by Laura Valkovic | Feb 18, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Politics
Our civilization has entered the digital age. The technological realm has become pervasive, and we can hardly escape it in our daily interactions. But can we trust those steering the ship? As each day brings new insight into the fraudulent use of personal data,...
by Laura Valkovic | Feb 11, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Politics
Our civilization has entered the digital age. The technological realm has become pervasive and we can hardly escape it in our daily interactions. But can we trust those steering the ship? As each day brings new insight into the fraudulent use of personal data,...
by Leesa K. Donner | Jan 29, 2019 | Articles, Culture and Entertainment News, Culture Rot, Social Issues
If you are one of those 20th-century throwbacks who worry about Big Brother and privacy, worry no more. It’s not Big Brother that’s listening – it’s Facetime. Apple even acknowledges as much, though it calls this latest invasion of your privacy a “bug” that needs to...
by Graham J Noble | Jan 28, 2019 | Articles, Establishment Media, Politics, Privacy & Tech
Facebook is the Walmart of social media platforms with one very significant difference: All the people who shop at Walmart are real living, breathing human beings – even if some of them only barely meet the criteria. While it has long been suspected that Facebook is...
by Laura Valkovic | Jan 16, 2019 | Articles, First Amendment, Media, Politics
Under pressure from governments and activist groups, Facebook has been expanding its mission to fact-check its content. Ever since “fake news” became the trendy worry – around the time of the 2016 election – social media companies have been threatened by political...
