Speaking at Novell, President Clinton said he’d support laws promoting consumer privacy on the Net. His support seemed tentative — limited to financial and medical records — but even this small progress is good news for those who care about privacy.
“I don’t do e-mail with Chelsea” the president said after a speech Friday. “Absolutely not — I don’t think it’s secure.”
I’m writing a column about this. Keep an eye on this space.
Tim O’Reilly Confronts Jeff Bezos
A book publisher bravely took Amazon.com to task for its outrageous patents on one-click shopping and affiliate marketing. Amazon’s CEO called to discuss it.
Here’s Tim O’Reilly’s account of the conversation.