Bits, not Atoms

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Tech

  • Register – Google Changes “Street View” Privacy Policy

    Google’s Street View — think of it as zooming in beyond the rooftops from Google Earth — captures precise images of everything in a 360? radius as its photographers (mounted cameras in VW Bugs) cruise U.S. streets. The benefit is that you can check out, say, landmarks for that restaurant you want to visit, or… Continue reading

  • Tracking Electronic Downloads

    Content owners and their associations (in the U.S., the RIAA and MPAA) are developing more sophisticated techniques for detecting pirated content. Two articles: The first from a pro-sharing site focused on the Bit Torrent technology discussing methods in the U.K. ; the second an article on software employed by copyright holders to track and identify… Continue reading