Links

Yet another backlog of links which I’ve found significant.

Security:

• In Cyber War, Most of U.S. Must Defend Itself 8 February 2010, 1:08 pm
• US Oil Industry Hit by Cyberattacks: Was China Involved? 5 February 2010, 11:49 am
• Google to Enlist NSA to Help It Ward Off Cyberattacks 5 February 2010, 11:42 am
• DARPA’s New Plans: Crowdsource Intel, Edit DNA 5 February 2010, 11:42 am
• UN Calls for Global Cyber Treaty 2 February 2010, 11:54 am
• Hackers turn to social media to attack companies 2 February 2010, 12:07 am
• Seven “Corporations of Interest” in Selling Surveillance Tools to China 1 February 2010, 10:07 am

Privacy:
• AdMob may win big even as privacy debate rages 9 February 2010, 12:07 am
• EFF Asks Court to Suppress Evidence Illegally Gathered From Password-Protected Phone 8 February 2010, 2:09 pm
• Google Superbowl Ad Explains The Need for Search Privacy 8 February 2010, 12:08 pm
• Ahead of SWIFT Vote: US Urges European Parliament to Back Data Deal 8 February 2010, 3:34 am
• Technology leading to more invasive marketing 8 February 2010, 12:07 am
• DARPA’s New Plans: Crowdsource Intel, Edit DNA 5 February 2010, 11:42 am
• Employee Discounts and Employer Surveillance of Bio-Metrics 30 January 2010, 7:01 am
• E-Passports Threaten Your Privacy 29 January 2010, 11:46 pm
• Not So SWIFT: European Parliament to Reject Bank Data Agreement with US 29 January 2010, 4:12 am
• Help EFF Research Web Browser Tracking 27 January 2010, 3:18 am
• Browser Versions Carry 10.5 Bits of Identifying Information on Average 27 January 2010, 2:02 am
• A Primer on Information Theory and Privacy 26 January 2010, 11:12 pm

Robotics:

• Stanford’s Robotic Audi to Brave Pikes Peak Without a Driver 8 February 2010, 1:06 pm
• Insectlike ‘Microids’ Might Walk, Run, Work, in Colonies 2 February 2010, 11:58 am
• Robots Display Predatory-Prey Co-Evolution, Evolve Better Homing Techniques 2 February 2010, 11:57 am
• Smart Dust? Not Quite, but We’re Getting There 2 February 2010, 11:56 am

Policy / Law:

• White House Seeks Public Input on Innovation Goals 8 February 2010, 1:04 pm
• Government files objection to Google book deal 5 February 2010, 10:33 am
• Obama Reverses Position on Disclosing Lobbyist Contacts 28 January 2010, 1:45 pm
• Minnesota song-sharing case heads for 3rd trial 28 January 2010, 8:01 am
• Political Asylum for Homeschoolers: Evangelical Christians Celebrate Victory over ‘Embarrassed’ Germany 27 January 2010, 11:47 pm
• FCC’s Net Neutrality Plan Would Permit Blocking of BitTorrent 27 January 2010, 3:43 pm
• World Wide Web May Split Up Into Several Separate Networks 27 January 2010, 1:14 pm
• Blogging ACTA Across the Globe: CIPPIC’s David Fewer on What ACTA Means for Canadian Citizens 25 January 2010, 3:04 pm
• HOWTO: Thrive as a Musician Without Suing Your Fans 25 January 2010, 1:52 pm

Politics:

• Greek Debt Crisis: How Goldman Sachs Helped Greece to Mask its True Debt 8 February 2010, 9:55 am
• Ahead of SWIFT Vote: US Urges European Parliament to Back Data Deal 8 February 2010, 3:34 am
• Technology leading to more invasive marketing 8 February 2010, 12:07 am
• ‘City of the Future’: Italian Village Welcomes Refugees with Open Arms 4 February 2010, 4:22 am
• Obama Reverses Position on Disclosing Lobbyist Contacts 28 January 2010, 1:45 pm
• Political Asylum for Homeschoolers: Evangelical Christians Celebrate Victory over ‘Embarrassed’ Germany 27 January 2010, 11:47 pm

Social Networking:

• Pepsi picks social media over Super Bowl ads 6 February 2010, 12:07 am
• Blogging is for old people, Pew report finds 4 February 2010, 12:07 am
• Hackers turn to social media to attack companies 2 February 2010, 12:07 am

Humanities Computing:

• Research Reveals How Brain Arranges Nouns 8 February 2010, 1:05 pm
• Hybrid Video Could Lighten the Search and Rescue Load 5 February 2010, 11:48 am
• Digital Doomsday: The End of Knowledge 4 February 2010, 5:58 am
• Energy-Harvesting Rubber Sheets Could Power Pacemakers, Mobile Phones 2 February 2010, 11:57 am
• Assistive Technology Helps Dementia Sufferers Get Through the Day 2 February 2010, 11:56 am
• Web sites deal with digital assets after we die 1 February 2010, 11:17 am

Computing:

• The Dozens of Computers That Make Modern Cars Go (and Stop) 5 February 2010, 11:44 am
• U.S. Scientists Given Access to Cloud Computing 5 February 2010, 11:43 am
• Grid Computing for the Masses 5 February 2010, 11:43 am
• Microsoft defends itself against op-ed by former VP 5 February 2010, 10:23 am
• Sun execs’ resignations mark the end of an era 5 February 2010, 5:19 am
• Report: Amazon buys flexible touchscreen maker 4 February 2010, 8:41 am
• Reports on Priuses add to Toyota’s woes 4 February 2010, 12:07 am
• China tablet PC maker may sue Apple over iPad design 1 February 2010, 10:53 am
• Oracle hails Java but kills Sun Cloud 28 January 2010, 9:33 am

Misc:

• The Lancet retracts flawed autism study 2 February 2010, 6:54 am
• Female Teachers Can Transfer Fear of Math and Undermine Girls’ Math Performance 29 January 2010, 11:45 pm
• Czechs Developing Life-Saving Headrest 29 January 2010, 2:09 pm
• Diamond in the Rough: Bavarian Crown Jewel Given Controversial Makeover 28 January 2010, 7:19 am
• The Faces of War: Artist Pays Tribute to Fallen US Soldiers 28 January 2010, 5:47 am
• Colleges Look for New Ways to Help Women in Science 27 January 2010, 1:17 pm
• U.S. Keeps Foreign Ph.D.s 27 January 2010, 1:07 pm
• Adventure Science: Kon-Tiki, 1950 26 January 2010, 1:46 am