Can companies just claim a total lack of political responsibility in how their technology is used in all instances? It's something that companies should be thinking about when they sell their technologies around the world. Rebecca MacKinnon claimcompanyinstance share on social
When controversial speech can be taken offline through pressures on private intermediaries without any kind of due process, that is something we need to be concerned about. Rebecca MacKinnon concerncontroversialdue Change image and share on social
After Secretary Clinton announced in January 2010 that Internet freedom would be a major pillar of U.S. foreign policy, the State Department decided to take what Clinton calls a 'venture capital' approach to the funding of tools, research, public information projects, and training. Rebecca MacKinnon announceapproachcall share on social
There isn't much question that the person who obtained the WikiLeaks cables from a classified U.S. government network broke U.S. law and should expect to face the consequences. The legal rights of a website that publishes material acquired from that person, however, are much more controversial. Rebecca MacKinnon acquirebreakcable share on social
In Russia, they do not generally block the Internet and directly censor websites. Rebecca MacKinnon blockcensordirectly Change image and share on social
On March 5, 2011, protesters stormed the Egyptian state security headquarters. In real time, activists shared their discoveries on Twitter as they moved through a building that had until recently been one of the Mubarak regime's largest torture facilities. Rebecca MacKinnon activistbuilddiscovery share on social
The trend in China is toward tighter and tighter control. They are basically improving their censorship mechanisms. Rebecca MacKinnon basicallycensorshipchina Change image and share on social
Each of us has a vital role to play in building a world in which the government and technology serve the world's people and not the other way around. Rebecca MacKinnon buildgovernmentpeople Change image and share on social
Companies have choices to make about what extent they're handling their users' content. Rebecca MacKinnon choicecompanycontent 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