Thinking Out Loud, aka The Broad Gaze
Thoughts on the social impacts of communication policy and educational technology.
Justice Dept. defends warrantless cell phone tracking | Politics and Law – CNET News.
The justice department is arguing that they shouldn’t need a warrant to request the locations of cell phone users. Wonder why they don’t want to follow the (greatly streamlined) process.
Variable download pricing correlated with slower music sales.
More evidence of the problems with the music industry’s business model. It’s supply and demand…
In Secret, Nations Work Toward Crackdown on Piracy – NYTimes.com.
The Times has finally gotten around to covering the ACTA process (though, interestingly, not while the meetings were in session). It’s a largely balanced piece, though one might argue that the business interests’ positions are better explained than those of consumer groups.
FT.com / UK – A fight over freedom at Apple’s core.
Jonathan Zittrain cuts right to the heart of the iPad openness issue. This might be a good one to pass to friends.