Archive - News Briefs

I'll See You in Court

December 03 0 Comments Category: News Briefs

A Dane turns himself into the police saying he illegally made legal copies of his private DVD collection.

I Read the News Today

October 15 1 Comment Category: News Briefs

Five easy pieces… or some of what I read in the news today.

Gotta Leak? Do it Wiki Style

October 11 0 Comments Category: News Briefs

Wikileaks announces an anonymous uploader for whistle blowers.

Was a Man Just Arrested for Tweeting the G20 Protests?

October 05 3 Comments Category: News Briefs

The FBI raids a man’s home in Queens, New York and accuses him of… of… well I’m not really sure. Neither it appears is the New York Times.

Second Class Info Citizens

October 03 0 Comments Category: News Briefs

The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Democracy suggests that we’re in danger of entering an age of second class information citizens.

If A Thousand Monkeys Tweeted

September 26 0 Comments Category: News Briefs

Can using social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Blogging help save the Ugandan mountain gorilla? With less than 800 in the world, there’s not much time to find out.