn without the word “nigger” – replacing it with “slave” – demonstrates the importance of works entering the public domain. Continue reading
