links for 2009-08-16

Posted by Mark Belinsky on August 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

• Thailand snubs US plea to extradite Bout | The Guardian
  Not extraditing the so-called "Merchant of Death" will have political repercussions for Thailand that are impossible to fully comprehend. Which begs the question, why did they make this decision?
  (tags: thailand international politics crime)
• China drops Green Dam web filtering system | The Guardian
  China seeds to pressure over censorship, potentially opening an avenue to other campaigns for more democratic reforms.
  (tags: china internet censorship activism)
• Aung San Suu Kyi 'swimmer' released | The Guardian
  Top ranking US officials continue to tour dictatorships. Clinton to North Korea, Webb to Burma… Pelosi to Turkmenistan?
  (tags: burma myanmar diplomacy dictatorship)
• Fears for Barack Obama's safety as healthcare debate fuels extremism | The Guardian
  The healthcare debate in the US has gotten so out of hand that it may be fueling extremism? Bad enough that there were pictures of Bush with a Hitler moustache but now also of Obama with one. And over trying to give more Americans healthcare nonetheless.
  (tags: health healthcare government usa obama violence racism Security nationalsecurity)
• You Deleted Your Cookies? Think Again | Wired
  You may not be keeping as private as you think. Fascinating and frightening that flash can resurrect deleted cookies. At least browsing on the iPhone protects against it.
  (tags: internet technology Security privacy tracking cookies flash)
• OpenStreetMaps Project Takes Maps in a Different Direction | Wired
  Glad to see Wired covering such an amazing project.
  (tags: crowdsourcing web2.0 maps opensource gps)
• Ping – The Digital Age Is Stamping Out Serendipity | NYTimes
  What will people do once we can't stare at friends' books, DVDs and CDs on the shelves because they're all digital? And is it a problem?
  (tags: technology twitter socialmedia culture information serendipity trends)

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