Day archives: May 24th, 2021

‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation

The New York Times – “We are in an era of endemic misinformation — and outright disinformation. Plenty of bad actors are helping the trend along. But the real drivers, some experts believe, are social and psychological forces that make people prone to sharing and believing misinformation in the first place. And those forces are …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media

Biden executive order bets big on zero trust for the future of US cybersecurity

TechRepublic: “This post focuses on the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity and its impact on cybersecurity and the zero trust approach. The Biden administration also published a fact sheet: “President Signs Executive Order Charting New Course to Improve the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Protect Federal Government Networks” giving a solid summary of the executive order that …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government Documents, Legal Research

Survey reveals the extent of surveillance on the remote workforce

“With many companies extending their remote-work policies indefinitely, employers are increasingly exploring new ways to oversee their staff’s productivity. But this challenge is giving rise to solutions that may have disastrous consequences for individual privacy. In a study commissioned by ExpressVPN, in collaboration with Pollfish, 2,000 employers and 2,000 employees who work in a remote …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

The Evolving Network of Legal Scholars

Hayashi, Andrew T., The Evolving Network of Legal Scholars (April 25, 2021). Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2021-25, Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2021-12, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3833993 “The law professoriate is a network connected by scholarly interactions of various types, including co-authorship. I study the evolution of the …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Corporate offices need to change in one major way says ServiceNow CEO

ZDNet – “In the age of hybrid work that’s upon us, companies need to dramatically rethink how they approach their office space. As ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott told a group of analysts and reporters during the company’s Knowledge 2021 event, “Nobody wants to play office anymore.” For as long as they’ve existed, corporate office buildings have …

Subjects: Economy, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Transportation

EPA – Climate Change Indicators in the United States

“The Earth’s climate is changing. Temperatures are rising, snow and rainfall patterns are shifting, and more extreme climate events – like heavy rainstorms and record high temperatures – are already happening. Many of these observed changes are linked to the rising levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, caused by human …

Subjects: Climate Change, E-Government, Environmental Law