Monthly Archives: February 2010
Family sues school for spying on student
In a tale that mirrors the crushing privacy violations and vitriolic penal environment of Delores Umbridge in Harry Potter’s world, high school administrators in the Lower Merion School District of Pennsylvania used school issued computers, and software supposedly installed to … Continue reading
Microsoft v. Brazilian official – for moving to drop Windows
People ask me why I won’t let my kids buy an XBox. I explain our family policy: “Our family doesn’t support Microsoft. In any way.” Many hearing this think my view is seriously radical (not to mentioned extremely flawed). After … Continue reading
Internet “Driver’s Licenses” – a very, very bad idea
An ‘incredibly dangerous concept’ In several articles written in his typically clear style, internet user advocate Lauren Weinstein explains why he opposes the idea of ‘Internet Driver’s Licenses’, which he refers to as an, “incredibly dangerous concept. . . . … Continue reading
10 Stupidest Laws
Geeks From Down The Street gives us this great list