By Shannon Perry A recent report from the Pew Research Center provides an interesting look into Americans’ online habits following Edward Snowden’s revelations about surveillance practices in the United States. The survey questioned adults about the extent to which their attitudes and online be...
American interest in online privacy and surveillance programs has jumped since Edward Snowden’s revelations about digital government surveillance in the United States. Deteriorating public relations have plagued intelligence agencies that have been identified as participating in the mass surveilla...
By Shannon Perry Over the Labor Day weekend, a heap of sensitive pictures of celebrities found their way onto online forums 4chan and Reddit, and the leak has since made headlines across the country. The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal have dedicated front-page links...
By Katie Kennedy Attacks made on Sony’s PlayStation Network coincided with a bomb scare on an American Airlines jet carrying John Smedley, the president of Sony Online Entertainment. The same Twitter account that claimed responsibility for the online attacks repeated the warning that the flight ca...
By Bob Gourley On 30 July 2014 in Reston Virginia some of the greatest minds in analytics for business outcomes and mission impact will be gathering at the Hyatt Regency Reston. This event, the Analytics 2014 Forum, is being pulled together by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (...
By Bob Gourley This is the fifth installment in our series flowing from recent dialog with Marc Andreessen. In this post we provide some of Marc’s thoughts regarding ways that government can improve the dialog underway with citizens on the future of automation. Gourley: How can government start a...
By Shannon Perry Reddit, the user-run social media/news website, regularly hosts “IAmA” sessions (Q&A discussions beginning with “I am a ______. Ask me anything.”) Politicians, actors, activists, journalists, athletes, and professionals of all sorts host the sessions to connect with a...
By ShannonPerry Controversy over data collecting and uproars over Net Neutrality, smart wearables and smarter marketing, angry letters and vulnerable software – technology news does not always put a smile on your face. So every now and then, it is nice to have tech news provide a good laugh. Minec...