March 2018

Bhaskar Chakravorti: As Facebook faces a reputational downfall, here’s what Mark Zuckerberg should do (Brookings)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/28/2018 - 11:35

How badly designed electronic health records can put patients in danger (Vox)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/28/2018 - 11:23

Are you ready? This is all the data Facebook and Google have on you (Guardian, The)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/28/2018 - 11:23

Soul-Searching From Advertising Research Foundation, the Ad Group That Lauded Cambridge Analytica (New York Times)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/28/2018 - 11:22

Facebook Introduces Central Page for Privacy and Security Settings (New York Times)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/28/2018 - 11:21

President Trump hates Amazon, not Facebook

Capitol Hill wants Facebook’s blood, but President Trump isn’t interested. Instead, the tech behemoth he wants to go after is Amazon. Trump's wealthy friends tell him Amazon is destroying their businesses. His real estate buddies tell him — and he agrees — that Amazon is killing shopping malls and brick-and-mortar retailers. President Trump also pays close attention to Amazon founder's ownership of The Washington Post, which the president views as Bezos’ political weapon.

USDA Seeks Applicants for Rural Broadband Access Loans

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an Agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announces that it is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for the Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program (the Broadband Program). Applications will be processed on a first come, first served basis. Every ninety (90) days, RUS will conduct an evaluation of the submitted applications.

Cambridge Analytica story is a reminder of the value of a trusted, direct connection between publisher and consumer (Nieman Lab)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/28/2018 - 10:28

The Broadband Boost Small-Town America Needs

[Op-ed] Publicly owned broadband networks exist for one purpose: to give the most people the best service at the lowest possible prices. They do this because they know it benefits their residents’ quality of life and incomes. Verizon, Comcast and other big internet providers don’t like localities encroaching on their business, and they have gone to court to stop public broadband networks from being established. They have lost these cases, but defending them costs governments time and money.

Yomura says it can help struggling municipal fiber broadband providers

Yomura, a UK-based wholesale fiber services provider for Europe and North America service providers, sees an opportunity to help struggling US municipal broadband providers. “In some cases, there are municipalities that have built a network and they are hemorrhaging,” said Owen Stephens, marketing director for Yomura.

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