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Anonymity and the Internet

A case winding its way through a court in Pennsylvania attempts to pierce the veil of anonymity that protects web forum participants' ability to say whatever they want about public figures. Though I don't agree with the conclusions of the judge, I am not fan of anonymity of the...

Tags: Anonymity, Internet, Web Site Development, Web Technology, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Time to out drug test reviewers?

Pfizer is suing the New England Journal of Medicine, aiming to learn the names of anonymous reviewers who conducted peer reviews on its pain relief drug Celebrex. Donald Kennedy, outgoing editor of Science Magazine right, says this is a direct threat to all science. Anonymity...

Tags: Pfizer Inc., Fact, Anonymity, Reviewers, Business Ethics, Leadership, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-10

Facebook and employment: an equal opportunity information trap

After years of "fired blogger" stories in the headlines, it's fairly well understood that a frivolous, embarrassing, out-of-context, or ill-considered online data trail can and does cause problems for employment candidates and employees. But when CollegeRecruiter.com asked employment lawyer and blawger George Lenard to examine the increasingly common employer...

Tags: Voice, Trust, Social networking, Privacy, Marketing, Free speech, Anonymity, Collaboration

Blog posts 2007-07-16

"Creating a permanent record of things that we do casually"

Current.tv has a good "pod" (if not a good branding department; really, can't we call these things something else?) titled They're Watching, featuring the insights of Mark Rasch, former head of Computer Crime for the U.S. Department of Justice. The subject of the video left at least 56 digital...

Tags: Privacy, Attention, Anonymity

Blog posts 2007-06-04

Blogging codes of conduct: consensus still seems unlikely

My thoughts about consensus on a blogging code of conduct are unchanged: consensus is unlikely, but the discussion is useful. Here are some comments I sent this morning to an editor at Der Spiegel Online (is it just me, or is the tenor of these questions in keeping...

Tags: Voice, Trust, Free speech, Live Web, Defamation, Collaboration, Blogging, Attention, Anonymity

Blog posts 2007-04-10

On anonymity

I should have renamed it Keens code of misconduct. Minus 28 votes, 72 mostly critical comments... Wow! I never realized I was so spankingly popular."Eh, Adolf Stalin, faschocommunista girlie, tell me what do you REALLY think about anonymity..." One of my more historically erudite critics anonymously emailed asked me over...

Tags: Uncategorized

Blog posts 2007-04-03

Courts continue to immunize community sites under CDA Section 230, but what about the Live Web?

Hard on the heels of a Texas district courts recent decision to dismiss claims against MySpace, Howard Bashman spotted a recent Section 230 decision out of the First Circuit that continues in this vein, and emphasizes the clear judicial trend of applying Section 230s protections to Web sites acting as...

Tags: User generated content, Mashups, Defamation, Podcasting, Live Web, Free speech, Copyright, Blogging, Anonymity

Blog posts 2007-02-26

Thought balloon: Twitter for business?

Its interesting to watch a different kind of social networking microcosm — different in its unique fit for mobile devices, and in the way it takes shoot-from-the-hip informality to a new level — emerge in Twitter. It got me thinking about the benefits and potential hilarities that would accompany...

Tags: Anonymity, Blogging, Social networking, Voice, Attention, Twitter

Blog posts 2007-02-07

Should the online world reflect the "real" world?

Much is being written around the thread of conversation that David Weinberger started and I responded to. I resolved long ago never to speak publicly about "privacy," as the conversation seems to immediately dive into a black-hole of nothingness. However, at the risk of falling into the same hole around...

Tags: anonymity

Blog posts 2006-08-15

Anonymity and identity

In the very near wake of a foiled terrorist plot, I find myself waking up, planning to write about the topic of anonymity and identity. The original impetus for my post is a recent article by David Weinberger. In that article, David argues for anonymity as a "default" in the...

Tags: anonymity, identity

Blog posts 2006-08-10

Learn to surf the Web anonymously

Anonymity has nearly become a thing of the past on the Internet. With cookies, adware, and spyware, most users are constantly being tracked when they surf the Internet. This can pose a variety of problems, especially in high-security industries. If you'd like to learn how to surf the Web anonymously,...

Tags: Web, O'Reilly Media Inc., Anonymity, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Microsoft Windows XP, Workforce Management, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Human Resources, Security

Book chapters 2005-03-04

ProBNC IRC Bouncer (zip)

Handy software for windows which allows you to connect to the IRC network even if you have a restricted connection. Also permits you to keep your anonymity. Some great features like flood protection, auto managing of server's PINGs, and multi-ip support.

Tags: IRC, Anonymity, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Construction, Internet

Software downloads 2002-02-24

Additional Resources

News to know: Apple's $800 laptop; MS and Mac Patch Days; Vista Home for business

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical Ed Bott: Look who's buying...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, H-1B, Notebooks, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Anonymity and the Internet

Anonymity and the InternetBecause of course...Anyone who registers on an internet site or forum always registers with their real name, address, etc.. aside from their "handle". The only thing to do now is find the John Smiths that live at 1122 B. Woogie Ave. MyHouse USA.It will probably come down...

Tags: Internet

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Toxic Mac Pro's emitting benzene?

Mac Pro owners, listen up.  A french newspaper Liberation.fr has published a report English translation stating that Mac Pro owners run the risk of getting diseases as dangerous as leukemia blood cancer simply by using their computer. The newspaper was warned by a national agency scientist...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Benzene, Mac Pro, Libération, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Mask Surf Pro (exe)

Mask Surf Pro an anonymous surfing solution for professionals. Mask Surf Pro is an easy to use anonymity tool based on a technology called Tor. Mask Surf Professional makes good use of the array of encrypted Tor tunnels and distributed servers and offers you an unparalleled level of protection. It...

Tags: ThankSoft, Productivity, Servers, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-09-26

Battle of the bands: MySpace vs. iTunes

MySpace, the world's largest social networking site, unveiled a long-expected joint venture with all four major music companies in a bid to compete with Apple's market-leading iTunes store. NEW YORK--News Corp's MySpace, the world's largest social networking site, on Wednesday unveiled a long-expected joint venture with all four major...

Tags: Apple iTunes, MySpace, MySpace Music, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Reuters, music, iTurnes, downloads

News items 2008-09-25

Outside school doesn't equal online carte blanche

We all know that kids are careless with their online doings, paying little attention to privacy, safety, long-term job prospects, copyright infringement, etc. Now, a US District judge has ruled that kids can be specifically disciplined within school for certain online behaviors off school grounds. Ars...

Tags: Profile, School, Productivity, Social Networking, Recruitment & Selection, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-09-22

SIP is the future of telecommunications

SIP is the future of telecommunicationsahhh no mention of IAX(2)?IAX(2) is better than SIP... they just want to focus on what they have and not what they should be using.I cisco, but at times like this... it makes me wonder.RE: SIP is the future of telecommunicationsYep, you can buy a...

Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), IAX2, telecommunications, SIP, Asterisk, IAX

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

News to know: Google; Text messaging; Spam; Microsoft

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Learning From The Train Wreck Of Text Messaging Garett Rogers: Google wants your Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL contacts Jason Perlow: Microsoft: It's...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Text Messaging, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Spamming, Spam, E-mail, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-15