Not the first nation to demand censorship of the Google Earth service. The US already did it. But it’s no surprise perhaps that Israel manages to strong-arm Google.
Arutz Sheva - Google Agrees to Limit Resolution of Israel Satellite - Google, which offers satellite photos of locations across the globe, has agreed to limit the resolution [...]
Another one out to get Wikipedia. About the silliest and most paranoid thing I’ve yet to see regarding Wikipedia: Online Encyclopedia is a Gathering for Internet Predators (by the Parents for the Online Safety of Children).
“Who, exactly, edits wikipedia?” According to POSC it’s an “underground cabal of pedophiles.” So to sum it up, people from [...]
It wont exactly happen over night. But it is sneaking past us and for those buying new hardware next year I’d be real careful. If people start to unwittingly acquire such hardware it is only a matter of time before the rest of us can be coerced to follow. It is not hard to imagine [...]
I find it appalling. Now there is even a Class Action that aims to abuse the US legal system to shut them down. Above the law? Have these people ever been on the Net? This is the strength of the Net and it is something we are not ready to part with just because some [...]
What do you know. Looks like I will, again, be subject to US laws, via ICANN. Because as property of the US government and operating within US borders it seems they are accountable to the General Accountability Office. So much for the flimsy idea that ICANN operates in stand-alone mode. And the notion that other [...]
Everyone seems to be out to get ICANN these days. Now its deal with VeriSign is coming into focus again, with ICANN being accused of violating anti-trust laws.
Arstechnica - The unlawful agreement gives VeriSign a permanent monopoly over the registration of all “.com” and “.net” domain names thereby excluding all competition.
Lately it seems like ICANN [...]
So, you can’t blame this on China or Iran, now can you?
The Register - ICANN chairman Vint Cerf stunned an open meeting of the governmental advisory committee (GAC) in Vancouver late on Tuesday when he announced that the whole issue had been pulled from the Board meeting agenda - where it had been the first [...]
Looks like it. And the new “Internet Governance Forum” is a mere shadow of what it should have been. Maybe I need a crash course in democracy but last time I checked, practically the whole world vs. America doesn’t require any negotiation.
Wired - Negotiators working late into the night Tuesday shook hands on a deal [...]
“The fourth annual exuberantly non-scientific Weasel Poll results are in. Almost 40,000 people voted.” Funny, because the results match exactly my voting record.
Weaseliest Organization = White House
Weaseliest Individual = George W. Bush
Weaseliest Country = USA (includes Iraq)
Weaseliest Behavior = Advocating the teaching of Intelligent Design in schools
Weaseliest Company = Oil companies (Halliburton as a close [...]
Dilbert author and curator of management fads Scott Adams has started a blog. Apparently launched last week. And it’s filled with the musings, timely criticism and weird rants that has propelled his cartoons to fame. Not to mention a behind the scenes look at his actual work.
Dilbertblog.typepad.com
Also, there is still time to vote in the [...]
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