Strangelove&Salami

Strangelove & Salami Unintended consequences of technical solutions Mathias Klang [email_address]

SOCIAL VS TECHNICAL PROBLEMS

HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEMS
Big
Unmanageable
Offer little protection to individuals
… but they look really good

VULNERABLE TO SMALL SCALE

In 2003/2004 the wise it council at GU decided
to give all students University mail

IN 2008

MIGRATE TO GMAIL

ITS FREE
Well Google didn’t want cash

ITS FAMILIAR
“ User friendly”

TECHNICALLY SUPERIOR
It works

NO OUTWARD CHANGE
Mail will still seem to be coming from GU

THE SALAMI

LAWS ARE LIKE SAUSAGES. IT'S BETTER NOT TO SEE THEM BEING MADE.
Otto von Bismarck

WHY ALL THE FUSS ABOUT SAUSAGES?

YES, PRIME MINISTER, 1986, EPISODE 1: THE GRAND DESIGN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX_d_vMKswE

WHEN I ASKED THE UNI…

GIVING GOOGLE 50 000 NEW USERS

US SERVERS VS EU INTEGRITY

FRA LAW

THEY REPLIED

ALL THE RIGHT PEOPLE WERE AT THE MEETING…

THANK YOU!
No salami were injured while making this presentation.

by Mathias Klang