[ PFIR ] Google announces opt-out for wi-fi location database, but beware of possible side effects

2011-11-15 Thread PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List
Google announces opt-out for wi-fi location database, but beware of possible side effects http://j.mp/uWyC6Y (This message on Google+) It's late, and I have to knock off for the night, but I wanted to quickly note a posting Google made on their official blog late Monday evening, relating to a

[ PFIR ] Google, Facebook, Zynga, and others come out in opposition of SOPA

2011-11-15 Thread PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List
Google, Facebook, Zynga, and others come out in opposition of SOPA http://j.mp/szPEg2 (CNET) They sent a letter last night to key members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, saying the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, pose a serious risk to our industry's continued track

[ PFIR ] The Other Shoe Drops: Massive Coalition Forms to Oppose ICANN TLD Expansion

2011-11-15 Thread PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List
The Other Shoe Drops: Massive Coalition Forms to Oppose ICANN TLD Expansion 87 Major Assns. and Businesses Join with ANA to Form Coalition to Oppose ICANN's TLD Expansion Program Eighty-seven major national and international business associations and companies have joined forces with

[ PFIR ] More on Google's Wi-Fi Location Database Opt-Out

2011-11-15 Thread PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List
More on Google's Wi-Fi Location Database Opt-Out http://j.mp/s9vABx (This message on Google+) I received a pile of mail this morning in response to my quick discussion of Google's new Wi-Fi location database opt-out procedures last night: http://j.mp/uWyC6Y (Google+) [My discussion of

[ PFIR ] Feds want to make sure lying about your age on the Net is criminalized

2011-11-15 Thread PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List
Feds want to make sure lying about your age on the Net is criminalized http://j.mp/tkDGcc (NPR) In English? When you sign up for a Web service, a dating one or even to attain the ability to comment on NPR.org, you usually agree to a long terms of service that we bet most people

[ PFIR ] Google's Eric Schmidt blasts SOPA, but at the hearing, the fix is already in!

2011-11-15 Thread PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List
Google's Eric Schmidt blasts SOPA, but at the hearing, the fix is already in! http://j.mp/tf3dLh (Reuters/Huffington) The solutions are draconian, Schmidt said during an appearance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. There's a bill that would require (Internet service