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John Palfrey & Urs Gasser's "Born Digital" now available...

Berkman Buzz: Week of October 6, 2008

The Internet in the 2008 presidential election, gender and math, saying "see ya" to traditional publishing, and more...in this week's BUZZ!

10 oct 2008

The CMLP on choosing an ISP

From the Citizen Media Law Project blog... There are a lot of things to consider when making the decision to launch a blog or website...one area most people tend to overlook is whether their prospective ISP or hosting provider values -- and is willing to stand up for -- free speech rights.

10 oct 2008

Broadband Breakfast Club launches with DMCA discussion

The Uncertain Internet: Core Net Values for the [TBD] Administration9 oct 2008

Jonathan Zittrain (Professor, Harvard Law School), Susan Crawford (Professor, University of Michigan Law School), Rich Miner (Mobile Platforms, Google; co-Founder of Android) and Alec Ross (Tech Policy Advisor to Obama)

Now is a critical moment for defining and reinforcing the best features of our communications platforms. What do we value about the internet and what should be the focus of the next administration?

Ethan Zuckerman at MIT Soapbox on 10/8 (webcast)

Digital Natives: Cyberbullying

In this week's installment of the Digital Natives Reporters in the Field series we hear from Lisa Epstein, a 19-year-old UMASS student and former victim of cyberbullying.

8 oct 2008

Berkman's Hiring: Financial/Administrative Associate

We're looking for a new team member to help manage Berkman's financial systems, and to provide assistance to the Law Lab, one of our new projects! Like for all of our positions, we're looking for smart, fun, and up-to-the-challenge candidates. Is it you or someone you know? Read on to learn more about the position!

8 oct 2008

Berkman Buzz: Week of September 28, 2008

The Saffron Revolution, Skype surveillance in China, "Scobleization," and more...in this week's BUZZ!

3 oct 2008

Upcoming StopBadware webinar for nonprofits

Berkman fall events continue: two special events next week

Next Tuesday we're hosting a book party for "Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness after the Digital Explosion," with the book's three authors, and, on Thursday, a panel on "The Uncertain Internet: Core Net Values for the [TBD] Administration" will consider the Net’s benefits and increasing vulnerabilities.

2 oct 2008

"Breaching Trust," China’s TOM-Skype platform

Our colleagues at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab have released a major report, "Breaching Trust: An analysis of surveillance and security practices on China’s TOM-Skype platform," by Nart Villeneuve, with a foreword by OpenNet Initiative Principal Investigators Ron Diebert and Rafal Rohozinski. The report "reveals troubling security and privacy breaches affecting TOM-Skype -- the Chinese version of the popular voice and text chat software Skype."

2 oct 2008

Inside Higher Ed Q&A on "Born Digital" with John Palfrey and Urs Gasser

Call for public comment on StopBadware.org's "Badware Guidelines"

Internet Safety Technical Task Force meeting roundup

Last week the Berkman Center hosted a public meeting of the ISTTF. Technology submissions, presentation slides, and video are being made available for those who were unable to attend or watch the webcast...

1 oct 2008

Internet & Democracy project releases case study on Kenya's post-election crisis

From the Internet & Democracy blog... We’re following up yesterday’s release of our Burma case study with a look at Africa and the role of technology in Kenya’s post-election violence. This case study builds off of the work of Joshua Goldstein and Juliana Rotich, examining how last year’s post-election domestic conflict in Kenya was both exacerbated and mitigated by the networked public sphere.

30 sep 2008

<--Filter Flash--> September 2008

In this short issue of The Filter, we invite you to dig into Born Digital, to explore a special visualization of Berkman@10, and to offer your feedback and advice as we think through revisions to The Filter itself in the coming year...

30 sep 2008

Harvard Graduate Student Awards - Applications Now Available

We're pleased to announce the BCIS Harvard Graduate Student Awards, intended to help Harvard University graduate students take interdisciplinary approaches to exploring Internet and society issues.

29 sep 2008

Internet & Democracy project releases case study on the "Saffron Revolution"

From the Internet & Democracy blog... Over the past few months, the Internet and Democracy team has been hard at work producing a new set of case studies that take a closer look at the complex role of technology in the creation, progress, and outcomes of domestic crises....We're happy to announce today the official release of our study of the 2007 Saffron Revolution in Burma...

29 sep 2008

Berkman Buzz: Week of September 22, 2008

The Internet Safety Technical Task Force, bloggers insurance, One Web Day and more...in this week's BUZZ!

26 sep 2008

Berkman Center for Internet & Society