Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

J.D. Lasica (Online Journalism Review): Is the jig up for honest search results? Black is white, profit is all, and the entire Internet is filled with callow users who are either (a) so cynical that they assume all search results … Continue reading →

Ken Whaley objects to some wording in my Wednesday column, in which I said, “A programmer using software licensed under the GPL also must publish new software based on it free of charge, with the source code available for anyone … Continue reading →

Wall Street Journal: Microsoft, Justice Dept. to talk about possible settlement in case. Indeed, those close to the case say expectations for success are low, given Microsoft

Wired News: Release the Russian, Adobe Says. “We strongly support (federal copyright law) and the enforcement of copyright protection of digital content,” Colleen Pouliot, general counsel for Adobe, said in a statement. “However, the prosecution of this individual in this … Continue reading →

I’m heading to the O’Reilly Open Source conference today. Look for updates later in the day. Comments

I’ve received at least two dozen copies of the W32.Sircam.Worm@mm worm in the past four days. Some copies have come from technically adept people. I loathe attachments. I do not open them. Period. Comments

The U.S. Department of Commerce is rushing as fast as it can to give away a valuable taxpayer-owned asset — the .us (pronounced dot-US) top-level Internet domain. You’re probably familiar with the most widely recognized top-level domains. They include the … Continue reading →

I stopped in Finland for a couple of days on a recent European trip. As I anticipated, I was impressed by what I saw and heard. The Finns are doing fascinating things with telecommunications, and have been for years. In … Continue reading →

Good news from the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Will Doherty regarding the outrageous arrest of Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov: Congratulations folks! The pressure we all have put on Adobe has resultedin an agreement to meet with representatives fromthe Electronic Frontier Foundation … Continue reading →

Because some of you did speak up to your state-government representatives, Californians may be on the verge of regaining a key bit of privacy in how big companies handle their personal financial information. Earlier this week, the state Assembly Banking … Continue reading →