Archive for 'technology and society' Tag
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Appeal to make online maps blurred
This comes from a law maker of California. He wants Google Earth and similar services to blur images of the “soft targets” like schools, hospitals, churches and government buildings so that they remain protected from terrorists. Joel Anderson, a Repu... More
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Twitter’s Twestival
Twitter, the San Francisco based social networking service, has started allowing people to post updates, or “tweets,” up to 140 characters in length. This is being adopted to organize a global fund-raising event called Twestival. The site has been co... More