Monthly Archives: May 2009

More on Google Wave Trust Model

Posted on May 31, 2009 by ben

I wrote briefly about Google Wave, and Ben Laurie points out that my statement on the Google Wave trust model is misleading. He’s right. I said that the Google Wave trust model is the same as email (and thus I … Continue reading →

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Google Wave – thoughts

Posted on May 29, 2009 by ben

First impressions / predictions on Google Wave, Google’s new communication idea/product/protocol/service: because it’s open-source, federated, and follows the same trust patterns as email, it will be successful whatever authentication protocol Google Wave uses will be a significant (if not a … Continue reading →

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Engaging Data Forum @ MIT in October

Posted on May 26, 2009 by ben

I’m on the Program Committee for a new conference being held at MIT in the Fall, the Engaging Data Forum. A number of fascinating topics around the issues of managing personal electronic information. Of course I’m focused on the security, … Continue reading →

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Creative Commons Tech Summit, June 26th

Posted on May 26, 2009 by ben

Creative Commons is holding its third technology summit on June 26th. The previous two have been lots of fun, very productive, with a unique mix of policy-oriented tech folks. Plus, it’s in Italy! How can you go wrong?

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Back from Israel – talks and press

Posted on May 25, 2009 by ben

Just got back from a trip to Israel, mostly vacation but a couple of very fun days at the Electronic Voting Workshop organized by IDC Herzliya and Tel Aviv University. A great group of folks, some very lively discussion, and … Continue reading →

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Incremental Benefit and Bursts of Innovation

Posted on May 14, 2009 by ben

Ian Davis, of eRDF fame and a great guy all around, writes about Google’s recent RDFa announcement: At first this announcement seemed like a big deal – Google supporting the web of data in a big way, a real push … Continue reading →

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Owning Genes

Posted on May 13, 2009 by ben

At some point in the history of patents, something went a little nutty: it became possible to patent genes themselves. Not “a method for extracting” a gene. Not “a method for synthesizing” a gene. But the gene itself. As a … Continue reading →

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Google announces support for RDFa

Posted on May 12, 2009 by ben

RDFa is a simple way to add structure to your web pages, for example the text ‘ben adida’ is not just any text, it’s my name, the link to the Creative Commons page is not just any link, it’s the … Continue reading →

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Voting Workshop in Israel

Posted on May 5, 2009 by ben

In a couple of weeks, I’ll be in Israel at a voting workshop organized by Ran Canetti, Alon Rosen, Ronitt Rubinfeld, and Assaf Jacob. I’ll be giving a talk on voting security and a second talk on Helios. The workshop … Continue reading →

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