Data Privacy and Google Location History
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Orin S. Kerr explains the legal implications of Google’s decision to store Maps’ location history on local devices. The company will no longer have custody of people’s opt-in location history data, and therefore, cannot be subject to geofence warrants. “If Google doesn’t keep…
Multi-Ball XXII – December 10, 2023
A short link (one link) blog today as I keep busy working on many things. I am happy to share that I found meaningful Christmas gifts for a few very important people in my life. NonProfit Newsrooms Hiring Editorial Cartoonists Editorial cartoons are an artform and distinguish serious…
Multi-Ball XXI – December 7, 2023
A linkblog Richard J. Tofel: Let’s Stop Trying to Hold Back the Future in News — An interesting and good argument for more change in news practices. Adoption of TikTok and AI feature in this newsletter. On legacy newspapers: I am seeing signs that people who should be…
Multi-Ball XX – August 25, 2023
A linkblog Toronto is home to the world’s largest lake-powered cooling system. Here’s how it works. A fascinating infographic-driven look at how Toronto’s downtown core is cooled by water from Lake Ontario, saying 90,000 mega-watt hours of electricity each year. Can democracies afford incompetent leaders? The case for…
Multi-Ball XIX – August 04, 2023
A linkblog The Nation: The Case for More Strikes – a short essay on how The Teamsters’ won a good contract with UPS and how other unions can win good deals for workers. Pittsburgh laments The Incline’s descent – another news startup closes shop. This one had high-profile…
Multi-Ball XVIII – July 10, 2023
A linkblog Right to Privacy and High-Profile Accusations The Guardian explores why the British Broadcasting Corporation and the British media are not naming a “male BBC presenter who allegedly spent £35,000 on explicit photographs from a young person, despite widespread speculation about their identity on social media and…
Multi-Ball XVIII – July 2, 2023
A linkblog More Predictions on the End of Twitter Twitter will not “end,” it will just lose its relevance. Arguably, it has already lost its relevance, and nothing has replaced it. Twitter is no longer where news happens. People post “what’s happening” to Reddit, Facebook groups, and private…
Multi-Ball XVII – June 19, 2023
It’s time to catch up on all the open tabs I’m finally reading, while my computer is overheating Nate Erskine-Smith: Good Media Outreach on Student Housing in Hamilton Ontario Liberal leadership candidate Nate Erskine-Smith is a refreshing politician, IMO. I’ve found him honest, forthright, and thoughtful about good…
Multi-Ball XVI – May 16, 2023
A busy few weeks. It’s time to catch up on all the open tabs I’m finally reading OM’s Blog: An interesting argument is that Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has political value to him, much as moguls of the past purchased newspapers to exert influence. “5 Ways to…
Multi-Ball XIII – April 25, 2023
More on Twitter’s Death Spiral and Journalists’ Addiction to the Platform I see myself in this piece, and I do not like it. Casey Newtow writes: The first and most obvious reason is inertia. Journalists spent more than a decade building up their presences on Twitter, and they…