Inevitable. You do
know that there is a tool built into most word processors (Mail
Merge) that let's you avoid this by sending individual emails.
Lucy Battersby reports
that an email gaffe by auto insurer Australian Associated
Motor Insurers (AAMI) has enabled disgruntled consumers to
find each other to band together:
The
blind carbon copy (BCC) button on emails exists for a very good
reason.
Unfortunately
one of AAMI’s managers failed to use it the day she sent a message
to 110 private addresses.
Even
worse than releasing private emails, the message went
to all the people with ongoing disputes against AAMI with
the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Now
the email has accidentally united a group of people, already very
unhappy with one of Australia’s largest insurers, and who are now
exploring the possibility of launching a class action.
Read more on SMH.
“Anything you can do
I can do badder!” Theme song of my Ethical Hackers.
You
can now unlock your GM car with your Windows Phone
Tuesday General
Motors and Microsoft
launched the OnStar
RemoteLink app for Windows Phone, three years after the app
launched with the Chevy Volt in 2010. The app is also available for
iOS,
Android,
and BlackBerry.
RemoteLink lets you
unlock and lock your doors, remotely start your vehicle, and turn off
and on your horn and lights, all from your smartphone. You can also
view data on your car's
oil levels, tire pressure, and fuel levels, which GM says is the most
common reason people use the app.
What the Guardian
learned about metadata? (Well done interactive)
UK
Guardian guide to your metadata
“Metadata
is information generated as you use technology, and its use has been
the subject of controversy since NSA’s
secret surveillance program was revealed. Examples include the
date and time you called somebody or the location from which you last
accessed your email. The data collected generally does not contain
personal or content-specific details, but rather transactional
information about the user, the device and activities taking place.
In some cases you can limit the information that is collected – by
turning off location services on your cell phone for instance – but
many times you cannot. Below, explore some of the data collected
through activities you do every day.” [includes a section on "What
metadata looks like"]
Still, worth reading
either way.
One of the liveliest
discussions at the recent Privacy Law Scholar’s Conference was
about a paper by Dan Solove and Woody Hartzog, ”The FTC and
the New Common Law of Privacy.” Because of conference rules,
I could not blog about it previously, but the authors have now
uploaded it to SSRN, where you can download
it for free. If you support an expansive view of the FTC’s
authority to pursue privacy and data security breaches, you’ll
probably like the paper. If you think, as some do, that the FTC has
exceeded its authority, particularly with respect to data breaches,
you will probably disagree with their arguments.
Is this related to the
previous article?
FTC
Chairwoman Calls for Transparency in Big Data
Via EPIC:
“In a keynote speech
at the Technology Policy Institute Aspen Forum, FTC Chairwoman Edith
Ramirez called upon companies to “move their data collection and
use practices out of the shadow and into the sunlight.” Chairwoman
Ramirez highlighted the risks of big data including indiscriminate
collection, data breaches, and behind-the-scenes profiling. She
stressed the importance of protecting consumers’ privacy and
said, “with big data comes big responsibility.” EPIC previously
testified
before Congress and called for the regulation of data brokers because
there is too much secrecy and too little accountability in their
business practices. EPIC has also consistently recommended
that the FTC enforce Fair Information Practices, such as those
contained in the Administration’s Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights,
against commercial actors. For more information, see EPIC:
Choicepoint and EPIC:
Privacy and Consumer Profiling.”
Have these violations
become more serious in fact or merely in the minds of this batch of
politicians?
New
SEC Policy – Violations by financial institutions include admission
of guilt
Washington
Post Wonkblog: “A few weeks ago, SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White
announced a significant change in policy: For certain violations,
the agency would no
longer allow financial institutions to simply pay a fine without
admitting wrongdoing (also known as a “nolo contendere” plea).
And in its latest cases, the SEC has been following through,
demanding an admission of guilt from JPMorgan in the
case of the London Whale and extracting
one from hedge fund adviser Philip Falcone… Here’s why
getting an admission of guilt actually matters: Symbolism; Subsequent
litigation; Loss of reputation and investor confidence; Possible loss
of banking license; Disqualifications; Deterrent effects and
bargaining power; Greater potential for internal growth and reform.”
Only when they arrest
you?
Timothy B. Lee writes:
If
the police arrest you, do they need a warrant to rifle through your
cellphone? Courts have been split on the question. Last week the
Obama administration asked the Supreme Court to resolve the issue and
rule that the Fourth Amendment allows warrantless cellphone searches.
Read more on Washington
Post.
I think my students
like these too, even if it is targeted to K-12.
Bill
Gates pitches in for online education resource Graphite
Microsoft Chairman Bill
Gates is putting his money where his mouth is. He is backing a new
initiative called Graphite
that is a free online resource to help teachers
discover and share education technology.
I have been bugging a
couple of people to do this...
… if you have a
particular expertise in a subject and want to teach others, there is
a large variety of online resources you can use to make
money by teaching others as well. Udemy
is one such example of a popular online teaching and learning site
that can be accessed online and from supported mobile devices.
… The site includes
a well designed step-by-step process for creating your own course,
which you can publish to Udemy’s growing community of nearly 1
million students and about another million monthly site visitors.
Creating a professional online course is similar to authoring a book,
which once published, can possibly bring you residual income for
years to come.
Udemy provides
straightforward tools for posting lectures and assignments in video,
audio, presentation and document formats. A typical Udemy course
contains 1-3 hours of content, with at least 60% video content. Most
courses are priced between $29 and $99, but many are free.
Instructors earn 70%-80% of course revenue.
Create-A-Thon
Creating a Udemy course
is relatively easy, but you do have to actually set aside time and
complete the project. If you happen to be reading this article
before August 22, you should register
for Udemy’s first Create-a-thon, which consists of a weekend
(August 24-25) in which you set aside time to complete an aspect of
your course—e.g., a course outline, a couple of lectures, or a
promo video. The event will include prizes, and each participant
will receive a professionally designed course cover image.
For my geeks
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