If this is true, even in part, the implications for targeting and destroying the reputations of individuals are enormous. Imagine a scenario in which opinions are systematically targeted by people working on behalf of the US government. This topic is…
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Government Manipulation of Social Media?
Posted in Misc
Apple V. Android Patent Wars
In a ruling that could have an impact on fundamental features of smartphones and mobile apps, the US International Trade Commission has decided that Apple patents cover common (and dare I say obvious) technologies. Subscribe: Home Delivery / Digital…
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Posted in Intellectual Property
SOPA stopped – for now…
ue to a massive effort on the part of many thousands concerned with Individual and small business rights on the Internet (and even some large businesses and Internet pioneers too), SOPA has been stopped for now. But we know this…
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An Open Letter From Internet Engineers to the U.S. Congress | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Please read and consider this carefully. I was honored to be allowed to sign this letter, and believe every word of it. One correction, InterCon was the first INTERNET applications company on the Macintosh platform, not the first applications company.…
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Still Chasing The Elusive Mobile Apps Contracts?
The government may be shifting their approach. Rather than building separate apps for each possible platform, agencies seem to be leaning towards the cost savings and ease of deployment afforded by web-based apps. Just be aware that not all web…
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Posted in Government Contracting
Telework: Even the Feds Do It
Telework is an issue near and dear to my heart in that I am far more productive at home, it lowers my blood pressure to not be driving around in DC traffic, it cuts down on dry cleaning bills, and…
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Posted in Government Contracting, Misc
So What Happens When New Tech Breaks Old Tech?
This scenario is going to have fascinating ramifications for future technology development. How far does a company developing new technology have to go in order to ensure it isn’t interfering with old technology? While this case is relatively straightforward, in…
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Posted in Government Contracting, Intellectual Property
Cloud Security
How secure must your data in a federal cloud be? Previously, that question was answered differently by each agency. New controls could create a more centralized structure for security requirements and approvals. Federal cloud providers by June 2012 will…
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Posted in Government Contracting
Contractors May Be Required to Increase Hiring of Persons With Disabilities
New guidelines may strengthen reasons to hire qualified personnel with disabilities in a proposed rule created by the Labor Department. Following President Obama’s previous commitments to the disabled workforce, the Labor Department plans to establish a goal of 7%. …
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Posted in Government Contracting
Adding Serious Teeth to the Badness Inherrent in SOPA and PROTECT-IP
The message that should be sent loudly and clearly to both the government and the Content Cartel is that you can’t have it both ways. Either intellectual property should be treated identically to real property, including penalties for its theft…
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