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Leaking responsibly

mercredi 26 octobre 2016 à 02:00

How Prof. Lessig responded when someone else's private message that insulted him was leaked by a cracker.

I agree with Lessig that there was nothing in those insults that made its publication important for the public. I don't know what else was in that message, or whether it contained something else significant that was important to leak. But I do call for responsible publication of leaks.

That said, the leaks have exposed big scandals and their publication was very important.

Dumping of refugees

mercredi 26 octobre 2016 à 02:00

Australia's dumping of refugees on Nauru and Manus violates humanitarian treaties and human decency in several ways.

Bloodthirsty Indian TV

mercredi 26 octobre 2016 à 02:00

In India today, as several times recently in the US, the mass media are pushing for war.

Gender violence bill

mercredi 26 octobre 2016 à 02:00

Tunisia is considering a law to curb violence against women. It seems to be even more frequent there than in the US.

"Radicalized" by CO2

mercredi 26 octobre 2016 à 02:00

If we said CO2 is "radicalizing" the atmosphere, would politicians take the danger seriously?

I don't think so. The planet-roaster politicians are not ignoring this because of a mental quirk. It's fossil-fuel money at work.