Comments on: Google’s Transparency Report: A Good And Troubling Thing http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/06/googles-transparency-report-a-good-and-troubling-thing.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=googles-transparency-report-a-good-and-troubling-thing Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Google reports surge in government surveillance — et tu, Web? – Los Angeles Times at googlechili.searchengine.hoops227.org http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/06/googles-transparency-report-a-good-and-troubling-thing.php#comment-31585 Google reports surge in government surveillance — et tu, Web? – Los Angeles Times at googlechili.searchengine.hoops227.org Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:02:05 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6428#comment-31585 [...] –- where is Facebook’s? Oh, and of course, where is Apple’s?” he wrote in a blog post in June. “Put another way: If we are shifting our trust from the government to the [...] [...] –- where is Facebook’s? Oh, and of course, where is Apple’s?” he wrote in a blog post in June. “Put another way: If we are shifting our trust from the government to the [...]

]]> By: Google reports surge in government surveillance — et tu, Web? – Los Angeles Times | Government Fountain http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/06/googles-transparency-report-a-good-and-troubling-thing.php#comment-31576 Google reports surge in government surveillance — et tu, Web? – Los Angeles Times | Government Fountain Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:17:28 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6428#comment-31576 [...] –- where is Facebook’s? Oh, and of course, where is Apple’s?” he wrote in a blog post in June. “Put another way: If we are shifting our trust from the government to the [...] [...] –- where is Facebook’s? Oh, and of course, where is Apple’s?” he wrote in a blog post in June. “Put another way: If we are shifting our trust from the government to the [...]

]]> By: What Google’s Transparency Report Says About Online Trust « Work, Wine and Wheels http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/06/googles-transparency-report-a-good-and-troubling-thing.php#comment-30371 What Google’s Transparency Report Says About Online Trust « Work, Wine and Wheels Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:32:41 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6428#comment-30371 [...] John Battelle took a macro look at online trust recently on his blog, and it’s a very good read. He uses the biannual Google Transparency report to make the point that as our identities move from offline to online, government can no longer confirm our identity or protect our privacy. That becomes the role of the consumer technology companies like Google, Yahoo and Facebook. [...] [...] John Battelle took a macro look at online trust recently on his blog, and it’s a very good read. He uses the biannual Google Transparency report to make the point that as our identities move from offline to online, government can no longer confirm our identity or protect our privacy. That becomes the role of the consumer technology companies like Google, Yahoo and Facebook. [...]

]]> By: The Nexus 7 and The Cloud Commit Conundrum: Google Wins (For Now) | John Battelle's Search Blog http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/06/googles-transparency-report-a-good-and-troubling-thing.php#comment-30181 The Nexus 7 and The Cloud Commit Conundrum: Google Wins (For Now) | John Battelle's Search Blog Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:43:35 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6428#comment-30181 [...] a philosophy that I feel I can trust when it comes to the cloud commitment conundrum. To wit: The Google Transparency Report. Further: The Data Liberation Front. And further, the open (and yes, messy) nature of Android. [...] [...] a philosophy that I feel I can trust when it comes to the cloud commitment conundrum. To wit: The Google Transparency Report. Further: The Data Liberation Front. And further, the open (and yes, messy) nature of Android. [...]

]]> By: The Google Transparency Report: Why I’m not Surprised by Increased Censorship in Democracy http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/06/googles-transparency-report-a-good-and-troubling-thing.php#comment-30135 The Google Transparency Report: Why I’m not Surprised by Increased Censorship in Democracy Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:11:17 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6428#comment-30135 [...] I agree with John Battelle, who in a recent blog post stated “Given the explosion of arguably illegal or simply embarrassing [...] [...] I agree with John Battelle, who in a recent blog post stated “Given the explosion of arguably illegal or simply embarrassing [...]

