The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Big Data Stress at Both Ends of the Lens An interesting article at the New Inquiry looks at the psychological effects of both surveying and being surveyed in the modern, data-driven world. It’s an interesting read, and I urge the curious to check out the whole piece. Writer Kate Crawford begins with ways intelligence agencies …
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Brett Goldstein and Lauren Dyson (editors) 4.0 out of 5 stars Superb on Open Data, Missing Important Context And Index, July 6, 2014 This is a superb collection of individual very short contributions. Absolutely worth reading and strongly recommended for purchase and sharing. Some take-aways:
HOPE X will be held July 18-20, 2014 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. You can get your tickets at http://store.2600.com/hopextickets.html. While our block of rooms at the hotel quickly sold out, it’s still possible to book online at http://hotelpenn.com or by calling +1 212 736 5000. You may still be able to …
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Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic Rita Tehan, Information Research Specialist Congressional Research Service, May 22, 2014 This report provides references to analytical reports on cybersecurity from CRS, other government agencies, trade associations, and interest groups. The reports and related websites are grouped under the following cybersecurity topics: • policy overview • National Strategy …
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Could decentralized networks help save democracy? Democratic movements can flourish online, but just as easily get censored. A group of researchers is developing solutions to the vulnerabilities and privacy problems with using big social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan disrupted communications between his opponents when he shut down Twitter …
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While we take the Internet for granted as an essential part of everyday life, decisions are being made behind the scenes that affect its future and the lives of everyone who relies on it. Net users are like players in a game where the rules are unknown and can change at any time. Decisions are …
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New Snowden Document Implies NSA May Be Putting Israel’s Security Ahead of America’s Why Is the NSA Putting Israel First? The following leaked slide from Edward Snowden was released today by Glenn Greenwald in his new book, No Place to Hide: If you can’t read the slide, it says: Balancing the SIGINT exchange equally between …
