While the federal government is required by law to document publicly its wiretapping of phone lines, it is not required to do so with Internet communications. Rebecca MacKinnon communicationdocumentfederal Change image and share on social
Public trust in both government and corporations is low, and deservedly so. Rebecca MacKinnon corporationdeservedlygovernment Change image and share on social
I am well aware of the facts presented by numerous security experts on the many ways in which the United States' digital networks have come under siege by cybercriminals and under daily assault by hackers in league with various foreign governments. Rebecca MacKinnon assaultawarecybercriminals share on social
In China, Vietnam, Russia and several former Soviet states, the dominant social networks are run by local companies whose relationship with the government actually constrains the empowering potential of social networks. Rebecca MacKinnon chinacompanyconstrain share on social
In the physical world, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a wanted man. Rebecca MacKinnon assangefounderjulian Change image and share on social
The Egyptian Revolution makes it clear, if anybody was in doubt, that digital technologies are going to play a powerful role in the future of global politics. Rebecca MacKinnon cleardigitaldoubt Change image and share on social
Digital power is every bit as likely to be abused as physical power, but is often more insidious because it is often wielded in the background until its results manifest themselves in the offline world. Rebecca MacKinnon abusebackgroundbite share on social
Activists from the Middle East to Asia to the former Soviet states have all been telling me that they suffer from increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks. Rebecca MacKinnon activistasiaattack Change image and share on social
Even in democratic society, we don't have good answers how to balance the need for security on one hand and the protection of free speech on the other in our digital networks. Rebecca MacKinnon answerbalancedemocratic Change image and share on social
A moral argument about whether censorship is good or bad deteriorates quickly into accusations about who is more or less patriotic, moral, pious, and so on. Rebecca MacKinnon accusationargumentbad Change image and share on social
