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Dawn of the New Everything with Jaron Lanier – Virtual Futures Salon
Virtual Futures presents Jaron Lanier in conversation on futures, the broken promises of cyberspace, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. Jaron Lanier is…
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The opposite of privilege – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net A couple of weeks ago, Cybersalon held an event to discuss modern trends in workplace surveillance. In the…
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Risk profile – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net So here is this week’s killer question: “Are you aware of any large-scale systems employing this protection?” It’s…
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Cost basis – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net There’s plenty to fret about in the green paper released this week outlining the government’s Internet Safety Strategy…
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Edit-a-thon: The WWII Women Codebreakers of Bletchley Park
Date: 10th of October 2017, Ada Lovelace Day Location: Middlesex University, Hendon Campus Schedule: Wikipedia Induction: 11am-1pm in the College Building, CG45…
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Watching Me Watching You – October 11th, 2017
New workplace surveillance technology tracking literally our blood, sweat and tears is upon us. Should your boss track your tone of voice,…
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Ubersicht – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally posted on pelicancrossing.net If it keeps growing, every company eventually reaches a moment where this message arrives: it’s time to grow…
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Equifaction – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally posted on pelicancrossing.net The Equifax announcement this week is peculiarly terrible. It’s not just that 143 million Americans and uncertain numbers…
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Going dark – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally posted on pelicancrossing.net “Democracy dies in darkness,” slogans the Washington Post on its morning emails and front page. This week, a…
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The greatest show on Earth – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net on August 24th, 2017 “Oh, yeah, I’m going down Broadway.” “Working. I’m going to try to get a…
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