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You are hereFraudIn Defense of Rule of Law & "Cyber-Conservatism"Submitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2011-12-12 13:59Many thanks to Adam Thierer of the Technology Liberation Front, for selecting my book, Search & Destroy, as a top twenty most Important Cyber-Law & Info-Tech Policy books of 2011 because “it represented the beginning of an articulation of a philosophy of “cyber-conservatism.” I also thank Adam for his critical and insightful review of Search & Destroy, which clearly delineates his principled cyber-libertarian differences with my principled “cyber-conservative” views. Android’s Pickpocket behind Google WalletSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2011-12-09 10:15The kerfuffle painting the Google Wallet App as an innocent victim of Verizon blocking -- in violation of an "open" Internet and net neutrality regulations -- completely misses the forest for the trees. This conflict revolves around two ongoing industry battles. To see what this kerfuffle is really all about read my Forbes Tech Capitalist blog post here: Android's Pickpocket behind Google Wallet.
Grand Theft Auto-mated! Online Ad-Economics Fuel Piracy & SOPA OppositionSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2011-11-30 12:04
The likely passage of online anti-piracy legislation (SOPA/PIPA) in 2012 has put a spotlight on the substantial ad-based business interests aligned with piracy and against piracy enforcement. See my Forbes Tech Capitalist post here to learn why Grand Theft Auto-mated is such big business and so anti-piracy enforcement. Grand Theft Auto-mated! Online Ad-Economics Fuel Piracy & SOPA Opposition
SOPA Opponents' Bogus Net Neutrality ComparisonsSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2011-11-28 12:06The only thing proponents of Net neutrality regulation and opponents of online piracy legislation appear to have in common is the boy-crying-wolf "censorship" rhetoric of FreePress' Save The Internet activists. See my Forbes Tech Capitalist post here, "SOPA Opponents' Bogus Net Neutrality Comparisons." The Top Ten Threats to GoogleSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2011-11-15 12:19In compiling and ranking the top threats facing Google, I was amazed at the breadth, depth, diversity and seriousness of the threats and liabilities facing Google. Please see my Forbes Tech Capitalist post here to learn the ranking of what threats to Google are most serious and why. The Politics of Regulating the InternetSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2011-11-07 17:47As the Senate prepares to vote on the fate of the FCC's net neutrality regulations this week, it's instructive to look more closely at the politics of regulating the Internet. Read my Forbes Tech Capitalist post here. Why Anti-Piracy Legislation Will Become LawSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2011-11-02 18:56Pending anti-piracy legislation (Senate: PROTECT IP, House: SOPA) is very likely to become law in 2012. See my Forbes Tech Capitalist post here to learn why, and why it is important. New Video Exposes Google's Deceptive Answers Under OathSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2011-10-31 16:25For those interested in powerful evidence that many parts of Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt's Senate antitrust testimony September 21st under oath were apparently false, deceptive or misleading, please don't miss Foundem's 29 minute annotated fact-checking video of Mr. Schmidt's testimony.
In a nutshell, the video shows how Mr. Schmidt's responses to several questions about whether Google biases its search results for Google's benefit apparently are untrue or deceptive. It also provides strong evidence supporting the conclusions of Subcommittee Ranking Member, Senator Mike Lee that:
Google Too Fast and Loose for LAPDSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2011-10-28 11:03How could Google fail to meet the security needs of the City of Los Angeles in its trophy government cloud contract? Learn why in my Forbes Tech Capitalist post here, entitled "Google Too Fast and Loose for LAPD." Why Google's Not a "Platform"Submitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2011-10-19 15:33A Google engineer's rant about how Google does not "get" platforms creates the opportunity to learn why Google does not aspire to be a platform like its competitors do.
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