Thousands of people around Australia marched this past weekend to express their dissatisfaction and disgust with the Abbott government.
What news story/commentary/analysis has grabbed your attention lately?
accountability
Media Circus: sabre-rattling sparks Cold War nostalgia edition
Conflict in the Crimea, Arizona legislation, biblical amusement parks, celebrities “giving up” and our embarassment of an Immigration Minister.
What news story/commentary/analysis has grabbed your attention lately?
Media Circus: Liars and TPP and Conflicts Of Interest, Oh My
At this rate every single Abbott government minister is going to get a lump of coal in their Santa stocking.
What news story/commentary/analysis has grabbed your attention lately?
Privacy, Transparency, Surveillance and Sousveillance
David Brin’s latest essay in his longoing series about our Transparent Society: I want the watchers to be watched.
Privacy, anonymity, pseudonymity, outing, accountability: where are the boundaries?
There are competing ethical imperatives, and there’s a balance to be found. It is basic courtesy to respect a pseudonym or some in-confidence knowledge about a person generally, but should that expected courtesy take precedence over the protection of other people from harm which could be avoided if they knew what you know?
Quicklink: Harmful Communication Series
Much of this ties in with discussions here over the years; this time I recommend that you do read the comments. It’s some very useful reading to do just before those festive family gatherings.
Hoyden About Town 