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Twitter's Irish data protection move Members Public

Interesting shift from Twitter [https://support.twitter.com/articles/20172527]: > If you live outside the United States, our services are now provided to you by Twitter International Company, our company based in Dublin, Ireland. Twitter International Company will be responsible for handling your account information under Irish privacy and

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
data protection

The Assange Myths Members Public

Nice post on the New Statesman from David Allen Green [http://jackofkent.com], attempting to bring legal facts to the many consipracy-ish theories around the Julian Assange situation [http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/david-allen-green/2012/08/legal-myths-about-assange-extradition] .

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
julian assange

Good question of the day Members Public

Glyn asks the question [http://egrommet.net/2011/05/13/facebook-and-twitter-listed-in-uk-media-injunction/] on pretty much everybody’s mind today in our little social media journalism bubble: > Just how do the authorities impose injunctions on users of social media if that site isn’t within the territorial jurisdiction of that authority?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Facebook

Super Injunction Linkage Members Public

Not really had much to say on this, beyond what I said back when it was all about Trafigura [https://onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2009/10/the_day_twitter_destroyed_a_gagging_orde.html]. But here are some interesting links that have crossed my radar: * Charlie Beckett gives us a quick

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
gagging orders

RSA: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires Members Public

Liveblogged notes from a talk by Tim Wu about the book The Rise and Fall or Information Empires, given at the RSA, London

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
apple

Researching Media Law and Online Publishers Members Public

Judith Townend [http://posterous.com/people/4wjLiFjs3sWt], she who has given up life at journalism.co.uk for PhDing, is running a survey around media law and online publishers/bloggers [http://fromtheonline.com/2010/08/20/whats-a-journalist-and-do-they-understand-law/] . Help academia flourish by filling it out [https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Blogging

Could Your Employer Claim Your Facebook? Members Public

David Lacey [http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/david_lacey/], one of our many bloggers, was in sunny Sutton this afternoon, being treated to lunch by the Computer Weekly [http://www.computerweekly.com] team. I was invited along and, not being one to refuse a free Italian meal, accepted. Now, I

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
employers

Mindsets Beat Codes of Conduct Members Public

So, Code of Conduct [http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/draft_bloggers_1.html], hmm? Setting boundaries on our online debates? Interesting idea. And one I’m late to, I know. I’ve been letting my thoughts on the matter stew slowly in my brain over the last week.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
bloggers