links for 2009-12-17

Posted by Mark Belinsky on December 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

• The Trial of Terry Childs Begins | Slashdot
  Another case of government versus tech
  (tags: technology government privacy)
• A Copenhagen activist speaks: 'I was afraid I would go back to the cages' | Guardian
  Police are still abusing non-violent protesters. This is a very intimate portrayal of what they go through.
  (tags: cop15 environment protest police)
• Supreme Court Takes Texting Case | NYTimes
  A police department inspected a worker’s personal messages sent and received on a government pager. Now onto the courts.
  (tags: law mobile police government privacy)
• In Russia, Google Ads Get Subversive | TechCrunch
  Art shows top google searches in Russia being "Police without bribes" "construction without kickbacks" etc. Hilarious and spot on.
  (tags: russia subversive advertising art)
• Should the FCC Reclaim Broadcast Spectrum ? | Mark Cuban
  Government control of the spectrum for the greater good -> creativity and security. TV as the true broadcast medium, not internet.
  (tags: internet security media economics)
• Hipster Parenting Site Babble Launches Facebook App | TechCrunch
  When parents go tech
  (tags: parenting)
• US Congressman Announces Plans To Probe Wikileaks
  Congressman Peter King (R-NY) is calling for a probe into Wikileaks. If it's successful, it could destroy the site as a public service. And be a serious infringement in personal privacy.
  (tags: privacy security law government internet)

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