A Fresh Look at Ted Kennedy’s Famous “Robert Bork’s America” Speech. The senator’s 1987 floor statement helped sink the jurist’s Supreme Court nomination and is considered by Republicans (and some Democrats) to have been unfair. Looking back, was it?
privacy
Posted inPolitics
The Surveillance Threat After Roe Is Worse Than You Think
Justin Sherman, a Duke University expert on data brokers, discusses the dangers to reproductive health and all that can go wrong in a brave new world of menstrual tracking apps.
Posted inApril/May/June 2019, Cover, Featured, Magazine
Big Tech Is Spying on Your Wallet
How data is letting corporations wring every penny from your purchases.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education, K-12
Nearly Half of Education-Vendor Websites Tested Had Security Problems, Audit Reveals
Schools need to test encryption on sites used by students and teachers.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Hacked Emails: Privacy vs Transparency
Can we trust the media to decide what hacks are newsworthy?
Posted inThe Grade
How Media Outlets Got Hold Of Orlando Shooter’s Student Records
Interesting read by @AtterburyTCPalm of @TCPalm » https://t.co/TEH6Ow7qHQ | #PulseShooting pic.twitter.com/PjIJKgeQKE — Paul Driscoll (@PDriscollTBT) June 16, 2016 Perhaps you were among those who were curious but somewhat surprised to find the Orlando shooter’s student records and grades published by various outlets last week. Usually, a federal student privacy law known as FERPA (the Family […]
