Keeping Your Resume Out Of Online 'Oblivion' : NPR →
That’s right, software is now hiring you for your next job.
Facebook's Targeted Advertising Blamed In Gay British Teen Allegedly Being Thrown Out Of Home →
[A gay teen] was thrown out of his London home after his parents discovered “incriminating” gay content on his Facebook page [which] was not intentionally placed on their son’s Facebook page by him, but rather the targeted advertising generated by the site itself based on a user’s activities and relationships.
Dear Congress, It's No Longer OK To Not Know How The Internet Works →
Iowa Representative Steve King tweeted, somewhat ironically, about surfing the internet on his phone because he was bored listening to his colleague Shiela Jackson speak about the [SOPA]. Then, even more ironically, another representative’s comments calling him out for it were asked to be stricken from the record.
@Google: Lawrence Lessig: Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to Stop It (by AtGoogleTalks)
Floating technology incubator gets cash infusion from Facebook funder Peter Thiel →
I’m not sure why, but I feel like this could potentially be huge. Law school/lawyer friends, what are the implications of this? Are there any?
I, For One, Welcome Our New Computer Hacker Overlords
First, watch this great video on how computer algorithms shape our world:
Then, read about the Stuxnet computer worm/supercyberweapon; and finally about the how the US drone fleet was hit by a virus but it was no big deal.
I, for one, welcome our new computer hacker overlords.
