22 November 2024
Jillian C. York (Electronic Frontier Foundation, JillianCYork.com) and Katherine Maher (Wikimedia Foundation)
On Interrobang‽, Jillian and Katherine survey Sisi Fetish, a tumblr chronicling strange forms of adulation for Egypt’s military leader. Should liberals be wary of embracing libertarians in the fight against NSA surveillance? They discuss revelations about German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone being tapped, and how new European data protection regulations will affect US tech companies. Have the NSA revelations hurt US attempts to track terrorist financing? Jillian highlights Mark Zuckerberg’s very selective approach toward free expression. Does Facebook want to become a news platform?
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Jillian C. York
Katherine Maher
Sisi Fetish tumblr
Selfies at Funerals tumblr
Tom Watson’s piece, “Don’t ally with libertarians: Ideologues co-opt an anti-NSA rally”
Guardian on NSA surveillance of Angela Merkel
McClatchy article on surveillance in Europe
Falkvinge on Sweden spying on Russia
Raegan MacDonald on European Parliament vote on privacy regulation
Giusy Cannella on SWIFT
Zuckerberg Files
Facebook lifts ban on beheading videos
Interrobang‽ | Oct 30, 2013 | Jillian C. York & Katherine Maher
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