Facebook: latest court case shows how Europe is clamping down on big tech
Facebook’s approach to users’ data has just been dealt a major blow from the European court of justice (ECJ). In...
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Your personal data is the currency of the digital age
Many online users give consent for use of their data without worrying about the implications. (Shutterstock)The commodification of the internet...
Explainer: Go and the ‘conversation of hands’
Go is a beautiful and complex game that's endured for thousands of years. Alexandre Keledjian, CC BY-NCArtificial intelligence reached a...
Faked videos shore up false beliefs about Biden’s mental health
Joe Biden faces a disinformation campaign promulgating the false notion that he is in cognitive decline. Gage Skidmore/Flickr, CC BY-SAFrom...
Facial recognition in schools: here are the risks to children
Africa Studio/ShutterstockIn conversation with my teenage daughter last week, I pointed out a news report which flagged concerns over the...
Government cybersecurity commission calls for international cooperation, resilience and retaliation
Real-time cyberattacks on a display at the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard. U.S. Air Force...
Congress passes $1T infrastructure bill – but how does the government go about spending that much money?
The $1 trillion bill was a heavy lift for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (center). Next up: the budget reconciliation bill known...
Student achievement depends on reducing poverty now and after COVID-19
A crossing guard stops traffic as students arrive at École Woodward Hill Elementary School, in Surrey, B.C., Feb. 23, 2021....
None of the 2021 science Nobel laureates are women – here’s why men still dominate STEM award winning
Frances Arnold received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. © Nobel Media. Photo: Alexander MahmoudAll of the 2021 Nobel Prizes...
Popularity of latest ‘honesty app’ Sarahah shows how much we desire validation, whatever the cost
The Sarahah app urges users to send 'constructive' messages, but cyberbullying is rife. SarahahaA new app called Sarahah (which is...
