Today’s Slaw post: Every two years for the past few years I’ve written something before the Olympic games about the IOC’s social media and web rules, which are overly controlling, out of touch, and behind the times. This year is … Continue reading
For the London Free Press – February 6, 2012 – Read this on Canoe LONDON SUMMER OLYMPICS: New restrictions being implemented, but how the policies are enforced raises many unanswered questions The 70,000 volunteers for the 2012 London Summer Olympics … Continue reading
Wired Epicenter writes that athletes are confused by the IOC rules that limit what they can publish on blogs, twitter, facebook, etc. during the games. That’s not surprising given the nature of the restrictions. For more details about those restrictions, … Continue reading
Its amusing / ironic / puzzling whenever someone who aggressively tries to protects its own copyright, trade-marks, or other intellectual property finds itself on the opposite side. In other words, they engage in the very behaviour that they find offensive … Continue reading
The IOC is well known for its relentless control over everything relating to the Olympics. After all, it makes its money by selling sponsorship and broadcasting/reporting rights. That attempt to control runs headlong into the expectations and desires of athletes … Continue reading
It is being suggested that IOC concern over US border policies may have been a significant factor in Chicago not getting the 2016 Olympics. Canadians and the Canadian government have been critical of the new, tougher US border policies. Perhaps another instance … Continue reading
For my Slaw post this week I referred to my Free Press article from Monday, being the last post I made. But I added some thoughts based on a Slaw post from the 2008 Olympics. It reads as follows: That’s … Continue reading
For the London Free Press Read this on Canoe The International Olympic committee (IOC) recently announced its athlete blogging rules for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. There are still restrictions, but they are more flexible than those for the 2008 Beijing … Continue reading
The Federal Privacy Commissioner has initiated some research into public surveillance. From the Privacy commissioner’s blog: We’ve decided to commission research into how developments in public surveillance techniques and technology are affecting Canadians, individually and as a society. First off, … Continue reading