A World Without Privacy
Will Dave Eggers’s new novel “The Circle” end up being prophetic? The book is a warning about how we are well on our way to losing the last shred of privacy we have.
Banner Ads: The Monsters That Swallowed the Web
Twenty years ago last month, a team of well-meaning designers, coders and magazine publishers inadvertently unleashed on an unsuspecting world one of the most misguided and destructive technologies of the Internet age: the web banner ad.
The cookie is dead. Here’s how Facebook, Google, and Apple are tracking you now
The lifespan of the tracking cookie is about to expire. With the rapid emergence of mobile devices, the big three — Facebook, Google, and Apple — have turned to new and more potent methods for advertisers to keep track of you across multiple devices.
Terms of Service, Understanding Our Role in the World of Big Data
Big Data powers the modern world. With tools like FitBit tracking our every step and supercomputers like IBM’s Watson helping Memorial Sloan Kettering treat cancer patients, we literally live it. Between our social media profiles, browsing histories, discount programs, and new tools like Nest controlling our energy use, there’s no escape.
Understanding Our Role in the World of Big Data, a free graphic novel by Michael Keller & Josh Neufeld.
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