Who thinks up this
stuff? (and why doesn't someone slap them?)
The headline says it
all. What could possibly go wrong, right?
Read more on Tech2.
Nothing new, right?
Who owns the email system?
From the
that’s-not-very-nice-folks dept.:
Matthew Lloyd-Thomas
and Adrian Rodrigues report:
Yale
students’ email accounts are subject to search without consent or
notification by the University, as outlined in a publicly available
but little-publicized document.
Under
the University’s Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy, the
University maintains the right to access not only employee accounts,
but students’ accounts as well. While 55 of 73 students
interviewed were unsurprised that the University can monitor their
correspondences, few were clear on the specifics under which Yale can
search their accounts.
Read more on Yale
Daily News.
Yeah,
students don’t need no stinkin’ privacy or privacy
rights.
Think there might be a
market for antique cars, like mine?
I’ve covered
automobile “black boxes” before and the privacy risks that
electronic data recorders, if unregulated, pose. But Amadou Diallo
raises some other interesting privacy questions associated with the
explosive growth of 4G broadband connectivity and new apps:
But
let’s suppose that you’re fine with almost any privacy trade-offs
that will allow to check your tire pressure remotely, push navigation
directions to your car before leaving the house, or avoid hearing a
Celine Dion ballad. When the car is the hotspot, your passengers may
be forced to give up anonymity as well. Will they have to weigh
privacy concerns against your offer of a ride to the beach? If your
riding companion logs in to your car’s hotspot with their phone,
the resulting data may make it possible to know not just where you
are, but who you’re with.
Read more on Forbes.
Worth reading?
U.S.
District Court Judge Opens Door on Fourth Amendment and NSA Metadata
Collection
by Sabrina
I. Pacifici on December 16, 2013
Politico:
A federal judge ruled Monday, December 16, 2013 that the National
Security Agency program which collects information on nearly all
telephone calls made to, from or within the United States is likely
unconstitutional. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon found that
the program appears to violate the Fourth Amendment ban on
unreasonable searches and seizures. He also said the Justice
Department had failed to demonstrate that collecting the information
had helped to head off terrorist attacks… Judge Leon’s
68-page opinion is the first significant legal
setback for the NSA’s
surveillance program since it was disclosed in
June in news stories based on leaks from former NSA contractor Edward
Snowden. For seven years, the metadata program
has been approved repeatedly by numerous judges on the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court and found constitutional by at least
one judge sitting in a criminal case.”
Lawyers don't do
anything for free, do they? In a perfect world, legal students would
gather and catalog laws & cases.
New
on LLRX – Give Open a Chance in Law
by Sabrina
I. Pacifici on December 16, 2013
Via LLRX.com
- Give
Open a Chance in Law - Sarah
Glassmeyer’s commentary challenges us to
consider a Venn Diagram comprising the current state of legal
education; the systematic failures surrounding issues of Access to
Justice; and in the third circle is the Reinvent/Innovate/New Law
world of individuals attempting to make the practice of law more
efficient using technological solutions. Sarah then asks – What
lies smack in the center of these circles? The answer – Legal
Information. Read on.
(Related) ...and they
get to pressure Microsoft.
Google
deepens involvement in open-source patent effort
Expanding its
involvement in an open-source legal defense effort, Google has joined
the board of the Open
Invention Network, an organization that cross-licenses patents to
try to reduce the risk of lawsuits against those using Linux and
another open-source software projects.
Google previously was
an OIN associate member but now joins Sony, Red Hat, Novell, IBM,
Phillips, and NEC with the higher level of involvement.
"Linux now powers
nearly all the world's supercomputers, runs the International Space
Station, and forms the core of Android.
But as open source has proliferated, so have the threats against it,
particularly using patents," said Chris DiBona, director of open
source at Google, in a blog
post Wednesday. "That's why we're expanding our
participation in Open Invention Network, becoming the organization's
first new full board member since 2007."
Now that the quarter is
over, a free statistics book my students can ignore.
OpenStax
College - Free Textbooks for Students
OpenStax
College is an initiative whose purpose is to
create and distribute free and low-cost college textbooks. The
initiative is led by Rice University. Currently, on OpenStax College
students can find six free textbooks on the subjects of biology,
statistics, sociology, and physics. The
books can be downloaded as PDF and ePub files, viewed online, or
downloaded through Apple's iBookstore (the iBook version is not
free).
