The End of the Neutral Net
What is Net Neutrality? The concept is relatively simply: net neutrality refers to the current state of the internet, where “broadband providers should treat all Internet traffic the same”[1]. Essentially, net neutrality regulations ensure that internet service providers (ISP), like Verison, Comcast, or Bell, allow unrestricted access to the content on the web. This form […]
Guerrilla Archiving
On December 17, 2016 The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto hosted a Guerrilla Archiving Event to preserve American environmental data in preparation for the incoming President. There was concern leading up to the inauguration that the new administration under Trump would be hostile to evidence based environmental studies. I had the pleasure of connecting with […]
The Erasure of Information
Canadian scientists and academics are helping to secure endangered data in the United States. Using lessons learned under Stephen Harper and the Conservative party’s administration—which saw the vast suppression of scientific communication and the destruction of data archives—Canadian scientists and academics are helping their neighbours to the south. The new threat to information comes from […]
