links for 2010-05-15

• apophenia » Blog Archive » Facebook is a utility; utilities get regulated
  From day one, Mark Zuckerberg wanted Facebook to become a social utility. He succeeded. Facebook is now a utility for many. The problem with utilities is that they get regulated.
  (tags: facebook privacy transparency internet danahboyd)
• Computers, Freedom, and Privacy in Networked Society Main Page – CFPWiki
  June 15-18, 2010, in San Jose California and cyberspace! The twentieth annual ACM Computers Freedom and Privacy Conference will take place Tuesday, June 15 through Friday, June 18, 2010, on the San Jose State University campus in the heart of Silicon Valley.
  "We have an exceptionally strong program this year, with keynote speakers including Peter Cullen of Microsoft and David Drummond of Google, "hot topics" sessions covering the latest news in freedom, privacy, and networks, and CFP's first "Unconference". Other highlights include sessions focusing on consumer advocacy, human rights, business perspectives, and cutting-edge intersections between technology and policy. "
  (tags: conference privacy computers 2010 acm conferences)
• FORA.tv – Science Laughs: Science Comedian Brian Malow
  A virus walk into a bar…
  (tags: science video humor funny education blog comedy)

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