NetFamilyNews.orgThat’s an unanswered question where the social Web’s concerned. Social sites seem to have more protection from US law than their users have right now. A little-known section of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) is what protects – rightfully, I think – Internet service providers and social-networking sites from liability for what’s posted [...]
First there were identity theft and cut ‘n’ plagiarism. Now there’s cut ‘n’ paste personality theft, the Wall Street Journal reports. It’s more sad than threatening. “These identity thieves don’t want your money. They want your quirky sense of humor and your cool taste in music.” The Journal says people are not just stealing others’ [...]
A Sydney Morning Herald commentator looks at the ethical questions around 17-year-old George Hotz’s iPhone hack. There’s no question it’s a great story: “In a quest for a car that will win all the girls, some no-name kid in the US devotes his last summer before college to unlocking the seemingly impenetrable iPhone. Corporate giants [...]
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