Personal? Private? No such thing in data-hungry world
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Personal data reveals a slew of secrets about friends and family so regulators should stop fixating on individual privacy and safeguard society instead, data experts said on Thursday. From friends’ shopping habits to family health, one person’s data can shed light on a far wider network, with tech firms using individual […]
HELPDESK: FIVE WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM CYBER CRIME
In an article first published on The Conversation, SCOTT SHACKELFORD, of Indiana University in the US, looks at how you can protect yourself in the online world…
YouTube key to evangelising young people online, UK survey finds
The “most effective space for sharing Jesus online” is YouTube, according to a new study carried out for Youth For Christ in the UK. The research – which followed on from a 2017 study which found three-quarters of Generation Z engaged with YouTube daily – found that 41 per cent of young people ranked YouTube […]
INFORMATION RIGHTS: LACK OF OWNERSHIP LEAVES EXPERTS PUZZLED ABOUT DATA OWNERSHIP AFTER DEATH
Reporting from the UK, UMBERTO BACCHI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at the question of who owns your personal data when you die…
Indian Nobel laureate wants global treaty to tackle online child abuse
Thomson Reuters Foundation Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi called on Friday for a United Nations convention on online child sex abuse and trafficking, saying an international law is the only way to end the global scourge. The Indian campaigner against child trafficking said he was gathering support from fellow laureates and religious leaders including Pope […]
British official urges more protection for children “datafied from birth”
Thomson Reuters Foundation British children are having vast quantities of personal data collected from birth, according to a report released last Thursday that calls for more transparency and greater legal protection. From proud parents sharing a photo of their newborn baby online to internet-based toys, smart speakers and location tracking gadgets, children’s every move is being tracked, […]
Only about a third of Protestant churches in US offer online giving option, study finds
Only about a third of Protestant churches in the US offer the option to give online, according to new data from LifeWay Research. The US-based research company said a phone survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors showed that only about 30 per cent of their churches offered online giving, up from 14 per cent in 2010. […]
THE BIG PICTURE: STREAM SOME REALITY
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