Category «Internet»

Inside the $621 Million Legal Battle for the ‘Soul of the Internet’

RollingStone via MSN [no paywall]: “Major record labels have sued the online library Internet Archive over thousands of old recordings, raising the question: Who owns the past?Before founding the Internet Archive, Kahle worked as a computer scientist, making major contributions to personal computing and the early internet during the Eighties and Nineties. With the Archive, …

Subjects: Copyright, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Search Engines

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 28, 2024

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 28, 2024 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis a class=”author url fn” title=”Posts by Pete Weiss” href=”https://www.llrx.com/author/pete-weiss/” rel=”author”>Pete …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

2024 Link Guide to Employment Resources

Via LLRX – 2024 Link Guide to Employment Resources – This is employment resources guide by Marcus P. Zillman spans multiple sectors, sources in the private and public sectors, on-site and remote work, job search engines, resume building resources, identifying job titles and respective skill requirements, and is inclusive of a focus on new job seekers …

Subjects: Economy, Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines, Social Media

U.S. Court Orders LibGen to Pay $30m to Publishers, Issues Broad Injunction

TorrentFreak: “Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Colleen McMahon granted the default judgment without any changes. The anonymous LibGen defendants are responsible for willful copyright infringement and their activities should be stopped. “Plaintiffs have been irreparably harmed as a result of Defendants’ unlawful conduct and will continue to be irreparably harmed should Defendants be allowed to …

Subjects: Copyright, Courts, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

What Are American Students Learning about US History?

American Historical Society: “In 2022, the American Historical Association (AHA) launched the most comprehensive study of the national US history teaching landscape undertaken in the 21st century. We wanted to know what is actually happening in public school classrooms across the country. Are teachers distorting history or indoctrinating children? Careful research transcends the heat and …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legislation, Libraries

Types of misinformation Americans say are most concerning

Axios: “Americans’ top concern around misinformation right now — more than foreign government interference or AI — is politicians spreading it to manipulate their supporters, according to a new Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll. Why it matters: The election is 40 days away and nobody trusts or believes anything…”

Subjects: AI, Congress, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media

3 imagery updates to Google Earth and Maps

Google Blog: “Our world is in constant motion. Cities expand, landscapes evolve and the climate continues to reshape our globe. To help people visualize these changes and learn more about the world around them, we’re announcing new updates to Google Earth and Street View. Travel back in time with Earth — and plan projects more …

Subjects: Climate Change, Education, Environmental Law, Internet, Libraries, Search Engines

Slack, Teams, Google Chat: Is There Any Safe Place to Complain About Work Online?

WSJ via MSN: “Workers are getting too comfortable venting on their employers’ chat apps. We tend to forget that nothing we say there is private. Disney last week said it was quitting Slack, after a hacker gained access to an executive’s account and leaked millions of intraoffice messages. They included computer code, details about unreleased …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Legal Research, Microsoft, Privacy

The State of Work-Life Balance in Journalism

How journalists manage their professional and personal lives. Muck Rack’s first State of Work-Life Balance in Journalism report examines data from two surveys of nearly 1,800 journalists. The report looks at salary, access to mental health services and burnout among journalists. of journalists have access to mental health services at work: Less than 25% of …

Subjects: Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research