Love in an algorithmic age – Kaspersky Daily
We surveyed over 18,000 people in 27 countries, of whom 84% were either currently using a dating app (37%) or… read more
Learning analytics tools show engagement in courses, personalize support – Penn State News
Two tools developed by Penn State IT’s Data Empowered Learning team are helping academic advisers and instructors proactively support students… read more
“How Dare They Peep into My Private Life?” Children’s Rights Violations by Governments that Endorsed Online Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic – Human Rights Watch
This report is a global investigation of the education technology (EdTech) endorsed by 49 governments for children’s education during the… read more
Colleges That Require Virus-Screening Tech Struggle to Say Whether It Works – NYTimes
The University of Idaho is one of hundreds of colleges and universities that adopted fever scanners, symptom checkers, wearable heart-rate… read more
Data Broker Veraset Gave Bulk Device-Level GPS Data to DC Government – EFF
This is far from the only instance of data sharing between private location data brokers and government agencies. Reports at… read more
How Big Tech Is Pitching Digital Elder Care to Families – The Markup
But those innovations have also sparked some concerns among privacy and health care advocates, who wonder about the cost and… read more
20 Years After 9/11, Surveillance Has Become a Way of Life – Wired
It’s harder to get lost amid constant tracking. It’s also harder to freely gather when the public spaces between home… read more
Bosses turn to ‘tattleware’ to keep tabs on employees working from home – The Guardian
These software programs give bosses a mix of options for monitoring workers’ online activity and assessing their productivity: from screenshotting… read more
Zoom dysmorphia is following us into the real world – Wired
In the age of Zoom, people became inordinately preoccupied with sagging skin around their neck and jowls; with the size… read more
Trust Students, Suspect Algorithms (Beauchamp, 2020)
When universities across the United States reacted to the coronavirus pandemic by shifting to remote instruction last spring, many of… read more