Digital Government
Edward Snowden Is Campaigning Against the World’s Largest Biometric ID Program
Aadhaar, India’s 12-digit unique identification number program that has been under fire for its security and privacy systems.
Digital Government
Russian Twitterbots Are Blaming the US Shutdown on Democrats
In the last 48 hours, Russia-linked Twitter accounts tweeted #schumershutdown more than any other hashtag.
Artificial Intelligence
Despite Progress, Social Platforms Still Not Terrorist-Proof
Lawmakers grilled Facebook, YouTube and Twitter over their efforts to block extremist content on their platforms.
Cybersecurity
Russian cyber meddling extends well beyond elections
Fake FCC comments are yet another sign of Russia's ongoing destabilization campaign against U.S. targets, a social media expert told Congress.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Finally Blinks
Mark Zuckerberg’s radical decision to reinvent the News Feed is a plea for mercy.
Digital Government
A List of 2018’s Most Promising Jobs Reveals the American Dream Is In IT
Many of the titles on the just-released list are remarkably similar to each other.
Policy
Controversial Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill Could Get Vote This Month
But lawmakers could face an uphill battle reconciling the bill with its tech-friendly House counterpart.
Emerging Tech
Social Media Newsfeeds have Hijacked Your Attention—Here’s How to Reclaim It
You are locking yourself into a self-perpetuating feedback loop, cut off from new information.
Emerging Tech
A Letter From Two Big Apple Investors Powerfully Summarizes How Smartphones Mess With Kids’ Brains
The letter also takes a dig at social media companies.
Digital Government
Twitter: We’re Not Going to Ban Donald Trump
The company reaffirmed it's somewhat unclear terms of service.
Cybersecurity
Mitt Romney Is the Latest Political Target of Russian Trolls and Bots
Social media activity linked to Russia has increased massively
Emerging Tech
How to Reduce Your Screen Time in 2018
If your New Year's resolution is to fight that tech addiction, here are some helpful tips.
Digital Government
8 Overly Confident, Mostly Pessimistic Predictions About Tech in 2018
The bankification of Big Tech, a strange profusion of wheeled vehicles, and more predictions about the year to come.
Digital Government
Barack Obama Reflects on Leaving the Presidency
He gave his first major interview as a private citizen to Prince Harry of Wales—discussing his marriage, his aspirations, and the importance of free speech.
Policy
Pay Changes and Other Things You Missed Over the Holidays
Here’s what you need to know to catch up.
Emerging Tech
All the Things You Can—and Can’t—Do with Your WeChat Account in China
It may even make the government's physical identity cards a thing of the past.
Cybersecurity
American Elections Remain Unprotected
Ahead of the 2018 midterms, the threat of Russia-linked cyber and disinformation campaigns still looms large.
Emerging Tech
Library of Congress Getting Picky About Which Tweets It Saves
Turns out everything you put on Twitter isn’t worth saving.
Digital Government
China’s Internet 'Clean-up' Has Closed Over 13,000 Illegal Websites Since 2015
While the report says all the websites taken down over the three-year span were illegal, it provided few other details about the sites taken down.
Emerging Tech
Facebook’s Holiday Gift is a Tool to Check Your Engagement with Russian Propaganda
It, however, has a lot of limitations.
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