We’re only two days into the two week long Copenhagen summit and another controversial document has been leaked that is causing negotiations to falter at this early stage. Earlier we had the ‘ClimateGate’ scandal in relation to the series of emails that were released by some unknown hackers, and today comes words of a new leaked document that is highlighting a prejudice towards richer countries against developing ones.… Continue Reading
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Friday Link Roundup: Corruption and Unethical Business
Corruption can be found in every area of society; from government, to corporations, to individuals. The core similarity that they all have is the willingness of those who participate to act unethically in order to profit unfairly at others’ expense.… Continue Reading
Site of the Week: Wikileaks
Wikileaks is an exercise in decentralised information gathering, not vulnerable to the attacks of vested interests and open to all who wish to post important leaked documents or to act as whistleblowers.… Continue Reading
Climate Research Unit hacked, leaked data brings out questions
One of Britain’s leading climate change research organisations, Climate Research Unit, has recently been hacked and had much of its private data and email conversations leaked onto the internet. What is perhaps most interesting about the data that has been leaked, is that in some cases it shows a very real and conscious effort to distort scientific findings in order to fit predetermined opinions.… Continue Reading
Site of the Week: Southern Poverty Law Center
For the very first of these ‘Site of the Week’ posts, I want to point you towards an organisation that I have the utmost respect for and have been visiting their site for a number of years now: The Southern Poverty Law Center.… Continue Reading
Leaked Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) sparks controversy
The internet has started to hum with disapproval after the recent leak of sections of the secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) meetings that are currently taking place. The negotiations, which are taking place in Seoul, South Korea, are being led predominately by the United States and focus upon methods to enforce copyright and counterfeiting infringements.… Continue Reading