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Jillian C. York (Electronic Frontier Foundation, JillianCYork.com) and Katherine Maher (Wikimedia Foundation)
On Interrobang‽, Jillian and Katherine discuss Justine Sacco, whose offensive tweet about AIDS in Africa went viral. Did Sacco deserve to lose her job at a PR firm? They then turn to the recent federal court ruling against the NSA and consider whether privacy advocates should place their faith in politicians or in judges. Can the tech sector develop products to protect users’ privacy? Jillian condemns the United Arab Emirates for its crackdown on online satire. Should the American Studies Association boycott Israeli academics? Plus: How Egypt‘s military rulers continue to arrest civil society activists.
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Jillian C. York
Katherine Maher
Aaron Bady on the Justine Sacco story in The New Inquiry
Background on the Octavia Nasr story in The Guardian
Chris Finan’s Wired article on the NSA rulings
Ed Felten’s post on the NSA and encryption
Shezanne Cassim’s satirical video
Funny or Die’s Free Shezanne Cassim campaign
Jillian’s writeup of the Cassim case
NPR on Qatar’s importing of US universities
The ASA’s resolution on Israel
Corey Robin defends BDS on Crooked Timber
Interrobang‽ | Dec 27, 2013 | Jillian C. York & Katherine Maher
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