PCWorld.com – Web Content Labels Move Closer to Reality Oh yes this is a good idea, let third parties tell me which sites I shouldn’t go to and have them blocked? Or better yet, play along with us and get your labels or your site will automatically get blocked? Great, more work for web designers!
The Tools Of Freedom And Security An interesting little overview. Nothing I haven’t posted here before though.
Anthrax Fears Spur Cos.’ E-Mail Use You know what would be really nice? If bulk mailers, telemarketers, and bulk emailers would all just stop sending me stuff! I’ve never in my life bought anything from any of them, and never will, but I’m subjected to their junk all the time anyway.
NewsForge | SSSCA gets a hearing Oct. 25 — can it be stopped? This bill’s got some scary potential. I think the point is that software and content companies want you to be a passive audience like when they pitch TV ads. You don’t get to choose how the ads come in, or how long…
Bar Aims to Revolutionize Flirting with Technology You know, as stupid as this sounds, it might be kinda fun! And it would definitely keep cheating spouses out of the bar, which is a good thing *L*
Weighing security and privacy after Sept. 11 These guys are pretty much saying what I’ve been saying. (Maybe I should be on a panel somewhere?) That all of these wonderful ideas to make us feel safer, would not, in fact, make us any safer. But it would make us all a lot less free. Lots…