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As more and more U.S. schools and businesses shutter their doors, the rapidly evolving coronavirus pandemic is helping to expose society's dependence—good and bad—on the digital world.
Mar 30, 2020
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There is a belief that younger people are fully engaged with the digital world. But I am currently leading a project exploring people's knowledge and use of online data, and the preliminary findings from our research has ...
Mar 17, 2020
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Facebook and other tech companies need to be regulated like the tobacco industry, warned Christopher Wylie, the whistleblower who exposed the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Mar 11, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Think Europe, think bicycles, as adults of all ages off to work or daily errands are on the road shared with automobiles. In 2020, bikes have become even more popular as environmental concerns have led to governments eager ...
Internet
Paper documents are still priceless records of the past, even in a digital world. Primary sources stored in local archives throughout Latin America, for example, describe a centuries-old multiethnic society grappling with ...
Jan 6, 2020
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The European Commission said Monday it had begun a "preliminary investigation" into how Facebook and Google collect personal data and what they do with it.
Dec 2, 2019
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Monero—the names of digital-based cryptocurrencies are being heard more and more frequently. But despite having no physical representation, could these new methods of exchange actually be ...
Nov 13, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Unlock Clock. We Flip. Desert Island. Post Box. Are these some new children's games to keep them busy on your smartphones while you're looking for parking? No way. Google has released activities that form something called ...
Internet
Digital platforms, the websites and apps which compete for our precious screen time, have successfully invaded the traditional territory of many sectors of the "old economy." They have become the preferred—expected, even—domains ...
Oct 18, 2019
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We spend our days looking at them, talking to them, and touching them.
Oct 3, 2019
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