For my Data Analysis
students...
Open
Data GovLab 500
by Sabrina
I. Pacifici on December 17, 2013
“The
Open Data 500 is the first comprehensive study of U.S. companies
using open government data to develop new products and services. The
study will identify, describe, and analyze companies that use open
government data in their businesses. The Open
Data 500 is designed to provide a basis for assessing the value
of government data; help encourage the development of new open data
companies; and foster a dialogue between government and business on
how government data can be made more useful. The Open Data 500 study
is being conducted by the GovLab at New York University with funding
from the Knight Foundation. The GovLab works to improve people’s
lives by changing how we govern. Toward that end the GovLab brings
together thinkers and doers who design, implement, and study
technology-enabled solutions that advance a collaborative, networked
approach to reinvent institutions of governance. It is an
action-research center leading an interdisciplinary and global
research network. The GovLab operates on the hypothesis that 21st
century citizen engagement can make governance more effective and
legitimate. As part of its mission, the GovLab studies how
institutions can publish the data they collect as open data so that
citizens can analyze and use this information to detect and solve
problems. In addition to the Open Data 500, several other efforts
are under way to describe and understand how civil society and the
private sector can use government open data. The GovLab is
coordinating work on the Open Data 500 with the World Wide Web
Foundation, the Open Data Institute, the McKinsey Global Institute,
and others doing important work in this field.”
Teacher stuff...
Rubrics
for Blogging and Multimedia Projects
Assessment is one of
the things that I'm often asked about in my blogging and website
creation workshops.
One of the assessment resources that I like to point out is this
collection of rubrics from the University of Wisconsin, Stout.
In the collection you will find rubrics for assessing student
blogging, student wikis, podcasts, and video projects. Beyond the
rubrics for digital projects there are rubrics for activities that
aren't necessarily digital in nature. For example, you can find
rubrics for writing, research, and oral presentations.
Applications for
Education
These rubrics might not
fit perfectly with the projects you're students are working on, but
they could provide a good starting point for creating your own
rubrics. Perhaps you could show the rubric you're considering to
your students and ask them for their input as to what they think is
important to be evaluated in their projects.
For my students with
I-stuff...
Tekiki
Helps You Find The Best Deals For Good iOS Apps Every Day
… There are many
ways to find discounted iPhone and iPad apps — from following your
favorite websites for alerts, to apps such as AppsFire
(our
review) , AppGratis,
and other deal-finding
apps. But most of these methods suffer from
any of the three catches:
- They’re show you a bunch of lousy apps you wouldn’t touch with a stick.
- They’re annoying to navigate — making you fish for what you’re actually looking for in a sea of deals.
- They get taken down by Apple for violating something or other.
If you’re looking for
a new way to discover good iPhone and iPad apps that have
recently gone free, without drowning in endless options, and without
worrying about Apple taking it down, it might be time to try Tekiki.
… Once you find an
app you’re interested in, just click or tap the tile to be taken to
the app’s page.
For my students to
train their students...
The
Complete Teenager’s Guide To Online Privacy [Weekly Facebook Tips]
When it comes to giving
teenagers advice about online conduct, many adults have no idea what
to suggest in terms of protecting their privacy and making good
choices about their public image. And frankly, it’s dangerous to
let teenagers figure it out entirely for themselves.
All it takes is
exposure to a few important scenarios and most teenagers will
understand what they need to do to protect themselves. Today
we’ll discuss privacy in terms of Facebook, but the lessons will be
equally valuable for any social network or activity online.
If you know a teenager
who needs a bit of guidance with online privacy, get them to read
this post. From now on, I’ll be addressing the teenagers directly.
If you’re a parent, here’s a guide
to Facebook privacy for parents.
I don't know if this
works, but I'll try anything to get my students to RTFM read the
freaking book!
– Are you a slow
reader? Do you have trouble remembering what you read? Do you want
to get more out of your day? Summarize This helps you to read
faster, remember more and boost your overall productivity, by
providing “just the facts”. Insert the content of text into the
box and press the “summarize” button to get just the facts you
need.
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