Links July 28-Aug 4, 2019

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Friday Aug 3, 2019

NYC Subway Officials Move to Crush Last Vestige Of Newspaper Distribution:   ibtimes.com

The Reading Brain in the Digital Age:   scientificamerican.com


Thursday Aug 1, 2019

"I attended the hearing alongside Max Schrems, an Austrian lawyer and privacy advocate. Six years ago, Schrems filed a complaint against Facebook Ireland for transferring his data to the United States, given the scope of U.S. government surveillance."   justsecurity.org

Richard Clarke says CEOs pay ransomware, and we shouldn't deny mayors that option.&Nbsp;  usatoday.com


Wednesday July 31, 2019

That the capitalist-celebrating Wired magazine published a bromide on disruption that opens with what-some-called-a-commie folk singer Pete Seger is a sign of something massive.   wired.com

New Laws on Data Privacy and Security Are Coming. Is Your Company Ready?:   hbr.org

"Debra Donovan, who has rented in Sedona for 19 years, said that she fears the owner of her current rental will turn it into a short-term rental when her one-year lease is up."   azcentral.com


Tuesday July 30, 2019

"For example, a social media privacy bill introduced by Senators Amy Klobuchar and John Kennedy does not add very much to consumer privacy, but each of its provisions — like one that forbids a change to a product that 'overrides the privacy preferences of a user' — seems to be a reference to something Facebook has done in the past."   nytimes.com

There are 78 "fusion centers" listed on the Department of Homeland Security website.   eff.org

Peru's Brazil nut harvesters learn to monitor forests with drones.   news.mongobay.com

Aerial surveillance planned to protect forests in Nigeria.   punchg.com

"As Wiener surely knows, the market rate multi-unit apartment buildings going up quickly in the most 'desirable' parts of cities are not likely to be affordable."   berkeleydailyplanet.com

Mangroves are protected at perimeter by CCTV cameras in Mumbai.   hindustantimes.com

Stealing redwood trees is hard but steeling burls isn't:   bloomberg.com

From CPO Magazine's June issue, a guide to drafting your company's cybersecurity policy.   cpomagazine.com

Here’s how tech companies want to change California’s CCPA   mercurynews.com


Sunday July 28, 2019

"Has anyone written or read anything good on facial recognition in public places? From the DPIAs I’ve read (Met and SWP) I’m really not seeing the ‘strictly’ necessary required by s.35(5) of the DPA."   twitter.com

"Just a reminder: A majority of local newspaper websites are unusable and we now want readers to pay for the privilege."   twitter.com








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