Google Hands Wikileaks Volunteer's Gmail Data to U.S. Government →
… Google handed over one user’s private data to the U.S. government, who requested it without a search warrant.
So much for “Don’t be evil…”
Eli Pariser: Beware online “filter bubbles”
Sarah Palin's Paul Revere Wikipedia rewrite: who writes history again? - What's Trending - CBS News →
At least some of my distractions on the internet are related to the paper I’m trying to write…
The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You →
The internet is increasingly becoming an echo chamber in which websites tailor information according to the preferences they detect in each viewer. When some users search the word “Egypt,” they may get the latest news about the revolution, others might only see search results about Egyptian vacations.
Homeland Security Tries And Fails To Explain Why Seized Domains Are Different From Google →
Judge Rules DMCA Protects YouTube in Viacom Lawsuit | Threat Level | Wired.com →
I was the first person that a Twitter porn account decided to follow!
Look at the picture: “following 1 person” - that one person is me!
This means that whoever was running the porn account searched Twitter for people to follow, found my account, and then was like “I bet he likes porn, he’d probably be a good person to follow.” And then they followed me!
How awesome is that?
