Complex Algorithm Auto-Writes Books, Could Transform Science - 0 views
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dr tech on 01 Jun 13"computer programs can accelerate discovery in the sciences faster than scientists can, if the computer is trained to behave like one"
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UK gathering secret intelligence via covert NSA operation | Technology | guardian.co.uk - 0 views
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"UK's electronic eavesdropping and security agency, GCHQ, has been secretly gathering intelligence from the world's biggest internet companies through a covertly run operation set up by America's top spy agency, documents obtained by the Guardian reveal."
'Boundless Informant' Is a Secret NSA Tool to Data-Mine the World - 0 views
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"The NSA has a tool that records and analyzes all the flow of data that the spy agency collects around the world. Think of it as a global data-mining software that details exactly how much intelligence, and of what type, has been collected from every country in the world. It's aptly called "Boundless Informant." "
UK government online disability benefits signup requires IE6 - Boing Boing - 0 views
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"To claim Disability Living Allowance or Attendance Allowance in the UK people are being asked to use Internet Explorer 5 or 6 and other systems that are so out of date they are available on less than 2% of computers. If you want to claim online you will need to take a step back to the 1990s and hunt through second hand shops for an old PC that you can power up. "
Internet anonymity is the height of chic | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views
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"In this age of information overload, internet exhibitionism and NSA snooping, is it possible to make yourself unGoogleable? And does it earn you added credibility, as fashion designer Phoebe Philo and bands such as !!! suggest?"
Big Data Can Help Prevent Conflicts - 0 views
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"Some of the same social media analyses that have helped Google and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spot warning signs of a flu outbreak could be used to detect the rumblings of violent conflict before it begins, scholars said in a paper released this week. Kenyan officials used essentially this system to track hate speech on Facebook, blogs and Twitter in advance of that nation's 2013 presidential election, which brought Uhuru Kenyatta to power."
Online privacy: nothing to fear | Jean-Louis Gassée | Technology | guardian.c... - 0 views
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"If there is nowhere to hide, how can disagreements safely ferment in political life, at work, in relationships? By definition, change disturbs something or annoys someone. And, moving to paranoia, or full awareness, the age-old question arises: who will guard us from the guardians?"
Are There Countries Whose Situations Worsened with the Arrival of the Internet? - 0 views
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"There are concerning stories of censorship and surveillance coming from many countries. Have the stories added up to dramatic authoritarian tendencies, or do they cancel out the benefits of having more and more civic engagement over digital media? Fancier graphic design might help bring home the punchline. There are still no good examples of countries with rapidly growing internet populations and increasingly authoritarian governments."
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