To all Europeans: Quaero is hiring!
Yahoo!News reports that “Quaero, a European consortium developing new search engine technologies, is ramping up recruitment of researchers. Although some of the consortium's research activities have already begun, the starting [...]
Silicon Valley start-up says corporate firewalls are “leaky sieves”
The New York Times writes that “[i]n the Internet age, the corporate firewall is a leaky sieve. That is the sobering conclusion, spelled out in technical detail, in a new [...]
Britain to propose limiting EU regulatory burdens for small businesses
FT.com reports that “Britain will this week propose that companies employing fewer than 20 people should be exempt from future European Union regulations, in a drive to cut the burden [...]
Microsoft calls for consumer-driven approach to protection of personal data
InfoWorld reports that “Microsoft has proposed a tiered approach to protecting the privacy of people targeted by online advertising, saying advertisers should get permission before using sensitive, personally identifiable information [...]
Judges, Law School Professors, and Policymakers: Why They Don’t Care What The Other Thinks
I read William Patry's blog regularly (and should link to it more often), but his post on Judge Posner's newest book "How Judges Think" is truly insightful. He builds on [...]
U.S. military tries to work out rules for cyber warfare
According to the Associated Press, “U.S. military officials seeking to boost the nation's cyberwarfare capabilities are looking beyond defending the Internet: They are developing ways to launch virtual attacks on [...]