3 posts and columns on Columbia Law School

You Say You Want a Revolution?

in News on February 28, 2011 at 3:57 pm PT

A pair of initiatives at differing ends of the technology spectrum are seeking to support social upheaval of the sort seen recently in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. What both have in common is the use of cell phones and other mobile devices in the hands of ordinary citizens turned citizen-journalists. Where they differ is how information should be disseminated.

Freedom Box Needs a Good User Interface

in News on February 16, 2011 at 1:22 pm PT

Eben Moglen, a professor at Columbia Law School, is working to propagate a matchbox-sized device in homes around the world that will serve as a private and independent route to the Internet, free from prying eyes, Internet kill switches, and the whims of private conglomerates like Facebook.