Politics
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Facial Recognition Technology Sent An Innocent Man To Jail – Technology Firms’ Responses Are Making The Problem Worse, Not Better
July 7, 2020Last month, after facial recognition software identified Robert Williams as the shoplifter of several watches from...
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We Must Develop Security Systems Now To Ensure Mail-In Elections Are Free and Fair In November
June 2, 2020Last month, my hometown held a municipal election, which, as a precaution against the spread of...
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Congress Should Allow Charitable Contributions Made Now To Be Deductible In 2019
May 26, 2020Charitable organizations contribute greatly to the well-being of our society; the COVID-19 pandemic has only underscored...
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COVID-19 Response: New Jersey Urgently Needs COBOL Programmers (Yes, You Read That Correctly)
April 4, 2020New Jersey desperately needs COBOL Programmers. That’s what the State’s Governor, Phil Murphy, apparently meant today,...
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Snooping By Online Cloud Storage and Communications Providers Catches Child Porn – But At What Price?
February 25, 2020Last summer, after Microsoft notified law enforcement that a Florida man had uploaded child pornography to...
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Why Apple Is Fighting the FBI – and What It Means to You
January 14, 2020As Apple and the FBI begin the second major battle of their war over the protection...
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Y2K-Type Bug Hits New York City And Various Businesses 20 Years After Y2K
January 7, 2020New York City’s 14,000 parking meters stopped accepting both credit cards and pre-paid parking cards on...
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Before We Consider Breaking Up Big Tech, Let’s Regulate Better
September 23, 2019Two thirds of Americans support breaking up large tech companies, according to a poll published by...
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The Government Wants To Dramatically Weaken Your Encryption. Here Is Why It Should Not.
July 3, 2019Late last week, reports emerged that, once again, senior United States government officials are contemplating seeking...
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By Paying $600,000 Ransomware Demand Florida City Exposes All American Towns To Danger
June 23, 2019The city of Riviera Beach, Florida, last week agreed to pay hackers $600,000 to regain control...