Hyperlinking – A U.S Federal judge held that “hyperlinking does not in itself involve a violation of the Copyright Act.” salon.com | April 6, 2000 Damien Cave Salon contributing writer Over time, as I integrated more and more applications and networking services/capabilities into the local network, it become quite apparent that all this Inter-Web connectivity… Continue reading [Moving on …..]
Tag: Internet
[Reality Tv]
Recently watched a Reality-Tv show – Black and White in which the apparent thesis is that ‘if you walk a mile in my shoes then you’d learn to appreciate particular cultural perspective or world view’. Interesting but glossed over is the reality that an observer to an event, scientific or not, is, in the final… Continue reading [Reality Tv]
[Narratives and Chronicles]
It was not until my introduction to university-level Humanity courses that I discovered a joy for History and Literature: Man The Social Animal. The ready availability of the World Wide Web has made it easy to pursue in-depth analysis of events and issues around the globe. The answers to questions were all around. As I… Continue reading [Narratives and Chronicles]
[Expectations of Privacy]
The Expectations of Personal Privacy In An Era of Digital Information Networks 13/06/2019 @ 07:52Am EST I recently read a couple of articles on two different subjects that can be tied to each other through an underlaying focus: the impact of current digital technologies and their contributions to the erosion of personal privacy. The first… Continue reading [Expectations of Privacy]
What’s Being Done With Your Data?
According to the article posted by Mark Gollom [CBC News] – What’s being done with your data: Experts ask, shouldn’t someone get this under control? – Facebook, Google and Amazon have a complete monopoly on records of what interests you. “Revelations that U.K.-based Cambridge Analytica apparently used data from more than 50 million Facebook accounts… Continue reading What’s Being Done With Your Data?
At Your Fingertips ……
The explosive growth of the World Wide Web is, in some respects, akin to having access cable television or tuning in to satellite TV channels. In the end, it boils down to one essential component: global communication at your fingertips, commercial vested-interests aside. Continued growth of the internet (WWW), as consensus continues to develop, is… Continue reading At Your Fingertips ……