Samira Lindner

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Samira Linder is a Knowledge Officer for the Global Corruption Report at Transparency International.
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“But are you a real doctor?” Shortcut doctorates in Germany

By on 26 March 2013 in Education

Last month, German Education Minister Annette Schavan resigned after a university revoked her doctorate due to allegations of plagiarism. Only two years ago, the then-Minister of Defence, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg also stepped down for the same reasons. These two high-level cases, in addition to numerous other plagiarism cases involving German politicians (such as Members of [...]

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The dawn of the virtual Big Brother?

By on 5 November 2012 in Technology

Expanding the International Telecommunications Union’s mandate to cover the internet would endanger the collective power of the World Wide Web. This December, the way the world currently uses the internet could drastically change – potentially for the worst. Global regulations – creating a virtual “Big Brother” – are proposed that could impact how much freedom [...]

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