Every six months, Twitter puts out its own Transparency Report, outlining any and all legal rigamarole that the social network has experienced--with anyone--within the time period the report covers. The latest edition of this overview revealed some fairly disconcerting details about the relationship the government of the United States is attempting to form with Twitter.
Do you use Google Maps as your primary GPS device? If you do, then you may (or may not) be surprised to learn that Google keeps track of everywhere you’ve been. While this may come off as a bit creepy, there is a cool side to it; you can access Location History and see all the places you’ve traveled on any given day.
It is no secret that the cloud has overwhelmingly improved much of business computing with its innovative features, yet that does not mean the use of cloud technology is free of concerns for a business to consider. In part due to the cloud’s flexibility with solutions, many companies have encountered serious problems that go so far as to put the entire business at risk. What follows are some concerns that businesses that plan to introduce the cloud to their workers will have to consider and prepare to deal with.
Based on recent scientific findings, it would seem that computers have begun to replace human memory. Researchers Benjamin Storm, Sean Stone, and Aaron Benjamin have found that, with the near omnipresent availability of the Internet for the human race to reference for answers, the tendency to rely on external references as a source of information over a brain’s memory has increased, and what’s more, continues to increase at an observable rate.
The Internet has become such a distracting place that it takes great discipline to stay on task and not get bogged down by its limitless supply videos, games, memes, and more. Thankfully, those needing help staying focused can find it in the form of free browser extensions.
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