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• The Rumpus: Conversations About The Internet #5 - Anonymous Facebook Employee » Though forthcoming, my friend was anxious to preserve her anonymity; Facebook employees, after all, know better than most the value of privacy. As she is not permitted to divulge company secrets, and would like to remain employed, her name has been omitted from this interview. It provides an interesting snapshot of the inner workings and culture of Facebook in the summer of 2009.
• EurActiv: Web inventor - 'Snooping' authorities threaten Internet » Governments and companies pushing for greater monitoring of Internet activity pose a major threat to freedom and democracy, according to Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web.
• The Guardian: The dark side of the internet » In the 'deep web', Freenet software allows users complete anonymity as they share viruses, criminal contacts and child pornography. Meanwhile, in the 'shallow web', mainstream newspapers give innocent luddites the willies.
• BBC News: Residents challenge Google camera » Angry residents in Milton Keynes blocked the driver of a Google Street View car when he started taking photographs of their homes.
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