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From retrofuturist media prophecies to the cognitive consequences of mobile-everything.
The FTC is requiring Web outfits to undertake a privacy audit every two years, which critics call a toothless exercise
Facebook has become a social network that's often too complicated, too risky, and, above all, too overrun by parents to give teens the type of digital freedom they crave. Read this article by Jennifer Van Grove on CNET News.
Political activists must watch what they say on the likes of Facebook and Twitter, sites which will become the “next big thing in law enforcement”, a leading human rights lawyer has warned.
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Last week, Facebook announced it would cease using facial recognition technology on European Union users and delete all data following complaints from member states and an inquiry by the Irish Data Commissioner.
As well as the benefits to the child, the adults in the household benefit from digital inclusion as well. Being online means they are more likely to get jobs or progress in work. They save money on purchases, and feel less ...
As the school year begins, you may be wrestling with how to better prepare your students to live in an increasingly digital world. With technology mor...
Rather than turn our noses up at Twitter, we should celebrate it and the internet as new platforms for instant communication and as drivers of literacy, says CanLit legend Margaret Atwood.
The national survey questioned 3000 young people ages 15-25 on how they use the Internet, social media and engage in politics. Unlike any prior study on the topic, the YPP survey included large numbers of black, Latino, ...
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UK Further and Higher Education are facing the toughest financial constraints for a generation.
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Personal information including sexuality and drug use can be correctly inferred from public 'like' updates, according to study. By Josh Halliday
Increasingly, Internet companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Mozilla are pushing each other to prove to consumers that their data is safe and in their control.
Facebook has sent a letter to the FTC arguing that its "Like" button and other social plugins should be exempt from a children's privacy protection law.
Leaked European CleanIT Proposal Would Require The Use Of Real Names ...ForbesIf you're a EU citizen who enjoys the anonymity afforded to you by the internet, or who doesn't want their internet browser to come with a built-in terrorist reporting...
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Social literacy is greatly needed in social media, we all know. If we all grew up with social-emotional learning, we'd have greater academic success and social skills and a lot less bullying in schools and workplaces.
Recently, the GRID team used the Olympic games as an opportunity to shine a spotlight on some of the huge range of showcase ICT projects and initiatives catalogued in GRID around the world. There is wide consensus that ...
The national survey questioned 3000 young people, ages 15-25 on how they use the Internet, social media and engage in politics. Unlike any prior study on the topic, the YPP survey included large numbers of black, Latino, ...
Infographic on the state of digital inclusion in Europe. During the Get Online Week campaign (26-30 March 2012), telecentres reached 200.000 Europeans. But “Why a Get Online campaign? – Isn't everybody online yet in ...
Debunking myths, researchers Alice Marwick and danah boyd write that the core elements of high-school life are fundamentally the same as they were decades ago.
First define what you mean by digital literacy: The definition I most frequently use is this one: digital literacy = digital tool knowledge + critical thinking + social engagement. Then it's worth knowing its main characteristics: ...
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