Gawker has an article today about how Julia Allison may have broken the law by converting 2,500 of her Facebook ‘Friends’ into ‘Fans’ without their consent. Apparently, this violates laws against commercial appropriation – “simply put, the right to control whether one’s name and likeness is used in an advertisement to give the appearance of [...]
Paddy Johnson has an interesting post about privacy today:
A need for privacy, however– also listed by psychologist Gary A. Davis as an attribute amongst creative people– seems much more dubious, particularly in the age of Facebook. In fact, as it pertains to creativity, nobody’s discussing the matter at all.
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Donations to the Yes on Prop 8 campaign are a matter of public record. Since the passing of the bill, it has been widely noted that the CEO of Cinemark made a large donation to the campaign. Ironically, Cinemark is soon to be releasing a biopic of Harvey Milk, which now faces a boycott from [...]
The NY Times reports that Obama is going to have to give up his Blackberry when he becomes President. How will he cope? The article also reveals that George W. Bush’s pre-Presidential email address was G94B@aol.com.
The New Normal opens tonight at MICA’s Decker Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland.
Months after being thrust into the national spotlight by John McCain, Sarah Palin hinted yesterday that she might reveal her medical records after mounting pressure from the press and the public. Meanwhile, days after being thrust into the spotlight by John McCain, American archetype Joe the Plumber issued an impassioned plea for his own privacy, [...]