information policy
The ‘Estonian Express Card’ offers a glimpse of the future of digital citizenship
Estonia has the youngest prime minister in the European Union. It’s also rushing headlong into creating digital ID for people there. And while they offer access to an array of government and private services, they’ll also issue online IDs to anyone who wants one — though they come with much less access.
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Tunisa: a wikirevolution
Secret documents leaked to WikiLeaks describe “persistent rumors of corruption” as fueling frustration with Tunisia’s government. Tunisians have already been frustrated with their repressive leadership, but these documents may have helped to incite the current protests. Reporter for The Guardian, Ian Black, says that it is significant that these protests have forced the current president […]
‘Anonymous’ Attacks Continue On WikiLeaks’ Behalf
The online group “Anonymous” has no official leadership; planning sessions for “Operation Payback” happen in semi-public online chat servers, run by volunteer coordinators. How does this hive-minded group make decisions about who or what to target? Journalist Brendan Greeley, from The Economist, managed to connect to one of their planning sessions.
Your Take: Wikileaks and American Honesty
We’re still getting your responses on the Wikileaks document leaks, and we’ve heard from people on all sides of the debate. Earlier we asked: Is the Wikileaks document release anti-American? On our site, Mikael wrote: “I feel that in spite of what others may think of Mr. Assange, I agree with most that he did […]
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