Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

The senior class at a private school in Palo Alto has been the scene of an interesting experiment this fall. The members of the class, plus their teachers, were loaned Palm VII handheld organizers, the models that include wireless data … Continue reading →

The Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington surveyed the top 100 cyber-shopping sites on the Web. The results will come as a surprise only to people who think online companies actually care about protecting consumers’ privacy. In reality, abusing consumers’ … Continue reading →

Patrick Naughton, the former Infoseek/Disney executive, may have gotten what he deserved in his trial in L.A. — a conviction on the charge of possessing child pornography but a hung jury on the more serious counts of using the Internet … Continue reading →

eToys, the online toy store, sued eToy, a site maintained by a bunch of Europe-based artists. The fact that eToy had been around on the Web much longer than eToys didn’t bother a U.S. judge, who issued an injunction to … Continue reading →

If you have excellent Linux skills, Microsoft wants you. Four of you, anyway, according to the job listings Tuesday at the company’s Web site. Tip of the virtual hat to Linux Today, which spotted this first. Does $50 Buy Privacy? … Continue reading →

Monday, Dec. 13 — Network Associates says it has gotten a federal go-ahead to export its PGP encryption software. Let’s hope this decision also will extend soon to the freeware version of PGP. Meanwhile, several members of the U.S. House … Continue reading →

Friday, Dec. 10 — I’m visiting family in South Carolina today. My niece, Naomi, turns six this weekend and I’m thrilled to be here for it. That also explains why I’m not updating eJournal today. Priorities are priorities, folks. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, Dec. 7 — If Microsoft is legally found to be a monopoly and that ruling holds up on appeal, suing the company on antitrust grounds gets easier, much easier. I have no doubt that competitors and consumers — and … Continue reading →