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Slow to react?

Submitted by wnylibrarian on Tue, 07/18/2017 - 19:17

The "great transformation in human society" (via BBC) Hay Festival 2017: Stephen Fry's warning for the web / http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40076701

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Volunteer fact checkers?

Submitted by wnylibrarian on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 19:11

I've got a bad feeling about this. Ask any librarian about the use of Wikipedia as a primary source: (via CNN) Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is launching a news website / http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/25/media/wikitribune-jimmy-wales-fake-news/index.html

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Wearables: The Next Wave of Tech?

Submitted by wnylibrarian on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 19:08

Wearables the next wave? (via ZDNet) The death of the smartphone is closer than you think / http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-death-of-the-smartphone-is-closer-than-you-think-heres-what-comes-next/

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Google's Ad Blocker

Submitted by wnylibrarian on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 19:04

In a word - "whitelisting:" The answer is simple. You can't block a paying customer... / Why Google has to build its own adblocker / http://www.businessinsider.com/why-google-has-to-build-its-own-adblocker-2017-4

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Biometrics Expand to Credit Cards

Submitted by wnylibrarian on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 19:01

Biometrics: (via BBC) Credit card with a fingerprint sensor revealed by Mastercard / http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39643453

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