You’ve probably heard of SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology, which allows for the “S” part of the “https” address you’ve now seen everywhere. However, not…
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Late Sunday evening, Apple removed Alex Jones’ Infowars podcasts from its iTunes and Podcasts library; Facebook and YouTube quickly followed in line (as did Spotify,…
OPLIN 4Cast #605: The use of facial recognition is getting creepier
Posted in 4cast, and facial recognition
We’ve covered facial recognition in the 4Cast before, but this week we’re taking another look, after Amazon’s facial recognition wrongly identified 28 members of Congress…
In 2006, a commercial from IBM made waves (and actually is stuck in my memory over a decade later) because it depicted a man seemingly…
In his keynote at a PLA Convention a few years ago, Pew’s Director of Internet and Technology research Lee Rainie talked about the trust the public places…
OPLIN 4Cast #601: The (very) dark side of smart home devices
Posted in 4cast, and Internet of Things
New technologies have always had pros and cons. After all, technology of any sort is only a tool, and it is how it is used…
Last month, the FBI advised everyone to reboot their home routers — later upgrading their recommendation to update your firmware and do a factory reset — in an…
Last week, I attended an online conference about blockchain and libraries. The vast majority of the material presented was either explanatory or speculative in nature;…
At their spring developer conferences, both Google and Apple announced initiatives and tools to improve our digital wellness, to help ease the addictions to our…