Get your mad up

Cyberspace is buzzing these days over a couple of hot button issues. First, New Zealand just passed what seems to be a very restrictive copyright law that, among other things, defines Internet service providers as entities that provide public access to the Internet (for example, libraries). Those accused of infringement (like ISPs, who are held responsible) run the risk of getting their Internet connection severed. The response is coming in the form of an Internet blackout protest from February 16-23. The folks at creativefreedom.org.nz offer a nice set of tools for figuratively blacking out your presence on social network sites and other services. So, my new avatar could look like this:

Thanks to Kathleen and my tweeps for the head's up on this story.

The other big controversy is over the fine print in Facebook's latest Terms of Service. The buzz is everywhere, from Mashable to the Chicago Tribune. Basically, what you post on FB appears to belong to FB. Even if you close your account. I kind of like this comment from Slashdot, though: "Oh no! Now they'll be able to license your super flair goblin poke 25 tag history!"

Here's a sneak preview of tomorrow's blog entry, which is a quote from Aramael:
"Argh, I sewed my Agora Days schedule!" Stay tuned.