Future of the Internet Blog

• Facebook’s ocean of names becomes a torrent
Nick Bilton over at the NYT Bits Blog has the story of Internet security consultant Ronald Bowes's recent Facebook caper.  Ron noticed that Facebook has a directory of its users, just like the old Bell Telephone White Pages.  I agree ...
• Android kill switch activated & some links of the week
Control over tethered appliances basically comes in two forms: pre-approval of apps and kill switches. As this blog has documented, Apple has had a very heavy hand in screening apps, but --- as far as we know --- ...