New book from Global Voices co-founder Rebecca MacKinnon
In Consent of the Networked, internet policy specialist Rebecca MacKinnon argues that the purpose of technology is to serve humanity, not the other way around. It’s time to wake up and act before the reversal becomes permanent.
Belatedly, links to some posts on Entropa: Margarete of The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakiabelieves “it should be taken down”; Kosmopolitothinks that “the debate around the project is also part of the installation”; BBC's Mark Mardell writes that “the fact that it is a hoax does not mean that the art itself is bad”; Blue, Black and White Alertdoesn't thinkEntropa is “that incendiary”; A Fistful of Euros considers Entropa “an ugly but really funny piece of work.”
Leon wonders why the 18th Commonwealth Games aren't getting more media attention. “Is it because the mighty U.S is not involved, since the Commonwealth games only include former territories of Britain? (But wait, America is a former territory of Britain!).”
Next time we will be there again :)