]]> By: James Ferguson @kWIQly http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/06/googles-transparency-report-a-good-and-troubling-thing.php#comment-30017 James Ferguson @kWIQly Sun, 24 Jun 2012 12:15:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6428#comment-30017 The idea that western governments are democratic or self-regulating is certainly niave. However, it is probably true that it is the best that we can envisage without the assumption of righteous absolute might on earth. Dictators there have been many (and some broadly benevolent) but righteous there have been none. Why ?  because people are diverse and our best interests evolve. So therefore must effective governance.  This implies that nothing be set in stone and a lack of moral absolutes, in so far as statutes obtain.  In the absence of moral absolute (Godlessness - or for the atheist enlightenment), immorality flourishes, sometimes it gets a foothold at highest levels, and from there it is hardest to flush out. It has happened, is happening and will happen in any democracy. This is why the phrase "we have the governments we deserve" rings true.  Sadly it is easy to forget that ideals must be fought for, legal rights are a privilege we are not born to, and with any right comes the responsibility to create an envirnment within that right can flourish. Don't Vote, Don't Complain, Don't Care => Don't Count ! => Loss of Suffrage The idea that western governments are democratic or self-regulating is certainly niave. However, it is probably true that it is the best that we can envisage without the assumption of righteous absolute might on earth. Dictators there have been many (and some broadly benevolent) but righteous there have been none.

Why ?  because people are diverse and our best interests evolve. So therefore must effective governance.  This implies that nothing be set in stone and a lack of moral absolutes, in so far as statutes obtain. 

In the absence of moral absolute (Godlessness – or for the atheist enlightenment), immorality flourishes, sometimes it gets a foothold at highest levels, and from there it is hardest to flush out. It has happened, is happening and will happen in any democracy.

This is why the phrase “we have the governments we deserve” rings true.  Sadly it is easy to forget that ideals must be fought for, legal rights are a privilege we are not born to, and with any right comes the responsibility to create an envirnment within that right can flourish.

Don’t Vote, Don’t Complain, Don’t Care => Don’t Count ! => Loss of Suffrage

]]> By: Foxconn CEO: iPhone 5 will put Samsung to shame - Latest Technology - News & Articles http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/06/googles-transparency-report-a-good-and-troubling-thing.php#comment-30003 Foxconn CEO: iPhone 5 will put Samsung to shame - Latest Technology - News & Articles Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:12:49 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6428#comment-30003 [...] Google’s transparency report: A good and troubling thing [JOHN BATTELLE'S SEARCH BLOG] The number of takedown requests from governments is on the rise – up about 100% year to year for the US alone. Part of this, perhaps, can be explained by what might be called a “catchup effect” – governments are coming to terms with the pervasive power of digital information, and finally getting their heads around trying to control it, much as governments have attempted to control more analog forms of information like newspapers, television stations, and books. [...] [...] Google’s transparency report: A good and troubling thing [JOHN BATTELLE'S SEARCH BLOG] The number of takedown requests from governments is on the rise – up about 100% year to year for the US alone. Part of this, perhaps, can be explained by what might be called a “catchup effect” – governments are coming to terms with the pervasive power of digital information, and finally getting their heads around trying to control it, much as governments have attempted to control more analog forms of information like newspapers, television stations, and books. [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/06/googles-transparency-report-a-good-and-troubling-thing.php#comment-29997 Anonymous Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:31:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6428#comment-29997 It's less troubling, but my issues are more with the companies who have no reporting at all. It’s less troubling, but my issues are more with the companies who have no reporting at all.

]]> By: Mark Fidelman http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/06/googles-transparency-report-a-good-and-troubling-thing.php#comment-29996 Mark Fidelman Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:19:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6428#comment-29996 John, something to keep in mind here is that Google is only removing the search result links to the content and not removing the actual content. I'm not sure that falls into the censorship of content camp - it just makes it more difficult to find.   John, something to keep in mind here is that Google is only removing the search result links to the content and not removing the actual content. I’m not sure that falls into the censorship of content camp – it just makes it more difficult to find.  

]]> By: Anonymous http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/06/googles-transparency-report-a-good-and-troubling-thing.php#comment-29986 Anonymous Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:46:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6428#comment-29986 Perhaps, but also, as a differentiator in the marketplace, and, I hope, because it's the right thing to do. Perhaps, but also, as a differentiator in the marketplace, and, I hope, because it’s the right thing to do.

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