For the past two years or so, more now than before, there has been a rising focus on the issue of net neutrality. Earlier this year in the case of Verizon v Federal Communications Commission the supreme court ruled that…
One story, many Views: What are ‘Radicals’ thinking? Symbols of Islam in Various News Sources.
Lots of discussion about militant groups in the Middle East is floating around. The United States has its own history with these conflicts but it is not alone; China has an ongoing conflict with the Muslim Uighur minority, a historical…
Snowden At It Again
In late May of 2013, Edward Snowden did the unthinkable and released classified details of the United States Government’s surveillance programs. Snowden shocked the world by releasing the most substantial leak of NSA material in U.S. history, and as of…
Twitter Posts during Crime demonstrates that Online Information need to be Supervised
In Seattle, the police discouraged civilians from tweeting during local criminal activities such as manhunts and shootings. These crime tweets may inform the culprits about the current location and actions of the police. Although there has been no incidents…
Can Selfies be a Reliable Source of Evidence? (blog)
Sometimes uploading selfies online will leak confidential information about the user. Recently, a Russian solider named Alexander Sotkin casually posted a selfie on his Instagram, which exposed his location. Ironically, Sotkin was claimed to be a communication specialist by…