Norms on the Net: Governing the Internet and the perils of failure

21 May 200830 August 2011 ~ johnnyryan ~ 1 Comment

(I just published this article on the online magazine http://www.nthposition.com/, which Seamus Sweeney introduced me to.) Odd as it might seem in a world of ubiquitous computing and hand held email devices, the first ever web browsing software made its debut in 1991. Not until the mid 1990s did the Internet begin to make any … Continue reading Norms on the Net: Governing the Internet and the perils of failure

NATO Review: “iWar”

21 December 200730 August 2011 ~ johnnyryan ~ Leave a comment

Title: “iWar”: A new threat, its convenience – and our increasing vulnerability. See news coverage of this article at Associated Press. With a computer in virtually every home and office, the chances for mass communication are better than ever before. But how well protected are we if that communication is malicious or hostile? … Continue reading NATO Review: “iWar”