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New Tech Observer: SOPA and PIPA: Let's Pause and Write Rational Piracy Legislation
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Privacy, Surveillance, and the Human Implications of New Technology. Tuesday, January 24, 2012. SOPA and PIPA: Let's Pause and Write Rational Piracy Legislation. How would SOPA and PIPA, if they were passed in their current form, affect your business? A literal interpretation of these laws could fundamentally cripple how people collaborate; it could reduce the strategic, competitive advantage American companies have developed because we are so used to using powerful, social, tools to share knowledge and ...
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New Tech Observer: December 2012
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Privacy, Surveillance, and the Human Implications of New Technology. Thursday, December 6, 2012. 7 Psychology Principles to Make Your Web Site More Engaging. 7 things to keep in mind when you are designing your site. Thanks to Xanthe. Harvard and Pew Have a New Social Media Report. 81% of parents of online teens say they are concerned about how much information advertisers can learn about their child’s online behavior, with some 46% being “very” concerned. Some of these expressions of concern are particu...
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New Tech Observer: MLK and Free Speech
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Privacy, Surveillance, and the Human Implications of New Technology. Wednesday, August 28, 2013. MLK and Free Speech. The Washington Post has a great article on the reaction to Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech, an example of the importance of free speech and privacy. The FBI set out to investigate and then neutralize the civil rights leader. After Martin Luther King’s 1963 speech, FBI began spying on civil rights leader. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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New Tech Observer: 1/7/2012 Morning Coffee: Journal of Irreproducible Results, Google Blames the Algorithm and Loses, and More!
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Privacy, Surveillance, and the Human Implications of New Technology. Saturday, January 7, 2012. 1/7/2012 Morning Coffee: Journal of Irreproducible Results, Google Blames the Algorithm and Loses, and More! Stories about privacy, new technology and the social implications of computing gathered from around the web:. Journal of irreproducible results. Ideas on what scientists should do with investigations that don't pan out, but are still of some interest. Iran is creating a separate, internal Internet.
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New Tech Observer: January 2013
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Privacy, Surveillance, and the Human Implications of New Technology. Monday, January 14, 2013. Homeland Security Warns of Java Vulnerability Used for Ransomeware. And all major outlets) covers the Department of Homeland Security warning about the latest Java vulnerability:. We are currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem," said the DHS' Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) in a post on its Web site on Thursday evening. Image: http:/ thehackernews.com/. Friday, January 11, 2013. The r...
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New Tech Observer: How Hackers Hijacked the NY Times
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Privacy, Surveillance, and the Human Implications of New Technology. Thursday, August 29, 2013. How Hackers Hijacked the NY Times. Decent article on Washington Post describing "Domain Name System Attacks" - commonly referred to as domain name hijacking, in this case. Hackers target the domain name registrar, and redirect any request for "nytimes.com" to a different IP address. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). X-Prize Founder Tries to Fix Education. Internet Companies Protest Child Privacy Rules.
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New Tech Observer: Communicating via Brain Wave Over the Internet
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Privacy, Surveillance, and the Human Implications of New Technology. Thursday, August 29, 2013. Communicating via Brain Wave Over the Internet. Scientists at University of Washington have connected the brains of two subjects over the Internet. Subject one sees the screen of a video game, subject two, in a different building, has the video game controller. The two wore caps that sent signals to each other over the Internet and were able to play the game successfully. Http:/ tech.gaeatimes.com/inde...Inter...
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New Tech Observer: Good Overview of Why Internet Voting is a Bad Idea
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Privacy, Surveillance, and the Human Implications of New Technology. Saturday, March 3, 2012. Good Overview of Why Internet Voting is a Bad Idea. Http:/ politics.slashdot.org/story/12/03/02/1940236/in-theory-and-practice-why-internet-based-voting-is-a-bad-idea. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). X-Prize Founder Tries to Fix Education. Internet Companies Protest Child Privacy Rules. NY Confetti Contains Police Reports, SSNs. Like-A-Hug Inflatable Vest Inflates When Someone "Likes".
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New Tech Observer: August 2013
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Privacy, Surveillance, and the Human Implications of New Technology. Thursday, August 29, 2013. Communicating via Brain Wave Over the Internet. Scientists at University of Washington have connected the brains of two subjects over the Internet. Subject one sees the screen of a video game, subject two, in a different building, has the video game controller. The two wore caps that sent signals to each other over the Internet and were able to play the game successfully. Http:/ tech.gaeatimes.com/inde...Decen...
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New Tech Observer: June 2012
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Privacy, Surveillance, and the Human Implications of New Technology. Wednesday, June 20, 2012. FBI has Expanded Role in Domestic Surveillance Coordination. The Washington Post reports. That the FBI has a new, expanded role in coordinating domestic surveillance. From the article:. Schumer Asks Google, Microsoft to Include Privacy Measures when Mapping. Specifically, Schumer is asking the two companies for three security and privacy provisions:. Automatically blur photos of individuals who are captured, an...