Weekly Roundup 1/9/2020
The arrival of 2020 brings with it the dawn of a new decade, and somewhere, embedded in this excitement, are plenty of speculations about the next big tech trends coming our way. A few things to be on the lookout for: 5G wireless technology, a completely synthetic brain, robotic moon bases, brain implanted chips, self-driving cars, and so much more.
Closer to the work we undertake in the democratic space, we can look forward to policies that continue to emerge from data, privacy, and policy debates. Perhaps most notably, the year kicked off with California’s new Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) taking effect, a huge step in addressing how companies handle user data.
Top weekly tech articles curated for you:
Misinformation
- Effects of Fact-Checking Political Misinformation on Perceptual Accuracy and Epistemic Political Efficacy
- Data Analysis & Disinformation- From Insight To Action in 2020
- Formalizing Newsrooms' Battle Against Disinformation
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
Cybersecurity
- iPhone Update Reminds Users- Repeatedly of Being Tracked
- Iran Cyber-warfare threat: Everything You Need To Know
Open Internet
- Internet Censorship: When Access is Denied
- Writing Toward Freedom: Politics and Digital Rights in Africa
- Internet Governance Outlook 2020: The Next Generation of Players and Problems is Coming
Tech News
- The Future of Protest? Catalans Outwit Spanish Authorities with Phone App
- YouTube Officially Rolls Out Changes to Children's Content Following FTC Settlement
- I asked my students to turn in their cell phones and write about living without them