[liberationtech] cfp Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 22-23 May 2013, Danube University Krems, Austria 22-23 May 2013

2012-11-16 Thread Noella Edelmann
[Apologies for Crossposting!) CALL FOR PAPERS CeDEM13 Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 22-23 May 2013, Danube University Krems, Austria 22-23 May 2013 (plus pre- and post-conference events!) www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem The CeDEM represents a continuation and development of the

Re: [liberationtech] Stanford Bitly Enterprise Account

2012-11-16 Thread Alex Comninos
data retention and privacy implications compared to for example is.gd or installing a URL shortner on Libtech's own servers? implications of the .ly ccTLD being under Libyan jurisdiction? I would like to hear a little about these issues -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at:

Re: [liberationtech] Stanford Bitly Enterprise Account

2012-11-16 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 03:14:35PM +0100, Alex Comninos wrote: data retention and privacy implications compared to for example is.gd or installing a URL shortner on Libtech's own servers? Earl shorteners are considered harmful. Don't use them. implications of the .ly ccTLD being under Libyan

Re: [liberationtech] Stanford Bitly Enterprise Account

2012-11-16 Thread Alex Comninos
https://bitly.com/pages/privacy Metrics and Analytics: Bitly collects information about accesses (such as clicks) of every shortened URL created through the Services. This information includes, but is not limited to: (i) the IP address and physical location of the devices accessing the shortened

Re: [liberationtech] Stanford Bitly Enterprise Account

2012-11-16 Thread Nadim Kobeissi
Is there any benefit other than an aesthetic one? Centralizing all URLs under a single authority and then obfuscating them doesn't sound like a particularly great idea... NK On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 03:14:35PM +0100, Alex

Re: [liberationtech] Stanford Bitly Enterprise Account

2012-11-16 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 09:18:42AM -0500, Nadim Kobeissi wrote: Is there any benefit other than an aesthetic one? Centralizing all URLs There is absolutely no benefit. You add an additional point of failure, remove useful information encoded in the URL and in general encourage potentially

Re: [liberationtech] Stanford Bitly Enterprise Account

2012-11-16 Thread Alex Comninos
On 16 November 2012 15:18, Nadim Kobeissi na...@nadim.cc wrote: Is there any benefit other than an aesthetic one? Centralizing all URLs under a single authority and then obfuscating them doesn't sound like a particularly great idea... agreed only benefit I can see is if they also offered

[liberationtech] Would this have worked better for Petraeus Broadwell?

2012-11-16 Thread Yosem Companys
What Petraeus Broadwell *Should* Have Done Remember, when trying to hide things from the FBI, no method is perfect, especially when they're already on your trail. The following tools are not 100% foolproof, but if employed early would have made for a much more convoluted game of cat and mouse,

Re: [liberationtech] Stanford Bitly Enterprise Account

2012-11-16 Thread Yosem Companys
So the best thing to do ideally would be just to use Twitter's t.co, which occurs automatically, and not use any others? But, if and only if space is a premium, then use is.gd? On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:43 AM, Nick Daly nick.m.d...@gmail.com wrote: Best I can tell, the only reason they're

[liberationtech] EFF position on Bitcoin?

2012-11-16 Thread Jerzy Łogiewa
Hello, Does someone know why EFF has taken a neutral stand with Bitcoin crypto-currency, why they do not support it? I am new to list, sorry if this is not a right topic. Thank you -- Jerzy Łogiewa -- jerz...@interia.eu -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at:

[liberationtech] University of Washington starts new Masters HCI+Design

2012-11-16 Thread Yosem Companys
From: James Landay lan...@cs.washington.edu Our new Masters in Human-Computer Interaction + Design is set to launch with its first incoming class next Autumn (2013). The MHCI+D is a unique, 12-month program that emphasizes a hands-on studio-based approach. This fully interdisciplinary program

Re: [liberationtech] Stanford Bitly Enterprise Account

2012-11-16 Thread The Doctor
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/16/2012 09:17 AM, Alex Comninos wrote: Bitly collects information about accesses (such as clicks) of every shortened URL created through the Services. This information includes, I'm sorry, but no chance. Given what some folks discuss on

Re: [liberationtech] Bitly Safety (was Stanford Bitly Enterprise Account)

2012-11-16 Thread Seth David Schoen
Nick Daly writes: On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Griffin Boyce griffinbo...@gmail.com wrote: All URL shorteners have the problem of not being transparent with destination. The risk of this is amplified on places like Twitter, where the shortened version can be copied and pasted numerous

Re: [liberationtech] Bitly Safety (was Stanford Bitly Enterprise Account)

2012-11-16 Thread Seth David Schoen
Parker Higgins writes: On 11/16/12 3:03 PM, Seth David Schoen wrote: There's no er top-level domain I understand I'm getting a bit afield, but there is a .er ccTLD, for Eritrea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.er Granted, there's no known registry. And you can't get a domain at the