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📺 Data is the new oil. Max #Schrems and Chou Kuan-Ju give a worrying reveal on how large actors get their hands on your #data and why data #privacy is a matter of national security.

TikTok's transition to U.S. ownership involves collecting even more data about its users, including precise location and AI interactions. It's also likely that the new privacy policy will lead to you seeing more targeted ads. Here's the lowdown from @WIRED.

To meet the demands of today’s digital world, any serious definition of infrastructure must also include the intangible assets that drive economic activity and help deliver essential services. japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20 #commentary #worldnews #uk #london #technology #infrastructure #ai #artificialintelligence #data

Had to go through a "#security" training for a new #nonprofit client, and all I could think was - you call this secure? Are these really your "#bestpractices"? Is this how nonprofits operate? Why are you really using all these #bigtech platforms?

Cities are building “digital twins” to map roads, buildings and utilities — but most still overlook the people who use them.

Legal experts called DHS’ move to use driver’s license data for citizenship checks more evidence of federal overreach.

DHS used to only have information on immigrants who’d had contact with the agency.

The last few days, #Slack, which I only use via a browser, keeps asking for video and audio permission, even though I'm not joining a call or using their audio feature.

Jeanine Finn just launched a survey on teaching with disappearing US govt data. pomona.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/f

A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers —

The federal plan to prevent data brokers from selling personal and financial information generated from American citizens has been scrapped. Read more at @TechRadar. #Cybersecurity #OnlineSafety #CFPB #Data #Tech #Technology <https://flip.it/JsrXGC>

As everyone ponders the odd puzzles in modern trade data, Songlin Wang shows that late 19th century improvements in the quality of Chinese trade data reflects key institutional reform & the importance of Hong Kong. New in the Asia-Pacific Economic History Review!doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12308

Mozilla seemingly changes Firefox Terms of Use in order to get rid of wordings such as "we don't sell your data".

Just two months into 2025, we’ve already seen several data breaches affecting the personal information of millions of people, setting up what could be a year unlike any we’ve seen. @Techcrunch breaks down each of the biggest breaches (Yes, DOGE’s access of U.S. federal government data makes the list):

🔜 Die @DHdKonferenz rückt näher und auch Mitglieder des Lehrstuhls #DigitalHistory #HUBerlin und der @NFDI4Memory #Data Culture sind direkt ab Montag im Programm vertreten! 🤓

@LabPlot at the service of #science and #researchers! 🔬 👩‍🔬 ⚗️

#LabPlot is a FREE, open source and cross-platform Data Visualization and Analysis software accessible to everyone. In LabPlot your #data is yours alone!