Category «Internet»

The Measure Of Things – search engine for finding comparative or relative measurements of physical quantities

“Wondering how big, small, tall, long, fast, heavy, or old something is? The Measure of Things is a tool to help you understand physical quantities in terms of things you (or your audience) are already familiar with. Need a metaphor to emphasize a written measurement? Try including a comparison to the size of a whale, …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

What Amazon knows about you – more than you may have considered

“Depending on how much you shop, watch and read with Amazon, the e-commerce behemoth may know more about you than any other company on earth, Axios chief tech correspondent Ina Fried reports. [Note – this is an extensive report – I have included just a portion] Naturally, Amazon knows what you’ve browsed or bought on …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Libraries, Privacy, Social Media

Library Extension The #1 Browser Extension that lets you instantly see book and e-book availability from your local library

Easily discover books and ebooks available at your local library! As you browse books and e-books, the Library Extension can check your library’s online catalog and display the availability of that item on the same. SAVE TIME – Access to more than one library? No more searching across multiple library catalogs. All conveniently displayed on …

Subjects: Internet

Google to roll out auto-delete controls for location history and activity data

Google Blog – Introducing auto-delete controls for your Location History and activity data – Whether you’re looking for the latest news or the quickest driving route, we aim to make our products helpful for everyone. And when you turn on settings like Location History or Web & App Activity, the data can make Google products …

Subjects: Internet, Privacy, Search Engines

Cloud database removed after exposing details on 80 million US households

c/net – Exclusive: The cache included information on addresses, income levels and marital status. “In a blow to consumers’ privacy, the addresses and demographic details of more than 80 million US households were exposed on an unsecured database stored on the cloud, independent security researchers have found. The details included names, ages and genders as …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms

Foreign Affiars – “For U.S. intelligence agencies, the twenty-first century began with a shock, when 19 al Qaeda operatives hijacked four planes and perpetrated the deadliest attack ever on U.S. soil. In the wake of the attack, the intelligence community mobilized with one overriding goal: preventing another 9/11. The CIA, the National Security Agency, and …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Chrome extension simplifies Gmail interface to the bare minimum

Declutter and Simplify Gmail – “A Chrome extension that brings the simplicity of Google Inbox to Gmail. WHO MADE THIS? Simplify was made by me, Michael Leggett (leggett.org), with some help from friends. I was Gmail’s lead designer from 2008 to 2012 and co-founded Google Inbox. I’ve been writing Chrome extensions for years to simplify …

Subjects: E-Mail, Internet, Knowledge Management

CIA now has an Instagram account

Axios: “The CIA, one of the rare government entities known for its social media savvy, is now on Instagram to give users another look into the secretive agency, Axios’ Marisa Fernandez writes. The new account is another online vehicle to “spark the curiosity of Instagram users” and find recruits, CIA press secretary Timothy Barrett said. …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Study identifies 80% of journalists falling for false online info

Poynter – “In a new study conducted by the Institute for the Future, a California-based nonprofit think tank, researchers found more than 80% of journalists admitted to falling for false information online. The data was based on a survey of 1,018 journalists at regional and national publications in the United States. Perhaps more concerning: Only …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management