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3 February 2012
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Facebook's bid to fund its 'Social Mission'
Facebook is embarking on a social mission according to Mark Zuckerberg, bringing its users closer together and making the world more open and connected. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger comments on possible futures for the company as its stock goes on sale.
2 February 2012
BBC News
Google changes enable 'per country' blog takedowns
Google can now selectively block access in individual countries after a legal removal request. Joss Wright told the BBC that these changes are a positive step, striking a good balance between free speech, legality and practicality.
1 February 2012
The Atlantic Wire
The Ethics of Fake Twitter Accounts
The Atlantic magazine muses on the ethics of twitter impersonation in the light of online high-profile celebrity impersonation. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger comments that we're in a Foucauldian post-modern world where we can't tell truth from fakery.
30 January 2012
BBC News
Israel tops cyber-readiness poll but China lags behind
A report on cyberdefence concludes that sharing of information globally is needed to keep ahead of threats. Joss Wright questions the likelihood of a change in military thinking from a culture of secrecy to one of sharing.
30 January 2012
BBC News
Trendfear: Do you ever feel you're being left behind?
Can rapid innovation in technology create 'trendfear', a concern that we are missing out on something important? When is the tipping point when we need to know? Bernie Hogan comments that social media can make you feel you're missing the party.
27 January 2012
The Economist
The EU is proposing sweeping privacy regulation to standardise regulations across the Union including a right to remove online personal data. Attitudes in the USA and Europe differ, one reason being history. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger is quoted.
27 January 2012
The Economist Babbage blog
In the light of the proposed major reforms of EU data-protection the Economist's Babbage technology blog looks at the plans to give Europeans the 'right to be forgotten', quoting Viktor Mayer-Schönberger.
26 January 2012
Publicservice.co.uk
Digital - the channel of choice for public services
Helen Margetts tells the 'Digital by Default' conference that there is a general acceptance of the digital by default position: digital could make government "more tailored to citizens' needs, to their actual behaviour, to preferences".
26 January 2012
UKAuthority.com
Whitehall refusing to probe cartel claims, say MPs
In a follow-up report into last summer's "recipe for rip-offs" investigation into government IT, the PASC warns that, despite good intentions, the government is not doing enough to prevent future project failures. Helen Margetts was an expert witness.
25 January 2012
Physorg.com
Managing research information: one size does not fit all
Eric Mayer and Monica Bulger are authors of a new report by RIN looking at information practices in the physical sciences, and highlighting the richly varied ways in which physical scientists work, collaborate and share information.
25 January 2012
Deutsche Welle
New EU data protection rules talk tough
The EU is planning tougher data protection rules including the "right to forget". Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, who argued for similar measures in his book "Delete" says he's not surprised by the discussions surrounding the proposal.
25 January 2012
Physics World
Online tools are 'distraction' for science
Eric Mayer and Monica Bulger are authors of a new report by RIN looking at information practices in the physical sciences. They find that physical scientists "are still fairly conservative when it comes to adopting new communications technologies".
23 January 2012
Radio Free Europe
Q&A: Copyright Enforcement vs. Censorship - impact of Megaupload case
Interviewed by Radio Free Europe, Joss Wright responds to questions about closing file sharing websites and proposed anti-piracy acts (SOPA/PIPA) by the US. "It's difficult to draw the line between what is censorship and what is enforcing our laws".
22 January 2012
Observer Magazine
This column will change your life: the art of forgetting
Oliver Burkman asks if 'with all the focus on improving memory, are we in danger of forgetting the art of forgetting'. He quotes Viktor Mayer-Schönberger who argues that society is getting worse at forgetting thanks to the web.
20 January 2012
BBC News
Anti-piracy efforts divide web users
Bill Dutton analyses the events of a week in which parts of the web voluntary went off-line, Megaupload was shut down by the Department of Justice, and 'hacktivists' attacked US government and other websites.
20 January 2012
BBC News
Hackers retaliate over Megaupload website shutdown
The US government has been targeted by Anonymous in retaliation for the shutdown of the Megaupload file sharing site. Joss Wright says it might be argued that Anonymous themselves are censoring websites.
18 January 2012
BBC News
Without Wikipedia, where can you get your facts?
On the day that Wikipedia blacks out its English language site, the BBC News magazine explores alternative sources of information. Mark Graham says that Wikipedia is open access, free and that mistakes are quickly corrected.
16 January 2012
Channel 4
Infuriated by automated machines, actor Richard Wilson decided to investigate their increasing presence and what effect they have on our lives. He visited the OII where Joss Wright told him about how advertisers track our digital movements.
11 January 2012
BBC 1
Victoria Nash talked to BBC local news about the sacking of an Oxford City footballer for posting a homophobic comment on Twitter. People get carried away, she says, and once the message is out it is almost impossible to retract (01.24 on clock).
10 January 2012
Oman Tribune
Monica Bulger suggests that technology makes us more literate in a feature article by BBC correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones about his Today programme report on whether technology is stopping us talking.
9 January 2012
The Guardian
In a networked world, why is the geography of knowledge still uneven?
User-generated Internet content is weighted towards the global north; Mark Graham suggests that the division of digital labour urgently needs rebalancing.
1 January 2012
New York Times
Disruptions: Resolved in 2012: To Enjoy the View Without Help From an iPhone
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger is quoted by Nick Bilton (New York Times "Bits" Blog) in support of his view that there are good reasons to sometimes just enjoy a moment without the need to use technology to capture, record and share it.
29 December 2011
BBC Radio 4 Today Programme
Does technology stop us talking?
Guest editor, Viktor Blank asks the BBC technology correspondent to investigate whether technology helps or hinders communications. The OII's Monica Bulger suggests that emails can improve literacy and encourage more thoughtful communication.
16 December 2011
The Guardian Datablog
Santa v Satan v Zombies: who wins in the battle for Google Maps?
Father Christmas faces the Devil and the undead in this academic research from Mark Graham’s work on Google maps
16 December 2011
BBC R4 Today Programme
What is the role of social media in the starting and spreading of mass movements? Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon talks about research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, which has been following trends on social networking sites such as Twitter.
Last updated on: 13 February 2012
