links for 2006-08-29

• Joho the Blog: Anonymity as the default, and why digital ID should be a solution, not a platform
  David Weinberger's compelling essay about why anonymity matters. An important read for anybody who cares about protecting and preserving a space for free speech online.
  (tags: anonymity ideas identity internet privacy security)
• Global Voices Online » Brazil: Blogs Censored in the Electoral Process
  Jose Murilo Junior has the lowdown: "The Brazilian blogosphere is protesting that a blog from Amapá state was inexplicably brought down by its ISP (uol.com.br) even after it complied with an order from the Electoral Justice system."
  (tags: censorship Brazil globalvoices freespeech blogs)
• Raed in the Middle: back from the mideast
  U.S.-based Iraqi blogger Raed Jarrar describes how he was barred by JetBlue from boarding an airplane because he was wearing a t-shirt with Arabic writing. (hat tip to Haitham at GlobalVoices) Quote from an airport security official: "you can't wear a t-s
  (tags: jetblue freespeech humanrights racism discrimination mideast)
• Philippine National Security Adviser wants dossiers on media ‘commies’ « southeast asian press alliance
  "The Philippine National Security Adviser says communists have ‘infiltrated’ the country’s media, and is suggesting that there may be a need for government to start profiling journalists."
  (tags: freespeech humanrights Philippines media journalism surveillance)
• Shanghai Daily: Journalists sued over iPod story
  "A CHINESE court has frozen the personal assets of a reporter and an editor at a Shanghai newspaper after Apple iPod manufacturer Foxconn sued the pair for 30 million yuan (US$3.77 million) for allegedly damaging its reputation over reports of substandard
  (tags: journalism media freespeech law foxconn ipod)
• Non-violent Resistance: FoxConn is not dumb, but downright vicious
  "Words in the Chinese press circles are, that FoxConn, therefore Hon Hai, had deliberately picked the two journalists from China Business News to sue in a painstaking plot to harrass and intimidate media outlets and journalists."
  (tags: China press blogs foxconn ipod freespeech journalism media)
• The State of Chinese Podosphere (Aug. 2006) — China Web2.0 Review
  "Tangos" summarizes the latest findings about China's fast-growing podcasting/videoblogging sector.
  (tags: podcasting china chineseinternetresearch blogs video)
• EastSouthWestNorth: Roland Soong's update on the Foxconn libel suit
  Roland says: "The Chinese media workers are of the opinion that if this case were allowed to go through, it will be the end of any coverage of the doings of large corporations." Then he asks: "So why are the western media and press freedom organizations s
  (tags: foxconn ipod freespeech media journalism)
• Global Voices Online » China: Censors vs. video, culture, innovation, humor, pretty much the entire Chinese blogsphere
  John Kennedy's latest translations from the Chinese blogosphere about free speech fights. Check him out over at Global Voices!
  (tags: blogging blogs censorship china chineseinternetresearch freespeech)
• EastSouthWestNorth: The Immoral Foreign Blogger
  Roland has the full scoop on how a foreign blogger in Shanghai has offended Chinese blogger sensibilities with tales of his sexcapades - and how one Chinese blogger is calling for China's netizens to drive this sex-obsessed foreigner out of the country.
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch blogs sex shanghai funny)
• Asia Times Online :: China News - Trying times for journalists in China
  "With the Chinese government promising foreign journalists unprecedented freedom in the run-up to the 2008 Olympic Games, the trials of Zhao Yan and Ching Cheong serve as a reminder of the reality on the ground."
  (tags: china freespeech censorship humanrights olympics journalism media)
• Interlocals.net | First Financial Daily condemns Foxconn
  From a great new citizens media site: Oiwan reports that the Chinese First Financial Daily is backing up its reporters against the ipod subcontractor Foxconn, which is suing them for libel. She also links to a page set up on the Chinese portal Sina.com to
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch freespeech media journalism foxconn ipod)
• EastSouthWestNorth: The FoxConn-First Financial Daily Case Goes National/Global
  Roland Soong traces the path of the Foxconn libel lawsuit story from the blogosphere into the press and wonders how long it will take for the international media to pick up on it. (right now a Factiva search gives me the Straits Times of Singapore and Hon
  (tags: foxconn ipod media journalism freespeech blogs)
• The stark reality of iPod's Chinese factories | the Mail on Sunday
  This is the original article about Foxconn's working conditions, which appeared in the Mail on Sunday in June, posted online on August 18.
  (tags: foxconn ipod labor ethics media journalism)
• Ars Technica: Fugitive exec nabbed after Skype call
  Don't assume your Skype calls are secure...
  (tags: privacy security skype surveillance)