Digital
Microsoft’s (mobile) productivity vision for 2019 – closer than we think
Really really awesomely cool view of the future we will all be involved in very very soon
Microsoft Productivity Future Vision 2019
What Matters Now
What does matter now? Ishita Gupta and Seth Godin asked several notable people to respond with a short essay on a single word that defines what mattered to each of us right now. For Phoebe Espiritu, it’s Technology (pdf). For Seth, it’s Generosity. For Jacqueline Novogratz, it’s Dignity (pdf). For Fred Wilson, it’s Slow Capital [...]
Mininova Gutted — and Another Chance to Monetize BitTorrent Blown
The popular torrent-indexing site Mininova late yesterday took the drastic step of removing all but a few torrents in response to a copyright infringement lawsuit. Dutch rights group BREIN went to court against Mininova in June, and later that summer, the site was ordered to remove any links to infringing content and prevent any further [...]
BIG BROTHER: UK to Mandate Personal Data Storage (Mashable)
In an age where privacy is becoming increasingly hard to come by, the British government is further hastening its demise for citizens in the UK. According to The Telegraph, all internet service providers and telecommunication companies will be legally required to store records of all personal communications for one year. Moreover, that data will [...]
Microsoft vision of future has us talking to TVs
Everyone knows Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has a big mouth, but he spent a trip to Tokyo this week explaining why he wants to be heard even more than before. According to the notorious motormouth, Microsoft is working on a new wave of voice-recognition technology that will enable us to talk naturally to our gadgets [...]
U.K. Falls Behind on Online Privacy
U.K. Falls Behind on Online Privacy
Brits Have Two Months to Bring Regulations in Line With E.U. Demands
Posted by Emma Hall on 11.05.09 @ 11:54 AM
LONDON (AdAge.com) — The U.K. government is facing international embarrassment over its failure to safeguard British citizens’ privacy from behavioral targeting on the internet.
The European Commission has started the second phase [...]
