InfoBore 19

I’m going to be Stateside for the rest of the week, so this’ll be the last round-up until the weekend. See y’all.

Zittrain Warns of the Cloud – William McGeveran, Info/Law

Zittrain’s Pessimistic Predictions and Problematic Prescriptions for the Net – Adam Thierer, Technology Liberation Front

Who Needs a Cyber Czar? – Michael Tanji, Threats Watch

The Open-Source War – John Robb, New York Times

The Future of the Avatar – Thomas Frey, Futurist Speaker [via Future Blogger]

Virus May Signal First ‘Zombie’ Cellphone Network – Jim Giles, New Scientist

China’s Civil Society: Breaching the Green Dam – Li Datong, openDemocracy

Virtual Clouds Could Prevent Data Centers Destroying the Planet – physics arXiv blog

Nine Lives – When Malware Becomes Self-Modifying – Steve Gold, InfoSecurity

IMPACT, ITU Calls for Borderless Effort On Cybersecurity – Avanti Kumar, MIS Asia

Obama’s Unwilling Cyber Czars – Andy Greenberg, Forbes

The Virtual Nazis of Second Life – IsraelTech.net [h/t @jidf]

Researchers to Spotlight Darknets at Black Hat – Robert Vamosi, PCW Business Centre

Tim Berners-Lee Calls For Free Web – Nicole Kobie, IT Pro