Day archives: February 23rd, 2022

Canceling an Online Subscription Shouldn’t Be a Nightmare

CNET: “…Rather than resorting to questionable practices and alienating customers in the cancellation process, companies should focus on being transparent and building a sense of trust. Customers should have full control over the cancellation process, which should be clearly defined and devoid of unnecessary barriers. The language throughout the process should be non-judgmental and should …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet

Howard University to digitize its archive of thousands of Black newspapers

NBC News: “…with the help of a $2 million grant announced Monday, Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center will make available countless articles that captured in real-time the impact of historical events on Black people that have long been difficult, if not impossible, to access. By digitizing its extensive Black Press Archives, anyone will be able …

Subjects: Education, Internet

The end of passwords

MIT Technology Review: “Companies are finally shifting away from notoriously insecure alphanumerics to other methods of authentication…enterprise-oriented companies like Okta and Duo, as well as personal identity providers like Google, offer ways for people to log in to apps and services without having to enter a password. Apple’s facial recognition system has taken biometric login …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, Internet

Global Green Skills Report 2022

LinkedIn : “The Global Green Skills Report 2022 provides new data on green skills and jobs from all across the world, to empower policymakers, governments and business leaders with actionable insights to help them transition the global workforce to a green economy future.”

Subjects: Legal Research

Carbon bias in index selection

Cosemans, Mathijs and Schoenmaker, Dirk, Carbon Bias in Index Investing (January 23, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4016221 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4016221 “This paper presents evidence of a bias towards carbon-intensive companies in popular value-weighted stock market indices that are tracked by index funds and ETFs and serve as benchmark for active equity strategies. The average carbon bias …

Subjects: Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Law

The Global Expansion of Authoritarian Rule Download Report

Freedom House Report – Freedom in the World 2022: “Global freedom faces a dire threat. Around the world, the enemies of liberal democracy—a form of self-government in which human rights are recognized and every individual is entitled to equal treatment under law—are accelerating their attacks. Authoritarian regimes have become more effective at co-opting or circumventing …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

How many people died believing vaccine misinformation?

Washington Post Opinion: “…In a just-published nationwide survey of 18,782 people across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the Covid States Project asked about four vaccine misinformation claims, asking respondents whether they were “true” or “false” or if a respondent was “not sure.” Five percent said they thought that vaccines contained microchips; 7 …

Subjects: Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Medicine, Social Media