Category Archives: Government

Lessig’s “Coding Against Corruption” at ETech 2008

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Richard

Larry Lessig delivered a 60-minute lecture with the title “Coding Against Corruption” at this year’s ETech conference in that inimitable Lessig style — terse, punchy wording punctuated by rapid flips between one- to two-word slides. As you’ve probably heard, Lessig … Continue reading →

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FISA amendment fallout

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Richard

EFF’s Hugh D’Andrade has collected a number of angry editorial responses to Congress’ failure to protect citizens from unprecedented government surveillance. The Democrats’ abject fear of looking “soft on terror” belies what they think of the American public—that we’re all … Continue reading →

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