When Smart-Mobs attack!
Matt Jones recounts the crushing defeat of a UK initiative to eliminate every vestige of electronic privacy. The defeat came at the hands of irate netizens who had excellent Internet-based tools like FaxYourMP.com at their disposal, allowing for rapid organization and highly effective action."...we thought it was worth saying that you won. And the next time you're talking to someone about these issues, and someone says "what's the point?" - well, you now may now point at yourself, and mention how you got the government to blink."Link Discuss (Thanks, Matt!)
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Cory Doctorow
Upcoming appearances
* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
* Feb 16, 2012, Victoria, BC: 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference
Recent books:
* Context (essays)
* With a Little Help (short stories)
* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)
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