Gangster social
From Wired, we learn about how gang members in Chicago are using social networks as part of their methods of intimidation, organisation and self-aggrandisement, with …
openness
Mining the where: CIA-funded start-up says 80% of online content contains location information
Last week at Local Social Summit I talked about some of the issues around location and privacy. Especially problematic is people’s inadvertent tagging of their …
Defending the web for today and the future
For anyone interested in the web, Tim Berners-Lee’s article in The Scientific American about its future is of course required reading. Let’s begin by quoting …