Worth a Look: Program on Liberation Technology

http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu http://twitter.com/Liberationtech Lying at the intersection of social science, computer science, and engineering, the Program on Liberation Technology seeks to understand how information technology can be used to defend human rights, improve governance, empower the poor, promote economic development, and pursue a variety of other social goods. See Also: Autonomous Internet (36)

Who’s Who in Collective Intelligence: Aaron Huslage

Aaron Huslage has been hacking on Internet technologies since 1987. Aaron has been a thought leader in the Internet industry since 1993. His greatest talent lies in communicating highly technical information to those who aren’t highly technical. He constantly researches new and emerging technologies and the latest system management techniques with an emphasis on very …

What are the fundamental requirements and building blocks of a distributed internet?

What are the fundamental requirements and building blocks of a distributed internet? In preparation for the Contact summit in NYC 20 October 2011, we want to understand the current landscape of projects/initiatives building a distributed internet and the fundamental requirements so we can better coordinate efforts. ANSWER ONE: Michel Bauwens Here is a proposed definition …

MIRROR: How to Communicate & Restore Collective Power if the US Government Shuts Down the Internet

HOW TO COMMUNICATE IF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN THE INTERNET 02-07-2011 8:48 pm – Wallace Liberty News Online Scenario: Your government is displeased with the communication going on in your location and pulls the plug on your internet access, most likely by telling the major ISPs to turn off service. This is what happened …

Internet Freedom–The Public Dialog Continues

SOURCE: P2P Foundation Category:P2P Infrastructure This is a specialization of our general Technology section, focusing more explicitely on the ‘true internet’ or distributed P2P infrastructures.  It is being updated over the next week or so. On the overall perspective of the P2P Foundation: What Digital Commoners Need To Do, a meditation on the strategic phases …

Worth a Look: MasrLeaks Hunt for Mubarak Global Hidden Wealth and Directory of Corruption in Egypt

With the success of the Jan 25 revolution, which brought down the Regime of Ex-President Hosny Mubarak, the state of Egypt is currently undergoing a purge for all the corrupt figures that surrounded that Regime. Corruption and Nepotism ran rampant there for 30 years, and the Mubarak Family amassed massive amounts of wealth during their …