Law.com – “Navigating social media isn’t quite so straightforward when you’re a lawyer. Lawyers must consider any confidentiality or professional conduct rules before they post, making such networks too time-consuming for some to maintain…”
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Daily Archives: December 1, 2019
Alternative search engine provides google results but with privacy
FastCompany – “Picture for a moment a version of Google Search that barely evolved from its early years. Instead of a results page cluttered by informational widgets, this one would primarily link out to other sites. And instead of tracking your search history for ad targeting purposes, this search engine would be decidedly impersonal. It… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues November 30, 2019
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues November 30, 2019 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the… Continue Reading
2020 Guide to Web Data Extractors
New on LLRX – 2020 Guide to Web Data Extractors – This guide by Marcus P. Zillman is a comprehensive listing of web data extractors, screen, web scraping and crawling sources and sites for the Internet and the Deep Web. These sources are useful for professionals who focus on competitive intelligence, business intelligence and analysis, knowledge… Continue Reading
Stanford research – search results not biased along party lines
“According to newly published research by Stanford scholars, there appears to be no political favoritism for or against either major political party in the algorithm of a popular search engine. Stanford scholars reviewed the first page of Google search results for every candidate running for federal office in the 2018 U.S. election over a six-month… Continue Reading
It’s Way Too Easy to Get a .gov Domain Name
Krebs on Security – “Many readers probably believe they can trust links and emails coming from U.S. federal government domain names, or else assume there are at least more stringent verification requirements involved in obtaining a .gov domain versus a commercial one ending in .com or .org. But a recent experience suggests this trust may… Continue Reading
Oil is the New Data
“…Despite the climate crisis that our planet faces, Big Oil is doubling down on fossil fuels. At over 30 billion barrels of crude oil a year, production has never been higher. Now, with the help of tech companies like Microsoft, oil companies are using cutting-edge technology to produce even more. The collaboration between Big Tech and… Continue Reading
The War For Kindness
Building Empathy In A Fractured World – “This book reviews the science of human kindness and empathy, drawing largely from psychological research. In recent years, high-profile findings in this field (and others) have proven to be less robust than we once thought. Psychologists have responded by making sure we are as transparent as possible about… Continue Reading
