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Internet in Iceland - 8 views

This is definitely an interesting article to look at after the readings for this week, I am a little surprised that the United States is only fourth on this list because I feel like we have a lot o...

research Internet Iceland

Suzanna Brooks

Wary NKorea struggles to stay afloat in info age - 0 views

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    This article relates directly to some of the readings we had this week about infrastructure, protocol, and net neutrality. North Korea has strict control over what its citizens can access, but it does allow the tiniest trickle of real internet into the country... will that inevitably lead to raising citizens' awareness? "Still, some experts believe that as more North Koreans become familiar with the benefits of going online - a trend that would seem inevitable if North Korea is to keep afloat in the information age - it will become increasingly difficult for the ruling regime to keep the IT dam from bursting."
purplekimchi

On the Wrong Side of Globalization - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • There is a real risk that it will benefit the wealthiest sliver of the American and global elite at the expense of everyone else
  • testament to how deeply inequality reverberates through our economic policies
  • But there would be some big losers — namely, the rest of us.
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  • One of the worst is that it allows corporations to seek restitution in an international tribunal, not only for unjust expropriation, but also for alleged diminution of their potential profits as a result of regulation. This is not a theoretical problem. Philip Morris has already tried this tactic against Uruguay, claiming that its antismoking regulations, which have won accolades from the World Health Organization, unfairly hurt profits, violating a bilateral trade treaty between Switzerland and Uruguay.
  • There is already some evidence that companies are choosing how to funnel their money into different countries on the basis of where their legal position in relation to the government is strongest
  • But the TPP would make the introduction of generic drugs more difficult, and thus raise the price of medicines.
  • Trickle-down economics is a myth. Enriching corporations — as the TPP would — will not necessarily help those in the middle, let alone those at the bottom.
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    Seriously, the TPP is as bad as the deals we read about in Drahos and Braithwaite.
norma martin

The Google Gmail Litigation | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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    Google Gmail in lawsuit over Electronic Communicatoins Privacy Act
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