Corp-Blog

Nice Seattle Post article about blogging in the corporate world with a focus on Microsoft.  Some corporate policies discussed.

"All the new kids on the blog" [Daypop Top 40]

9:21:06 AM    

DMCA may be worse the Home Secrets Act

I used to think that the Brits were the most uptight about public information being made, err, public.  I met a student 22 years ago arrested for making a map showing that NSA satellite dishes were conveniently parked next to British telephone switching stations.  That's like someone noting on a road map where the military installations are located here.

So, someone writes a book that talks about how a supposedly secure system is "cracked" ... and after the publisher's attornies revew the chapters -- they withdraw support of the book.  So much for speech and innovation, right?

Behind a Hacker's Book, a Primer on Copyright Law. An engineer and programmer in San Diego has also been an introduction to copyright law in the digital age. By Seth Schiesel. [New York Times: Technology]

9:11:00 AM    

Beware the record lock!

Ooohh... those terrorists are scared now... Ellison is getting serious about homeland security.

Oracle hires military adviser [CNET News.com]

9:05:35 AM