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14 May 2013
Eldiario.es
Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon writes for Spanish language web site about the grass roots protest movement known as Los Indgnados and also the 15-M Movement and the online mobilization of citizens against corruption and cuts.
12 May 2013
The Sydney Morning Herald
Internet steals the chance to forget our past failures
The Sydney Morning Herald highlights Viktor Mayer-Schönberger’s work on forgetting in a digital age. lso refers to proposed EU legislation on the retention of data sometimes called 'the Right to be Forgotten'.
9 May 2013
Foreign Policy
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Ken Cukier's book is quoted in the introduction to an article challenging some of the claims for the power of Big Data.
5 May 2013
BBC Radio 4
Do I have the Right to be Forgotten? (R)
Professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, authority on forgetting in a digital age, tells Radio 4 that if we don’t have the right to be forgotten, others might take control of online records of our digital past. (c 17.00 on clock)
2 May 2013
Techdirt
Digital Surveillance Report Exposes Short-Sightedness In UK Law-Making And Shows The Way Forward
OII Research Assistant, Ben Zevenbergen writes about proposed Communication Data Bill, also known as ‘Snooper’s Charter’. Among the expert commentators is Joss Wright.
2 May 2013
Al Jazeera
Malaysia's social media election
In the run-up to the Malaysia's first 'social media' election, Al Jazeera quotes findings by Mark Graham that Malaysia is the sixth largest producer of information via Twitter in the world.
2 May 2013
HispanicBusiness.com
Use of Social Media May Hurt your Marriage
A report on Bernie Hogan’s work on the effect of social media on established relationships which he presented at a symposium at the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society.
28 April 2013
New York Times
A US woman is taking a class action against media whose reports of her arrest appear online despite a local law which allowed her to expunge the official record. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger comments on tricky questions of online data retention.
25 April 2013
Oxford Internet Institute
OII News: Recruiting, Big Data, Projects, Policy, Webcasts
"I am very pleased to say that three books by OII faculty have recently hit the book shops - each one significant for advancing our understanding of life online. "Big Data" by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier (The Economist) is already ..."
25 April 2013
The Guardian
Bernie Hogan's work on the impact of social media on strong relationships is included in the weekly research round-up.
23 April 2013
Computerworld
Privacy groups attack ISPs over support for 'Snoopers' Charter'
Criticism by Ian Brown, Ross Anderson (Cambridge) and Angela Sasse (UCL) of current proposals in the Communications Bill is reported as part of an article on a letter to ISPs from heads of major internet service providers.
22 April 2013
The Times
Cameron is told to drop snooping on web users
Front page report on the letter by Ian Brown and colleagues warning the Prime Minister that current proposals in the Communications Bill will be expensive, hinder innovation and undermine the privacy of citizens.
22 April 2013
The Daily Mail
Cybercrime experts attack Government’s ‘dangerous’ plan to snoop on web users
The warning to the Prime Minister by Ian Brown and colleagues that plans in the Communications Bill threaten the privacy of citizens is reported in the Daily Mail. The experts say that there is little evidence new powers are needed.
19 April 2013
Global Voices
Catalan Wikipedia Reaches 400,000 Article Milestone
The Catalan version of Wikipedia plays an important role in raising global awareness of the region, people and its language. Mark Graham says that nowhere in the world has such high visibility for a language is relatively little spoken.
17 April 2013
New Scientist
Free for all? Lifting the lid on a Wikipedia crisis
In an in-depth analysis of the challenges facing Wikipedia in expanding participation beyond the English speaking world, Mark Graham’s research on Wikipedia is referenced and DPhil student Heather Ford is quoted.
16 April 2013
World Politics Review
From Chiapas to Tahrir. Networks and the Diffusion of Protest
Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon compares the communication methods used by the revolutionary Zapatista movement of the 1990s with those of the modern age that use new technologies and the Internet.
16 April 2013
The New York Times
Op Ed column exploring the big data revolution and its relationship with human behaviour, featuring Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Ken Cukier's book on Big Data.
12 April 2013
News.com au
Study says computer talk is killing relationships
Report on Bernie Hogan's research on the impact of social media on relationships, quoting him as suggesting that marital disharmony could be caused by overuse of these media.
11 April 2013
Daily Mail
Does Facebook put a strain on marriages?
Reporting on Bernie Hogan's findings on diverse communication and the impact on relationships the Daily Mail notes his suggestion that marital disharmony may be triggered by the stress of constantly maintaining many different forms of communication.
11 April 2013
Washington Post Live
Profile of James Manyika, Director of the McKinsey Global Institute and member of US President's Global Development Council, who is also a member of the OII Advisory Board.
11 April 2013
University of Oxford
Social media. the perils and pleasures
Work by Bernie Hogan suggests that too much social media activity may damage strong relationships. He presented his findings as part of a symposium on the impact of online social media at the Annual Conference of British Psychological Society.
11 April 2013
Live Science
Too Much Media Could Hurt Marriage
Bernie Hogan's research reports that some people find using more media is detrimental to their relationship.
10 April 2013
Economic Times (India)
Social media could make dents in your love life
Report on Bernie Hogan's research into the effects of the use of social media on relationships.
8 April 2013
New Statesman
Paris Brown. Social media means your awful 17-year-old self is shackled to you forever
Comment piece on the campaign against the teenage youth police commissioner whose offensive tweets have come back to haunt her, quoting Viktor Mayer-Schönberger.
4 April 2013
The Council on Foreign Relations
Big Data: An Interview with Kenneth Cukier and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger
Kenneth Cukier and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, authors of the new book Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think, published last month, answered several questions on big data, foreign policy, and China.
Last updated on: 17 May 2013
