links for 2006-09-02

• BBC NEWS | Africa | Outrage at Zimbabwe bugging plan
  "The bill proposes a monitoring centre, apparently with Chinese technology, that would eavesdrop on telephone, internet and other communications."
  (tags: africa china internet surveillance censorship freespeech humanrights)
• Reporters sans frontières - China: Cyber-dissident begins third week in detention, another faces trial for subversion
  Reporters Without Borders calls for the release of cyber-dissident and pro-democracy activist Deng Yongliang, and for the release of cyber-dissident Guo Qizhen who is due to tried for “subverting state authority.”
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch cyber-activism freespeech internet humanrights)
• When the Machines Talk, They Talk About You
  "My Xbox 360 has a blog, and it's starting to get on my nerves."
  (tags: blogging gaming tools)
• Poynter Online - Ten Toes in the Multimedia Waters
  Rick Edmonds analyzes the state of online journalism: "2006 is turning into the year of trying everything at once."
  (tags: journalism newmedia blogs internet)