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January 19th, 2008

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Computer warfare conference

I really wish I could make it to this conference:

Technology in Wartime
This conference will explore how computer technology is used during war—both for the purposes of combat/defense, as well as for human rights interventions into war-torn regions. Topics will include high tech weapons systems, cyberwarfare, autonomous aircraft, mobile robots, internet surveillance, anonymous communication, and privacy-enhancing technologies that aid human rights workers documenting conditions in war-torn countries and help soldiers communicate their experiences in blogs and e-mail. … Ultimately we want to engage a pressing question of our time: What should socially-responsible computer professionals do in a time of high tech warfare?

Nice lineup of speakers but that final question kinda throws me off. Computer professionals = Civilians? “Socially-responsible”?

Via the Big Z (ps. Not the opposite of COIN at all. Zapatistas anyone?)

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zenpundit
January 19, 2008
4:54 pm
Gracias for the link!

"...ps Not the opposite of COIN at all...."

True, but sometimes accuracy needs to be sacrificed in the interests of a catchy headliner :o)
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