links for 2009-04-12

Posted by Mark Belinsky on April 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

• Foreign Phisher Sentenced to 50 Months in U.S. Prison | Wired
  Sort of like the Twitter revolution but different. Everyone is blaming the Romanians.
  (tags: usa romania phishing)
• 10 easy steps to writing the scariest cyberwarfare article ever | FOREIGN POLICY
  Top 10 #2 – Funny post by Evgeny Morozov on his new blog at FP. Does the media know how technology is being utilized by social movements? If they did, they wouldn't be worried about their own financial models.
  (tags: technology humor journalism)
• Top 10 Measurements for Transparency | Sunlight Foundation
  Top 10 #1 – from government 2.0 camp. Mr. Rasiej's panel breaks down what they would like to see from democratic governments in the 21st century.
  (tags: politics government socialmedia transparency data opengov)
• iPods, First Sale, President Obama, and the Queen of England | Electronic Frontier Foundation
  Obama's "hip" gift to the Queen raises some interesting questions and points to a need for more discussion on the topic of what's really copyright infringement.
  (tags: internet politics Obama technology law copyright legal music london queen)
• Facebook Divorces Pirate Bay | Wired.com
  Facebook is weighing in on Pirate Bay before the official verdict of their trial on April 17th. What ever happened to innocent before proven guilty? FB shows more of their hidden business model with this decision.
  (tags: socialnetworking torrent piracy law copyright Facebook)
• Macs Aren’t Safer, Just a Smaller Target | NYTimes
  With Conficker wreaking havoc on PCs, it's important to remember safety tips for Macs as well.
  (tags: technology Security mac)

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