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Fewer People Actually Own Guns in America – Who Knew?
Jill Lapore tackles the Trayvon Martin case and the many contradictions of gun culture in the New Yorker. Does the tragedy in Florida correlate with lax gun laws, “stand your ground” legislation and a changing gun ownership demographic? The facts: There are … Continue reading
Reading on the Runway – F.A.A. to Eliminate Most Annoying Rule Ever?
In the New York Times Bits blog, Nick Bolton cheers the hearts of Kindle, iPad and tablet owners who travel (i.e., everyone): On Monday morning I’m going to drive to the airport, check in for my flight to New York, then head … Continue reading
What’s Your Story? 10 Lessons From TED
If you’re one of the millions who have discovered TED online, or the thousands who attend TED in person around the world, then you already know it’s really fantastic. I attended this year’s TED in Long Beach and came away … Continue reading
GPS Tracking is Illegal Without a Warrant Rules the U.S. Supreme Court
If you’re a fan of the television series “Breaking Bad” you know the basic script for the important GPS tracking / 4th Amendment search and seizure case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court today. Like the fictional DEA agent “Hank,” … Continue reading
Hashtag Power – Netroots Action Erodes Congressional Support for SOPA and PIPA
This week’s flexing of political muscle by Internet giants like Wikipedia, Google, Twitter and Facebook, as well as thousands of individual netizens may be a tipping point for political clout wielded via direct action online. As we reported, over the … Continue reading
Obama Administration Takes the Right Approach to Internet Policing and Says No to SOPA
Good news out of Washington, D.C. In a post titled “Combating Online Piracy while Protecting an Open and Innovative Internet,” members of the Obama Administration, including Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra have responded by opposing key elements of the pending … Continue reading
Do You or the Boss Own Your Twitter Followers and What are they Worth?
Some say another new technology (Twitter) is creating novel legal questions. Is it really? Or are we just getting a wake up call to apply standard legal procedures to a new medium? John Biggs uncovers the central legal issue concerning Twitter: Can a … Continue reading
Facebook Loses a Legal Skirmish Over Ads in Your News Feed
Facebook may have to re-think the way it runs ads on users’ virtual walls that look like endorsements. Should Facebook enable users to explicitly opt in or out of the use of their walls for “sponsored ads?” Privacy and consumer … Continue reading
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Episode 63: When Will We Be Voting Online?
Can Online Voting Become the Norm, Democratizing the Election Process?
