The other day Mathew Ingram, in response to articles about the president’s one year anniversary asked What Are the Implications of a Real-Time, Connected President? More specifically:
Is a real-time connected president more likely to think for himself and look outside the usual Washington circles for ideas or input, or is being connected just a giant distraction [...]
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A public purpose: An experience of Liberal opposition and Canadian government by Tom Kent
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The Internet as Surveillance Tool
There is a deliciously ironic, pathetically sad and deeply frightening story coming out of France this week.
On January 1st France’s new (and controversial law) Haute Autorité pour la Diffusion des Œuvres et la Protection des Droits sur Internet otherwise known by its abbreviation – Hadopi – came into effect. The law makes it illegal to [...]