Rape Victim Betrayed on Twitter Robert McGarvey 4/30/2012 24 comments Ethical issues have surfaced in the case of a UK rape victim whose name surfaced on Twitter after appearing in a Sky News video feed.
Imagining the Web, Post-CISPA Editor's Blog 4/27/2012 44 comments The contentious Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act has passed the House and threatens to change the future of the Web.
US Makes No Progress on Cybersecurity Security Clan Editor's Blog 4/25/2012 27 comments With the House set to consider bills representing limited measures, progress toward securing the national cyberspace remains stalled.
Daniel Tunkelang, Principal Data Scientist, LinkedIn IE Radio 4/19/2012 142 comments As principal data scientist at LinkedIn, Daniel Tunkelang leads a team of data scientists focused on the "3 Rs: Relevance, Recommendations, and Reputation" for the social site. Before joining LinkedIn in late 2010, he was a tech lead at Google. Before that, he served as chief scientist at the search application startup Endeca. Daniel earned a BS and MS from MIT and a PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.
Panic Over CISPA Is Stupid Security Clan Editor's Blog 4/18/2012 9 comments Anxieties about CISPA are misplaced, although the bill would benefit from better wording.
10 Scary Quotes From Tech Leaders Editor's Blog 4/13/2012 27 comments In the spirit of Friday the 13th, let's review some of the scariest things our technology leaders have said over the years.
A Social App for Virtual Tourists John Scott Lewinski 4/11/2012 14 comments Roamz provides local color for virtual tourists, allowing them to get a sense of local activity before and once they arrive.
Querying Personal Analytics Analytics Clan Editor's Blog 4/10/2012 8 comments Personal analytics is intellectually fascinating, but its applications aren't obvious.
Senators Seek to Limit Employer Scouting on Facebook Steven C. Bennett 4/10/2012 29 comments A pair of Senators has approached Mark Zuckerberg and federal leaders, calling for an end to employers scouting Facebook for information on prospective employees.
Teri Takai, CIO, Department of Defense IE Radio 4/5/2012 126 comments Teri Takai is the CIO of the Department of Defense. In that role, she provides strategy, leadership, and guidance to create a unified information management and technology vision for the Department and to ensure the delivery of information technology based capabilities required to support the broad set of Department missions. Previously, Ms. Takai was the CIO for the State of California where she helped modernize and transform the way the state does business with its citizens.
Rape Victim Betrayed on Twitter Robert McGarvey 4/30/2012 24 comments Ethical issues have surfaced in the case of a UK rape victim whose name surfaced on Twitter after appearing in a Sky News video feed.
Imagining the Web, Post-CISPA Editor's Blog 4/27/2012 44 comments The contentious Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act has passed the House and threatens to change the future of the Web.
US Makes No Progress on Cybersecurity Security Clan Editor's Blog 4/25/2012 27 comments With the House set to consider bills representing limited measures, progress toward securing the national cyberspace remains stalled.
Daniel Tunkelang, Principal Data Scientist, LinkedIn IE Radio 4/19/2012 142 comments As principal data scientist at LinkedIn, Daniel Tunkelang leads a team of data scientists focused on the "3 Rs: Relevance, Recommendations, and Reputation" for the social site. Before joining LinkedIn in late 2010, he was a tech lead at Google. Before that, he served as chief scientist at the search application startup Endeca. Daniel earned a BS and MS from MIT and a PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.
Panic Over CISPA Is Stupid Security Clan Editor's Blog 4/18/2012 9 comments Anxieties about CISPA are misplaced, although the bill would benefit from better wording.
10 Scary Quotes From Tech Leaders Editor's Blog 4/13/2012 27 comments In the spirit of Friday the 13th, let's review some of the scariest things our technology leaders have said over the years.
A Social App for Virtual Tourists John Scott Lewinski 4/11/2012 14 comments Roamz provides local color for virtual tourists, allowing them to get a sense of local activity before and once they arrive.
Querying Personal Analytics Analytics Clan Editor's Blog 4/10/2012 8 comments Personal analytics is intellectually fascinating, but its applications aren't obvious.
Senators Seek to Limit Employer Scouting on Facebook Steven C. Bennett 4/10/2012 29 comments A pair of Senators has approached Mark Zuckerberg and federal leaders, calling for an end to employers scouting Facebook for information on prospective employees.
Teri Takai, CIO, Department of Defense IE Radio 4/5/2012 126 comments Teri Takai is the CIO of the Department of Defense. In that role, she provides strategy, leadership, and guidance to create a unified information management and technology vision for the Department and to ensure the delivery of information technology based capabilities required to support the broad set of Department missions. Previously, Ms. Takai was the CIO for the State of California where she helped modernize and transform the way the state does business with its citizens.
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
By now, you've most likely heard about the 3D-printed gun that Texas-based Defense Distributed demonstrated last week. But we haven't heard the last about the censorship war that began soon afterward.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
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