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Videoconferencing keeps people connected while the coronavirus keeps them inside – but privacy and security are far from perfect

4Apr

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Videoconferencing keeps people connected while the coronavirus keeps them inside – but privacy and security are far from perfect

If, before COVID-19, you were concerned about all the data that technology companies had about you, just wait. As stay-at-home orders push more professional and social activities online, it’s becoming harder to remain in control. Look no further than Zoom, which suffered dual security and privacy crises in the past few weeks. Lawsuits alleging data sharing violations and hackers have descended on the software, which has led Google and school districts to ban Zoom for professional use. I’m a researcher who investigates how these concerns affect the use of online platforms. The first thing to understand is that privacy and security are two different things, and they have different consequences for using videoconferencing platforms. Privacy versus security Privacy refers to individuals’ uni...

4Apr

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Journalism

While Paywalls Reign the Publishing Industry, Academic Papers Are Freely Accessible on the Dark Web

Modern digital piracy transcends almost all aspects of life. In this equation, the dark web and cryptocurrencies have fueled global piracy schemes. If you think that pirated material is only restricted to movies and music, you’ll be very mistaken. Today, piracy has become a solution to every item that is deemed expensive by the online world—even academic material. There exists a current war between academic factions and stakeholders about the need to tax academic research. While this battle rages on the surface, a host of academic materials have seeped deep into the underground, onto darknet websites. Significance of Academic Piracy A majority of scholarly materials are confined within paywalls, and unless you are logged into a university’s network with costly subscription, you must pa...

Traveling while black: Why some Americans are afraid to explore their own country

2Apr

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Traveling while black: Why some Americans are afraid to explore their own country

Her mom always smiled - except when the family made its annual summer drive to visit the grandparents in Magnolia, Arkansas. “The smiles were gone while we were traveling,” said Gloria Gardner, 77. It was the 1940s, and traveling to her parents’ home town was not approached lightly after the family moved to Muskegon, Michigan, during the Great Migration. Stopping for food or bathroom breaks was mostly out of the question. For black families, preparing for a road trip required a well-tested battle plan in which nothing could be left to chance. There were meals to cook and pack in ice. Sheets were folded and stacked in the car to use as partitions if they were left with no choice but to take bathroom breaks roadside. And there was another item that Gardner recalls her parents never forgo...

3Apr

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Malia Obama Shows Off Sick Trick Her Mom Taught Her While Celebrating National Holiday Named After Her

Malia Obama Shows Off Sick Trick Her Mom Taught Her While Celebrating National Holiday Named After Her It is the final weeks of Malia Obama’s gap year before she begins Harvard in the Fall, and she is not wasting a moment of it. Malia has been quite the social butterfly over the last year ever since turning 18 years old and has been caught hobnobbing with celebrities and socialites on a regular basis. Malia’s actions have gained her celebrity status from the impressionable youth around the country. Now, these young people are pushing for a National Holiday to be renamed in Malia’s honor which has conservatives reeling. The Obama family reached a celebrity status during Barack Obama’s term as president. The family’s inner circle often included and was surrounded by professional athletes, r...

Moving Forward While Remembering the Past and Embracing the Future

31Mar

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Moving Forward While Remembering the Past and Embracing the Future

Moving Forward While Remembering the Past and Embracing the Future. I have realized that the best step to take when trying to move forward in life is to accept that sometimes we have to let go of the life we expected to have and to start living the life we are given. Looking back on our past is not always a bad thing. For me, taking an honest look at my past helps me understand more of who I want to see myself become in the future. I believe if I didn't remember past experiences during my life, I would not learn what truly were my mistakes and successes. I know that most of the time, I am my own worst critic and set unrealistic expectations for my life. But now that I understand this about myself, I can work on this aspect and continue to remember not to be so hard on myself. I have sp...