Category Archives: Privacy

Anonymous posts list of email passwords for anti-LGBT folks

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Michael

I’m generally sympathetic to Anonymous’s tactics (or, at least, their general approach), but I’m not sure this recent move is helpful to anyone: They’ve recently provided a list of hundreds of passwords to email accounts for those they call “The … Continue reading →

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cigarettes, cell phones, and zones of privacy

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Michael

My writing group workshopped my working draft of Chapter 3 today, and it was a productive conversation. As I was walking home, I was ruminating over exactly what I want to argue in this chapter, which deals with cultural anxieties … Continue reading →

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crowdsourcing state surveillance

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Michael

Alexandra Samuel has a good post up about the willful participation of people in using social media to crowdsource surveillance after the Vancouver riots: But there is a big difference between individuals cooperating with law enforcement — carefully, thoughtfully and … Continue reading →

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Rooting out Secrets: Donald Trump, Hermeneutics of Suspicion, and Victimage

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Michael

A few points about Mr. Trump. I found his response to President Obama “finally” releasing his birth certification fascinating. Here’s the clip (via Ian Awesome): There’s his pompousness in being “proud” of himself for being the one that got Obama … Continue reading →

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word cloud of acanfora vs the deans

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Michael

I’m working on my talk for CCCC for later this week, and I thought I’d make a word cloud of the transcript of the investigation of Joseph Acanfora by the six Penn State deans on the University Teacher Certification Council … Continue reading →

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