Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

You’ll need to ponder that question if you take up one of the world’s major marketing giants on an offer being announced today, in which Virgin Entertainment will “give” you an Internet appliance in return for your privacy. Your data … Continue reading →

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is pulled and tugged by many forces. But the holder of that job is an enormously powerful person these days, in a world where telecommunications is becoming the epicenter of so much of … Continue reading →

When a well-informed California panel looked at the question of voting online, the members went into the project with great enthusiasm. When the finished, they said, “Whoa, let’s take this very, very slowly.” David Jefferson, a Compaq Computer researcher who … Continue reading →

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Sure, but replacing the Internet Domain Name System is much easier said than done. That was the concensus yesterday at the annual Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference. But speakers in a roundtable were in general agreement about several points. The … Continue reading →

It’s no surprise, but somehow it’s still a shock to the system to read the judge’s decision in the Microsoft antitrust trial. This is the most important antitrust case in the past half-century, at least. And Microsoft is guilty, says … Continue reading →

It does seem unbelievable. Could Stanford University be contemplating an IPO? Find out more in my special April 1 column, co-written with Michael Schrage. Microsoft Settles Antitrust Case, Admits Guilt — Not Indeed, U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Richard … Continue reading →

The stunning rise of Internet company stocks is sometimes followed by equally stunning drops. That’s the case with the formerly high-flying DrKoop.com, which went public with such hype and is, according to auditors, in danger of running out of money … Continue reading →

I have to say there’s something moderately creepy about the Security and Exchange Commission’s plan to monitor Internet postings (Wired News) in stock chat rooms and bulletin boards. But I also have to note that these are public postings, not … Continue reading →