Sri Lankan attacks prompt shutdown debate

WELCOME to Connected Rights, your portrait in the attic of digital rights news and analysis. Enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to a friend or get them to sign up. I'm David Meyer, aka @superglaze on Twitter and @davidmeyerwrites on Facebook. Don't forget to check out the Connected Rights website and download a copy of my book, Control Shift: How Technology Affects You and Your Rights. Siyalemukela! WHEN … Continue reading Sri Lankan attacks prompt shutdown debate

In defence of Google and Facebook (no, really)

WELCOME to Connected Rights, your hammer on the nail of digital rights news and analysis. Enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to a friend or get them to sign up. I'm David Meyer, aka @superglaze on Twitter and @davidmeyerwrites on Facebook. Don't forget to check out the Connected Rights website and download a copy of my book, Control Shift: How Technology Affects You and Your Rights. Welkam! FACEBOOK … Continue reading In defence of Google and Facebook (no, really)

Who would enforce a federal privacy law?

WELCOME to Connected Rights, your new hope in the galaxy of digital rights news and analysis. Enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to a friend or get them to sign up. I'm David Meyer, aka @superglaze on Twitter and @davidmeyerwrites on Facebook. Don't forget to check out the Connected Rights website and download a copy of my book, Control Shift: How Technology Affects You and Your Rights. Emedi! … Continue reading Who would enforce a federal privacy law?

Facebook’s multinational privacy hearing didn’t go so well

WELCOME to Connected Rights, your dummy in the mouth of digital rights news and analysis. Enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to a friend or get them to sign up. I'm David Meyer, aka @superglaze on Twitter and @davidmeyerwrites on Facebook. Don't forget to check out the Connected Rights website and download a copy of my book, Control Shift: How Technology Affects You and Your Rights. Buiti achüluruni! NB: … Continue reading Facebook’s multinational privacy hearing didn’t go so well

Privacy vs the news

WELCOME to Connected Rights, your weekly stroll down the poorly-lit lanes of digital rights. THE MEDIA NEEDS TO TRACK YOU TO SURVIVE, according to an open letter sent to EU lawmakers by a host of news publishers, including Der Spiegel, Le Monde, the Financial Times and the Guardian: http://bit.ly/2qA3P0W. So what's all this about then? The issue here is the EU's new … Continue reading Privacy vs the news