The Internet and Cyber-Security
video: http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=284210-7 Professor Gene Spafford talked by remote video from Purdue University about cybersecurity and explained how the current Internet is a conduit for all types of "cybercrime". He talked about an article "A New Internet?" by John Markoff in the February 14, 2009, New York Times in which he was quoted. The piece also argued for a new type of Internet that is more secure, but that comes with the trade-off of users giving up more of their anonymity. Professor Spafford talked about alternative solutions and he responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Format: Call-In Event Date: 02/21/2009 Length: 33 minutes === Internet Future video: http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=284190-9 David Bollier, author of Viral Spiral, talked about how "commoners" in the world of technology have been responsible for some it its greatest innovations such as free and open-source software, Wikipedia, and digital music. He also discussed the success of these innovations, especially in how their creators have dealt with copyright law., and he responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. === Future of the Internet video: http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=282653-1 Evan Williams talked about Twitter, a free social networking and micro-blogging service that had an unexpected influence during the 2008 presidential election. He speculated on its future impact in areas from personal communication to marketing, politics, and the Web as a whole. Kevin Maney interviewed Twitter CEO Evan Williams about the company's impact, where it's heading, and the broader picture in technology during a dark economic time. __._,_.___ __,_._,___ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ShadowGovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
