I don't get it. They're afraid of something, but can they control their citizens (like North Korea) and avoid economic disaster (unlike North Korea)

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/07/10/2152254/China-Says-US-Uses-Facebook-To-Spread-Political-Unrest?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29

China Says US Uses Facebook To Spread Political Unrest

Posted by kdawson on Sunday July 11, @01:02AM

"A Chinese government-backed think tank says the US and other western governments use Facebook and other social networking sites to spread political unrest. Their report says 'We must pay attention to the potential risks and threats to state security as the popularity of social-networking sites continues to grow,' and calls for increased scrutiny of the sites."

A most interesting question... This is research that lawyers defending “pirates” in RIAA lawsuits should be funding.

http://ask.slashdot.org/story/10/07/10/2053226/Has-Any-Creative-Work-Failed-Because-of-Piracy?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29

Has Any Creative Work Failed Because of Piracy?

Posted by kdawson on Saturday July 10, @05:16PM

"Anyone familiar with the piracy debate knows about the claims from organizations like the RIAA that piracy causes billions of dollars in damages and costs thousands of jobs. Other studies have concluded differently, ranging from finding practically no damages to a newer study that cites 'up to 20%' as a more accurate number (PDF). I figure there's got to be an easier way to do this, so here's my question: Does anyone know of any creative works that were provably a financial failure due to piracy? The emphasis on 'provably' is important, as some form of evidence is necessary. Accurately and precisely quantifying damages from p2p is impossibly hard, of course, but answering questions like this may lead us to a clearer picture of just how harmful file sharing really is. I would think that if piracy does cause some amount of substantial harm, we would see that fact reflected in our creative works, but I've never heard of a work that tanked because people shared it online."

Given that this is true, do we need a new Privacy Paradigm?

http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/024686.html

July 10, 2010

Pew Research: Millennials' Likely Lifelong Online Sharing Habit

Millennials will make online sharing in networks a lifelong habit

• "Tech experts generally believe that today’s tech-savvy young people – the ‘digital natives’ who are known for enthusiastically embracing social networking – will retain their willingness to share personal information online even as they get older and take on more responsibilities. Experts surveyed say that the advantages Millennials see in personal disclosure will outweigh their concerns about their privacy."