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Yoda: South Korea Slams Google Evil in Privacy Violations

Korean DPA Faults Google’s TOS Changes: Global Privacy Implications? By  Graham Greenleaf, Whon-il Park (Privacy Laws & Business International Report, Issue 119: 22-25, October 2012) Abstract: The first decision of Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has borne out the perception that Korea’s new Personal Information Protection Act (PIP Act) is ‘Asia’s toughest data privacy …

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Berto Jongman: Eight Paradigm Shifts — Starting Now…

Are We on the Verge of an Interspiritual Age? By Bernard Starr (about the author) EXTRACT The horrific events that we read about and view in vivid television reports hardly testify to an imminent state of spiritual elevation. Conflict, greed, self-interest, divisiveness, warfare and even genocide are as prevalent on the world stage today as …

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Patrick Meier: Creating Resilience through Big Data

How to Create Resilience Through Big Data I’ve been invited by PopTech and the Rockefeller Foundation to give the opening remarks at an upcoming event on interdisciplinary dimensions of resilience, which is  being hosted at Georgetown University. This event is connected to their new program focus on “Creating Resilience Through Big Data.” I’m absolutely de-lighted to be involved …

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Steve Aftergood: Intelligence System Acquisition

New Procedures for Intelligence System Acquisition January 8th, 2013 by Steven Aftergood The Director of National Intelligence issued a directive last month prescribing procedures for major system acquisitions by elements of the intelligence community. The directive defines a multi-phase process for identifying critical needs, evaluating alternative paths to meet those needs, and so forth. See …

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Review: Improving Intelligence Analysis: Bridging the Gap between Scholarship and Practice

Stephen Marrin 4.0 out of 5 stars Analysis in Isolation from Reality, January 6, 2013 This book is insanely expensive. The author of the book has material published online that I recommend be accessed and considered before making any investment here. One starting point is my list to 2011 article and my lengthy comment, easily …

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