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fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago

Coldplaygate Is a Reminder That There's No Escaping Going Viral

At a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts, Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot were caught on the jumbotron, igniting rumors of an affair after their image was broadcast.
Digital life
fromApaonline
3 days ago

Roe v Road: Freedom of Movement and the Future of Automated Travel

In some states like Georgia, laws force women who are brain-dead to remain on life support to deliver their fetus, raising ethical concerns about bodily autonomy.
Philosophy
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

The story of the Coldplay couple unfolded like a soap opera. But was the pile-on that followed a proportional response?

This incident exemplifies how quickly personal lives can become public spectacles in the digital age. The internet reacts with both fury and entertainment as the narrative unfolds.
Social justice
fromZDNET
3 weeks ago

How to turn off ACR on your TV (and why it greatly enhances your viewing experience)

These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then use your data to identify your viewing preferences, enabling them to deliver highly targeted ads.
Privacy professionals
fromThe Hill
1 month ago

Management failure, not work-from-home, kills productivity

"Rather than taking courses on remote communication strategies, they embraced digital surveillance software that tracks mouse movement or times how long workers linger on a website. This approach failed to produce consistent gains in performance and often resulted in employees feeling resentful or anxious."
Remote teams
Privacy technologies
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Trump's protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade

Protesters should take precautions against potential digital surveillance and law enforcement tactics during public demonstrations.
#spyware
Privacy professionals
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 months ago

Ontario police may have secretly used controversial Israeli spyware, report finds | CBC News

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) may have used Israeli spyware, raising concerns about citizen surveillance and privacy breaches.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 months ago

Ontario police may have secretly used controversial Israeli spyware, report finds | CBC News

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) may have used Israeli spyware, raising concerns about citizen surveillance and privacy breaches.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Crown prince lobbied Cameron over Saudi dissident, documents reveal

Mohammed bin Salman sought intervention from David Cameron to influence a UK legal case involving a dissident amid warnings about investment implications.
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