Personal Democracy Forum 2012
This year's conference focused on the emerging political power of networks.
Good morning! Fighting AM traffic into Greenwich Village. Headed to the Personal Democracy Forum: personaldemocracy.com/conference Event hashtag: #PDF12
RT @techpresident: From the blog: "The Internet's New Political Power:" PDF 2012 bit.ly/KYVwoa- Not at #PdF12? @pdmteam is livestreaming the conference. @darrellissa @Rasiej & @RonWyden up soon: img.ly/jpAM
Apt metaphor for our networked politics: hundreds of screens glowing as @DarrellIssa & @ronwyden speak at #PDF2012 pic.twitter.com/8k2kCowk- +1 links RT @tkb: Tune in today to #PDF12: livestream.com/pdf2012 Program: personaldemocracy.com/conferences/ny… + @pdmteam #opengov #opendata
- Crowd filling in for #PDF12 with @RonWyden, @DarrellIssa, & @Rasiej. Starts at 9:15am! instagr.am/p/LvA119PKhF/
Congressman Issa Launches Direct Democracy Technology Lab, Seeks Developers techcrunch.com/2012/06/11/con… via @TechCrunch- Just posted my draft of a digital citizen's Bill of Rights on @reddit: bit.ly/MLUzPb cc @RonWyden @Kn0thing @hueypriest @Rasiej
Let’s ask @EFF @CenDemTech @ACLU @publicknowledge & @pdmteam to convene an open convention to write a Digital Bill of Rights. RT to co-sign.- Rep. @DarrellIssa voted for CISPA radar.oreilly.com/2012/04/cispa-… Sen. @RonWyden is against it. Would like to see them debate rationales more at #pdf12
At #PdF12, @RonWyden calls the Transpacific Partnership a "global threat to Internet freedom" eff.org/issues/tpp pic.twitter.com/nVrDCrBpLeslie Harris
- Now up at #pdf12: CDT’s @leslie_harris bit.ly/IGBOaP If you’re not following @CenDemTech for tech policy, please start.
"We did not get the Internet we have today by code alone"-@Leslie_Harris hails the role of advocacy & policy #PDF2012 pic.twitter.com/orJLUSno- Internet policy must hit mainstream RT @evanmoody “We need to grab our passports & leave the Republic of Nerdistan.” -@leslieharris #pdf12
Susan Crawford
- Now up at #PDF12: @scrawford bit.ly/KLEjiG on broadband policy. What’s the digital social contract for Americans in the 21st Century?
At #pdf12, @scrawford warns of a looming wireless broadband duopoly between AT&T & Verizon. TBD if > spectrum released pic.twitter.com/CZpGMeyt
"What's the social contract?" for telecommunications, asks @scrawford for telecom. Should be asked for all big technologies. #pdf12
Access to broadband must be equivalent of water, electricity -- basic utility for all Americans. It must be foundational. @scrawford #pdf12Alexis Ohanian
