“The Census Mapper project, produced by Big Local News and Pitch Interactive Inc, in collaboration with the Associated Press and with support from Google News Initiative & John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships, is an interactive, embeddable map that helps readers visualize census data. The Census Mapper has national, state, and county level data (including census… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2021
How to duck spam and data breaches with throwaway numbers, email addresses and credit cards
Washington Post – “At the Help Desk, we’ve recommended “burners” — or prepaid phones not tied to your name — as a last-ditch option for the privacy conscious. But you can also spin up virtual burner email addresses, phone numbers and credit card numbers online to stop companies from collecting and sharing your real information.… Continue Reading
The Elephant Who Could Be a Person
The Atlantic: The most important animal-rights case of the 21st century revolves around an unlikely subject. “he subject of the most important animal-rights case of the 21st century was born in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Very soon after that, a tousle-haired baby, she became trapped in human history. She was captured, locked in a… Continue Reading
New nationwide ebike battery recycling program
Fast Company: “…E-bike battery recycling programs are common in Europe, where e-bike use has been more popular, but in the U.S., the infrastructure is lacking. In 2022, though, that will change, with the launch of an industry-wide electric bicycle battery recycling program, a joint effort from PeopleForBikes, a bicycle trade association and advocacy organization, and… Continue Reading
Fear and shame are making it harder to fight ransomware and accidental data loss
Tech Republic: “A study of knowledge workers in 10 countries found that workplace cultures of blame and fear are causing businesses to lose critical, sensitive data that could have otherwise been saved if employees were comfortable enough to come forward Enterprise data protection company Veritas Technologies published the study, which focused on “the damage that… Continue Reading
Powering the Digital Economy: Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Finance
IMF Departmental Paper No 2021/024 October 22, 2021 – “This paper discusses the impact of the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the financial sector. It highlights the benefits these technologies bring in terms of financial deepening and efficiency, while raising concerns about its potential in widening the digital divide between… Continue Reading
If We Can Report on the Problem, We Can Report on the Solution
The New York Times Opinion – By David Bornstein and Tina Rosenberg who are journalists and the creators of Fixes, an Opinion series highlighting solutions to social problems that ran from 2010 to 2021: “Some of my favorite columns were about how to take old ideas or existing products and get them to new people.… Continue Reading
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Malicious shopping websites surge in number in advance of Black Friday
Tech Republic – More than 5,300 malicious websites have popped up each week, the highest since the start of 2021, says Check Point Research. “The 2021 holiday season is a busy time for people as they get ready to shop, both at physical stores and at online sites. But of course, this is also a… Continue Reading
EPA Releases Bold National Strategy to Transform Recycling in America
“On November 15, 2021 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the 2021 National Recycling Strategy to tackle major recycling challenges facing the nation and to create a stronger, more resilient, and cost-effective municipal solid waste recycling system. The 2021 strategy is also the first time EPA’s recycling strategy will address the climate impacts of… Continue Reading
Mozilla guide to help you shop for safe, secure connected products
CNET – “Santa isn’t alone in keeping an eye on you this holiday season. Nearly a third of the 151 popular connected gifts analyzed by the Mozilla Foundation as part of its annual “Privacy Not Included” shopping guide didn’t meet basic standards for digital security and privacy, the digital rights group said Tuesday. Among the… Continue Reading
Submission of Law Student Articles for Publication
Levit, Nancy and MacLachlan, Lawrence Duncan and Rostron, Allen K. and Greaves, Drew and Pratt, Staci, Submission of Law Student Articles for Publication (August 23, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3909968 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3909968 “Each year law students collectively write a large number of papers that could become law review articles but that are never published. Most… Continue Reading
