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Wikimedian in Residence (fixed-term, part-time) at University of Edinburgh

Wikimedian in Residence (fixed-term, part-time) at University of Edinburgh | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
View details for this Wikimedian in Residence (fixed-term, part-time) job vacancy at University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Apply now on jobs.ac.uk...
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Wikipedia’s New iOS App Sees An Improved Design, Adds Social Features With Shareable “Fact Cards”

Wikipedia’s New iOS App Sees An Improved Design, Adds Social Features With Shareable “Fact Cards” | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
 The Wikimedia Foundation has been steadily rolling out updates to the Wikipedia mobile experience in recent months, and today that trend continues as the organization rolls out a brand-new iOS app.
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Wikimedia Sues NSA Over Mass Surveillance

Wikimedia Sues NSA Over Mass Surveillance | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Justice presides with her scale and sword at Frankfurt am Main. Photo by Roland Meinecke, licensed under a Free Art license.
One of our favorite Internet resources, Wikimedia, is suing the NSA.
4 Alex Walters's curator insight, March 12, 2015 10:52 AM

I completely agree with Wikimedia' s lawsuit against the NSA, I understand the need for heightened security in the nation but not the invasion of peoples privacy such as the mass surveillance act.Like its stated in the article the mass tapping of the internet is a restriction of our freedom of speech and privacy.

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Wikipedia’s vision is “a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.”

Wikipedia’s vision is “a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.” It’s a value that we at Access share. So we were shocked last week when the Wikimedia Foundation, which supports and hosts Wikipedia, turned its back on the greatest driver of open access to information the world has ever known, the open internet.

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Edinburgh University searches for 'Wikimedians' - Edinburgh Evening News

Edinburgh University searches for 'Wikimedians' - Edinburgh Evening News | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
EDINBURGH is famous as the home of the Encyclopedia Britannica – now one of its most prestigious universities is to embark on the next stage of the information revolution.
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Wikimedia v. NSA: Standing and the Fight for Free Speech and Privacy

Wikimedia v. NSA: Standing and the Fight for Free Speech and Privacy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
On March 10, 2015, represented by the ACLU, the Wikimedia Foundation and eight co-plaintiffs filed suit against the NSA, the Justice Department, and
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Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against NSA to challenge upstream mass surveillance « Wikimedia blog

Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against NSA to challenge upstream mass surveillance « Wikimedia blog | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Wikipedia is suing the NSA for mass surveillance http://t.co/Y80sEnWNMm Erodes Internet as "an open space for collaboration…free from fear”
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