Tag Archives: Politics
Review: Network Nation – Inventing American Telecommunications
So, who would I recommend this book to? Obviously, scholars in the field will find this book incredibly profitable. Given today’s tumultuous politics of telecommunications in North America the book offers advocates, members of the public, and policy makers a concise history of what went on in the preceding two centuries of telecommunications regulation. Continue reading
Iran, Traffic Analysis, and Deep Packet Inspection
I want to briefly note and comment on how news sources are talking about Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) and data traffic that is flowing in and out of Iran. Continue reading
Canadian Privacy Advocates and Their Privacy Commissioners
What isn’t good, is that the listserv is damnably hard to find – it’s kept very private, and is effectively just word of mouth. This leaves the public out of the discussion, and leaves advocates and commissioners in a bubble that the public should at least be able to find via Google. This is a serious problem, and (to my mind) speaks of a not bizarre, and a potentially problematic, relationship between advocates and officials. Continue reading
Deep Packet Inspection and the Confluence of Privacy Regimes
Given how difficult I found it to find successful SSHRC-related research statements (save for through personal contacts) I wanted to post my own statement for others to look at and download if they so wish. Continue reading
