The New York Times – The authorities can scan your phones, track your face and find out when you leave your home. “One of the world’s biggest spying networks is aimed at regular people, and nobody can stop it. China is ramping up its ability to spy on its nearly 1.4 billion people to new… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2019
London Review of Books rounds off 40th anniversary
The Bookseller: “The London Review of Books has launched a new website, rounding off its 40th anniversary celebrations with a comprehensive overhaul of the paper’s online presence, with its archive freely accessible for a month. The new website launched on Monday (16th December) with the entire LRB archive of almost 17,500 pieces—including writers such as Frank Kermode, Hilary Mantel, Oliver Sacks and Angela Carter—available… Continue Reading
UK CMA lifts the lid on digital giants
“The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) has published an update in its examination of online platforms and digital advertising, uncovering new detail about how the sector’s biggest names operate. The CMA’s interim report [12/18/19] has found that: Last year, Google accounted for more than 90% of all revenues earned from search advertising in the… Continue Reading
UK to create regulator to police big tech companies
FT.com [paywall – but may be accessible as free for one time viewing] – Watchdog will have power to implement enforceable code of conduct. “The UK government will create a technology regulator next year to police companies such as Facebook and Google after Brexit, according to several people who were involved in the process. The… Continue Reading
Is My Library Liable for Fake News?
American Libraries – Lawyer-librarian fields legal questions – “Libraries across the country are busy preparing for the 2020 election. The special report “Democracy in Action” in our November/December issue offers strategies and resources for advocacy, civil discourse, and media literacy. In his debut as columnist, Tomas A. Lipinski weighs in on legal considerations around election-related… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – When It Comes to Your Future: Who Do You Trust?
Via LLRX – When It Comes to Your Future: Who Do You Trust? – Global Speaker and Thought Leader, Best-Selling Author, and Futurist Bill Jensen reviews critical facets of human capital management through the lens of the much heralded arrival of the robot manager. One key take-away from this article – Trust is a people… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – Some Random Tips for Writing Better Blog Posts
Via LLRX – Some Random Tips for Writing Better Blog Posts – Attorney, award winning legal blogger, legal journalist and legal technologist Robert Ambrogi shares his vast knowledge and insights for crafting effective blog postings. Every blogger will benefit from reading and applying his suggestions to improve content, format and overall value to effectively deliver… Continue Reading
Data Protection, Anonymity and Courts
Bobek, Michal, Data Protection, Anonymity and Courts (September 1, 2019). 26 (2) Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law 183 (2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3483543 “Is anonymisation of judicial decisions necessary for protection of personal data of the parties (physical persons)?” Continue Reading
The colleges and universities with the most online students in 2018
Inside Higher Ed – The Biggest Movers Online – “Federal data show the colleges and universities with the most students enrolled online in 2018 — and which institutions grew and shrank from the year before. The Education Department’s annual release of data about postsecondary enrollments is a font of information — and we’ve already mined it… Continue Reading
The Neuroscience of Trust
HBR – Paul J. Zak – “Companies are twisting themselves into knots to empower and challenge their employees. They’re anxious about the sad state of engagement, and rightly so, given the value they’re losing. Consider Gallup’s meta-analysis of decades’ worth of data: It shows that high engagement—defined largely as having a strong connection with one’s… Continue Reading
You Might Be Buying Trash on Amazon—Literally
WSJ.com [paywall – but includes a video that is free to watch] – You Might Be Buying Trash on Amazon—Literally. Dumpster divers say it’s easy to list discarded toys, electronics and books on the retailer’s platform. So we decided to try…”Just about anyone can open a store on Amazon.com and sell just about anything. Just… Continue Reading
President’s letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi denounces Impeachment
Politico – “On the eve of his likely impeachment, President Donald Trump has opted to act as his own defense lawyer. In a six-page, stream of consciousness diatribe sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and released by the White House on Tuesday afternoon, Trump denounced the Democrats’ two articles of impeachment—abuse of power and obstruction… Continue Reading
