Description: The boundless promise of the Internet come three challenges to nationhood and country: to our common culture, because the Internet has little regard for content restrictions. Source: Globe and Mail Date: Nov 24, 2010 Culture: Canadians are creating great art and inventing new forms of communication inspired by and adapted for the Internet: artful… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Privacy
Exploring the anti-social side of social media
Description: The Public Isolation Project was born. As she literally X’s off the 30 days she is spending cut off from the world, Norine chronicles her experience through her blog http://www.publicisolationproject.com/. On the other side of the glass, Elliott is filming a documentary on their collaboration. They are not anti-technology, Elliott says, just hoping to inspire… Read more »
Firesheep sidejacking tool highlights risk of using free Wi-Fi
Description: Firesheep — a month-old Firefox plug-in that anyone can use to sidejack your free Wi-Fi session — is gaining attention in tech-security circles. Source: USA Today Date: Nov 10, 2010 Any time you use a free public Wi-Fi hookup — such as those you find at Starbucks and many airports — your risk of having… Read more »