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The problem with the Tempora and GCHQ story – How do we communicate it?
The problem with the Tempora and GCHQ story – How do we communicate it?
3 August 2013
We know we're being watched by GCHQ. We've found out, via a whistleblower, that in the past few years, mass surveillance, for the purposes of later analysis, has been turned into reality, in the US and in the UK. The thing is, the general public is largely unphased. It's barely scraped public opinion. The average […]
The pragmatic view on why DRM'd media will slowly die out
The pragmatic view on why DRM'd media will slowly die out
15 August 2012
I recently read the article on BoingBoing about the Hachette publisher being upset that some of it's authors who were also using the Tor publisher in different territories, would be releasing their works DRM-free. I also saw some defence that stated that "the Hachette sales strategy with DRM works really well". Let me explain why […]
The hysteria begins: OMG WTF SNOW!!
The hysteria begins: OMG WTF SNOW!!
4 February 2012
As my Facebook and twitter feeds are filled with people apparently trying to make sure that all of their friends are aware it has snowed, and the news networks busily rolling out stories which imply that 3 inches of snow will be the most historic event (of the last 6 months) and that this is […]
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