Technology

The perils of state corporatism

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Helmut Neukirchen Professor of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Uni Iceland resigns his post due to administrative pressures favoring Microsoft.

The timing is interesting as the EU Regulation – on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data – is about to gain parliamentary approval.

One definition of a Cloud is that you are storing your data on someone else’s computer,  at your own peril.

Trustless trust

Sophie & Rick Falkvinge

It’s all about emotion

 

“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country.”

? Edward L. Bernays, Propaganda
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Brute Force vs Insight

What Is the Computational Power of the Universe?

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Google Translate
Watson
AI2 Projects
Machine Learning

Simone’s (shitty) robots 

Honest Government Ad

Social media or DIY Stasi

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The Wealth of Networks and it’s Shadow.

UncleBob Expecting Professionalism

Code I’m Still Ashamed Of.

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Internet Governance Principles

HUMAN RIGHTS

  • Freedom of expression
    Freedom of association
    Privacy
    Accessibility
    Freedom of information and access to information
    Development

Culture and linguistic diversity

Unified and unfragmented space

Security, stability and resilience  of the  Internet

Open and distributed architecture

Enabling environment for innovation and creativity

Internet governance process principles

  • Multistakeholder
    Open, participative, consensus driven governance
    Transparent
    Accountable
    Inclusive and equitable
    Distributed
    Collaborative
    Enabling meaningful participation
    Accessibility and low barriers
    Agility

Open standards

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Surrender … to Technology

In the light of the current scandals and deceitful claims about “information”, – are Postman’s questions still relevant?

What is the problem to which this technology is the solutions?

Whose problem is it?

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Neil Postman

NSA Spying FAQ

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