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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from surveillance

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about surveillance, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 95 stories have been published about surveillance which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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The Sociable

The Sociable

CBDC Could Be Used for State Surveillance, Includes Behavioral Patterns & Personal Data: IMF

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CIDRAP

CIDRAP

Before RSV vaccine, virus caused substantial illness in US adults

CIDRAP

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torontosun

torontosun

RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally

torontosun

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The Marshall Project

The Marshall Project

Here’s how cops are using high-tech tools to monitor protesters

The Marshall Project

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TechCrunch

TechCrunch

Europe's DMA forces Meta towards 'less personalized ads' | TechCrunch

TechCrunch

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Wired

Wired

The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests

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Gizmodo

Gizmodo

U.S. May Support 'Global Surveillance' Treaty Hated by Everyone but Authoritarian Governments

Gizmodo

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Newsweek

Newsweek

Period tracking app refuses to disclose data to American authorities

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Guardian

Guardian

Is your air fryer spying on you? Concerns over ‘excessive’ surveillance in smart devices

Guardian

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International Cannabis Business Conference

International Cannabis Business Conference

Brazil Approves Medical Cannabis For Animals

International Cannabis Business Conference

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calgarysun

calgarysun

MARTIN: Security camera provides vital evidence in sexual assault case

calgarysun

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ScienceDaily

ScienceDaily

Sewage surveillance proves powerful in combating antimicrobial resistance

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Electronic Frontier Foundation

Electronic Frontier Foundation

EFF Lawsuit Discloses Documents Detailing Government’s Social Media Surveillance of Immigrants

Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Gadget Review

Gadget Review

UK's High-Tech Digital Prison Plans Raise Privacy Concerns

Gadget Review

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The New Republic

The New Republic

Where to Expect Far-Right Election Disruptions

The New Republic

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ABC News

ABC News

An official in Equatorial Guinea is investigated for hundreds of sex videos

ABC News

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The Hindu

The Hindu

Strongly condemn attack on Hindu temple in Canada: PM Modi

The Hindu

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ViewusGlobal

ViewusGlobal

Drones, Snipers, and Panic Buttons: How the U.S. Is Securing the Presidential Election

ViewusGlobal

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Sky News

Sky News

Israel-Gaza: UK could hand potential war crimes evidence to International Criminal Court collected by RAF spy planes

Sky News

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Fox News

Fox News

Facial recognition glasses turn everyday life into creepy privacy nightmare

Fox News

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