technology

Talking tech; debates about regulating technology, privacy laws, piracy, and the pitfalls of AI.

AI predicts how Princess Diana and Michael Jackson would look if still alive today
Some of the biggest names in the world have left us before their time and their fans have been left wondering what could have been today had they not passed away. It's as if we are all in a parallel universe where we haven't lost gems like the people's princess Diana, or the legend Tupac, or Paul Walker, who still is a lingering influence on the world of Fast and Furious.
By k eleanor3 years ago in The Swamp
Why LED High Bay Lamps Are Best For Lighting Sheds?
We all know that low lighting levels can potentially cause serious cuts and burns while working inside a poorly lit shed or garage. It gets even worse when you trip over cables or tools left lying on the floor by one of your mates.
By Ecofin Solutions ForU3 years ago in The Swamp
Most Dangerous nuclear bomb ever made
In the world of nuclear weapons, there are two distinct types of bombs - the ones that were built and exploded, and those that were never completed. This article will cover 10 of the most dangerous nuclear bombs ever built.
By Zayn 3 years ago in The Swamp
Healthcare: How Does this Sector Benefits from Digital Wallet
A revolution is afoot in the healthcare sector and it is a digital one! Yes, digital wallets have finally started their foray into the world of healthcare & rest assured that they are quickly gaining momentum in this sector too. Such growth in digital wallets’ popularity is understandable when one sees that payments are among patients’ biggest concerns. The difficulty of accessing invoices, bills, etc. has also long been a point of friction in this industry.
By Ryan Williamson3 years ago in The Swamp
Are We Living in a Post-Truth World?
Former US president Donald Trump made 30,573 false or misleading claims during his four-year term. While that’s steep on any scale, the idea that politicians routinely lie to the public is not breaking news. But Trump took his relationship with reality to even shakier ground than usual. He widely dismissed unflattering media reports as fake news. He consistently hurled insults at journalists. And he still claims the 2020 US election was rigged against him.
By Shane Peter Conroy4 years ago in The Swamp
Internet
It is no longer a secret to anyone that the Internet has become a base for social, political, economic and cultural convergence and a point that can enter all areas of life. Enabling freedom for humanity, that is, we are facing a great role for the Internet by contributing to the achievement of globalisation in its positive sense, but does the economy allow that ? !
By Mahrez4 years ago in The Swamp
Hacked, Haggard, Hooked
There's a war happening in the world that is so covert, so deeply embedded, so insidious, we ride the surface, blissfully unaware of it's impact.
By Dannielle Nelson4 years ago in The Swamp
Get verified and explore Fet Life's new facial recognition system.
There is a reason why Facebook and many others have stopped doing this. Facial recognition systems harm people in the community. But face recognition, the technology behind these features, is more than just a gimmick. It is employed for law enforcement surveillance, airport passenger screening, and employment and housing decisions. Despite widespread adoption, face recognition was recently banned for use by police and local agencies in several cities, including Boston and San Francisco. Why? Of the dominant biometrics in use (fingerprint, iris, palm, voice, and face), face recognition is the least accurate and is rife with privacy concerns. Police use face recognition to compare suspects’ photos to mugshots and driver’s license images; it is estimated that almost half of American adults – over 117 million people, as of 2016 – have photos within a facial recognition network used by law enforcement. This participation occurs without consent, or even awareness, and is bolstered by a lack of legislative oversight. Face recognition empowers a law enforcement system with a long history of racist and anti-activist surveillance and can widen pre-existing inequalities. I do not support this as part of Fet Life and it will out others as not even credit card companies are safe from getting hacked. This is a bad idea and bad for the global community to particpate with.
By Joseph Crown4 years ago in The Swamp
Work in the Twenty-First Century
Labor Day got me thinking about the world of work in America. So many people are pontificating about how the pandemic will change work in the future. Many of these people are employers trying to decide whether they want employees back in office or if work from home (WFH) will be more common even after COVID. Hybrid models are being tried out in some work environments, models which have employees spending part of the work week on site and the rest of the week spent working from home. There are discussions about 4-day work weeks once again, and shorter work hours. When commuting to work was interrupted, the WFH model, which we did not think we were ready for, became an important way to work, take care of family needs, and stay healthy.
By Nancy Brisson4 years ago in The Swamp
Labor Day 2021
This week began with Labor Day which always puts my mind on my father. Dad earned the nickname “Brain” because, had he not been born into a poor family just at the edge of the Great Depression, his intelligence might have led to a very different life than the one he lived. He had to drop out of school after eighth grade to go to work in order to help support his mother and father. He found a job at the Easy Washer plant in Syracuse, NY. I know he worked there for at least 15 years, beginning when he was thirteen. Easy Washer made wringer washing machines. I also know that he worked there right through WWII, doing essential war work.
By Nancy Brisson4 years ago in The Swamp
Media Law and Ethics
Nowadays media has gained more importance than ever due to the increased interconnectivity between regions because of globalization. Sharing of information and knowledge has become a pillar in a more closely knit modern world. However, the significance of the media in its roles in social, economic, and overall development calls for ethics and discipline. Rao said that an unregulated media with no ethics would be disastrous not only to the social freedom, but also its own independence. Therefore, the need to have media laws that govern and guide the media as well as an ethical framework for the media cannot be underestimated. While the laws governing the media differ from one country to the other due to the diversities, the bottom line is the regulation of sharing information to ensure that it serves the interest of the consumers and general social wellbeing. In advanced democracies such as the US, media laws and ethical standards are higher and more developed, while emerging economies that have gained global recognition such as the UAE have also become significant. This paper will provide an overview of the media laws and ethics in the United States and United Arab Emirates and compare the situations in the two countries before making recommendations on how to improve the overall benefits that the society can reap from a responsible and ethically sound media in the United Arab Emirates.
By MiaGreen5 years ago in The Swamp
Information is Treachery
A computer can not read - that's simply not one of its gifts. It can't see a picture, either, or listen to a song or watch a film. What a computer sees - insofar as it can be said to "see" anything - is an endless world of switches, some on, some off. Yet within those switches are patterns, some of which correspond to stories, pictures, songs or films. At command, a computer can take those switches and perfectly recreate these things, telling stories it hasn't the means to understand.
By Andrew Johnston5 years ago in The Swamp