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Caslon Analytics

25 September 2009This site concerns the intersection of law, digital technology, business and society in Australia and beyond.

It includes over 1,820 pages (2.38 million words) about regulatory issues, markets, demographics, business models, social trends and technologies.

The site provides in-depth independent analysis that ranges from spam and SMS to P3P, identity offences, biometrics, cybercafes and media economics.

It also contains free guides pertaining to:

-   privacy
-   publishing
-   intellectual property
-   net metrics
-   web design
-   e-marketing
-   consumerism
-   accessibility
-   governance of the net
-   e-taxation & tariffs

-   censorship
-   money & payments
-   e-capital
-   secrecy
-   info economy  
-   networks & the GII
-   digital environments
-   e-politics
-   security & infocrime
-   identity and ID crime

Supplementary profiles cover areas such as email, identity theft, digital divides, defamation, ICANN, the UDRP, cybercafes, auDA, droit de suite, RFIDs, private equity funds, the Australia Card, social software, blogging, broadband over powerline, usenet, cyber-addiction, DRM, the history of the web, moral rights, spoliation and repatriation, vigilantes, murderabilia, podcasting, biometrics, SWFs and archiving the net.

Noticeboard

16 February 2010

RMIT University in Melbourne runs a degree program where groups of
communication research‐trained students work on a communication research
project for a not‐for‐profit client.

14 January 2010

The National Prison Book Program provides prisoners with free reading materials. Our aim is to provide books to prisoners and enhance prison library and educational services.

13 January 2010

ACCAN is establishing an Independent Grants Panel (‘the Panel’) to make recommendations about the allocation of Grants. We are calling for Expressions of Interest to join the Panel which has three (3) positions available.