Livebglogged at HOPE X. Alex Muentz Hackers are in the media, but not well understood. Why do hackers expose problems and break things? Hackers are consumer protectors, like Ralph Nader, or Upton Sinclair. Hackers are presented as folk heroes, folk devils, plain criminals, and/or national security threats. The State is […]
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Liveblogged at HOPE X. Johnny Diggz, Geeks Without BoundsWillow Brugh, Geeks Without Bounds VizThink by Johnny Diggz. Geeks Without Bounds holds hackathons to match people with skills with humanitarian groups that need those skills. In times of crisis, communication is one of the top priorities. But those channels are usually […]
Liveblogged at HOPE X. Yan Zhu, EFFParker Higgins, EFF VizThink by Willow Brugh. Why is HTTP bad? HTTP touches everything we do. Agencies such as the NSA can use this to see everything we do online. Even if you support HTTPS, not using it all the time exposes you to […]
Can You Patent Software? Liveblogged at HOPE X. Ed Ryan, Patent Attorney Will be talking about the Alice v. CLS Bank decision. So can you patent software? Short answer: yes. In the US, the power to issue patents comes from the Constitution, and is meant to encourage innovation. Patents involve […]
Liveblogged at HOPE X. Kevin GhallagherAhmed Ghappour, Professor, UC HastingsGabriella Coleman, Professor, McGill VizThink by Willow Brugh. Gabriella: Anonymous has risen as the face of global dissent. Their roots were fully in the world of internet trolling. Fox News called Anonymous “The Internet’s Hate Machine. Anonymous responded with a video. […]