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Why it matters that IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business

Vox

In a letter to members of Congress , IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the company would no longer make general-purpose facial recognition and analysis software, citing concerns about the technology’s use by law enforcement agencies. It specifically featured analysis of disparities in IBM’s technology , among systems sold by other companies.

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Artists are playing takedown whack-a-mole to fight counterfeit merch

The Verge

One semester, Sandra Aistars, director of the Arts and Entertainment Advocacy Clinic at George Mason University, had law students do takedown notices for artists and nonprofits and tracked their interactions. Even people who should be experts in copyright matters can struggle to contend with takedown policies. And that’s just Facebook.

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CBAP certification: A high-profile credential for business analysts

CIO Business Intelligence

The Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) is a credential for business analysts offered by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA). IIBA is a nonprofit professional association founded in 2003 to promote the field of business analysis. It was first published in 2005 and is continuously updated.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

All those exercises, the honeypot or honeynet challenges I think that's what they were called in. I wondered what Daniel thought about the Information Sharing and Analysis Center or ISACs? Let's analyze stuff. Let's analyze malware. Let's analyze exploits. Let's take apart packet captures you know, Project Honey net was going well.

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The essential check list for effective data democratization

CIO Business Intelligence

A big part of preparing data to be shared is an exercise in data normalization, says Juan Orlandini, chief architect and distinguished engineer at Insight Enterprises. Exercising tactful platform selection In many cases, only IT has access to data and data intelligence tools in organizations that don’t practice data democratization.

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The pandemic showed that Big Tech isn’t a public health savior

The Verge

These digital hacks can take many forms and include everything from a smartphone app nudging people toward exercise to a data model analyzing how an illness spreads, she says. What is the role Big Tech should play as a neutral data publisher, and what role should it have in terms of producing something where analysis has already been done?”

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

Trends in the Living Networks

Njonjo works as Lead Consultant for LongView Consult , a socio-economic research and policy analysis firm that she founded in 2014. Before moving into trends analysis and consulting, Williams was the National Marketing Manager and Publisher of the South African office of the Agora Group. Twitter: @bronwynwilliams. Asia/Middle East.

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