Monthly Archives: August 2002

Linking and Citations

Posted on August 14, 2002 by Lisa Spangenberg

In the various discussions of whether or not bloggers are journalists, or the distinctions between war bloggers and tech bloggers, or what we do when we blog, perhaps we’ve taken for granted one of the most distinctive qualities of blogs … Continue reading →

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SSL Certificate Security Flaw In Microsoft Internet Explorer

Posted on August 13, 2002 by Lisa Spangenberg

I first saw this in The Register, who attributes discovery of the flaw to Mike Benahm, but CNET has a clearer take: The IE problem has been around for at least five years and could allow an attacker to intercept … Continue reading →

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Blogs and Pamphlets

Posted on August 12, 2002 by Lisa Spangenberg

In a somewhat bizarre echo of Tim Rutten’s June 23, 2002 piece in the Los Angeles Times, Emily Eakin of the New York Times (where they also require registration) writes: It seems Orwell may have been underestimating contemporary society. If … Continue reading →

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More from Others on the Berman-Coble p2p Bill

Posted on August 12, 2002 by Lisa Spangenberg

See what happens when I waste my time working on my dissertation ? I miss really thoughtful and intelligent posts, like this DaveNet piece from Dave Winer. Read the whole thing, but I very much like this bit: Further I … Continue reading →

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On the Berman p2p

Posted on August 12, 2002 by Lisa Spangenberg

I intended to write something polemic and scathing about the Howard Berman (D- California) and Howard Coble‘s (North Carolina) so called “Peer to Peer Piracy Prevention” bill to allow rights owners to create and use malicious software to engage in … Continue reading →

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