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Encryption Ethics: Should the Government Have a “Back Door” to Your Data?
Is beyond effortless surveillance the same thing as beyond law enforcement? The Obama Administration says yes. Silicon Valley says no. >>> Silicon Valley spars with Obama over ‘backdoor’ surveillance “If we get into a situation in which the technologies do
Encryption Ethics: Should the Government Have a “Back Door” to Your Data?
Is beyond effortless surveillance the same thing as beyond law enforcement? The Obama Administration says yes. Silicon Valley says no. >>> Silicon Valley spars with Obama over ‘backdoor’ surveillance “If we get into a situation in which the technologies do
Are Large Cash Transactions Prima Facie Evidence of Wrongdoing?
Should governments harass those who deal in cash? >>> FEDS URGE BANKS TO CALL COPS ON CUSTOMERS WHO WITHDRAW $5,000 OR MORE The Justice Department is ordering bank employees to consider calling the cops on customers who withdraw $5,000 dollars
Are Large Cash Transactions Prima Facie Evidence of Wrongdoing?
Should governments harass those who deal in cash? >>> FEDS URGE BANKS TO CALL COPS ON CUSTOMERS WHO WITHDRAW $5,000 OR MORE The Justice Department is ordering bank employees to consider calling the cops on customers who withdraw $5,000 dollars
Should Public Tax Authorities Protect the Privacy of Your Tax Records?
Should former employees of taxing authorities still have access to your tax records? To ask that question is to answer it. >>> Report Says Former IRS Employees–Think Lois Lerner–Can Still Peruse Your Tax Returns Could Lois Lerner still take a
Should Public Tax Authorities Protect the Privacy of Your Tax Records?
Should former employees of taxing authorities still have access to your tax records? To ask that question is to answer it. >>> Report Says Former IRS Employees–Think Lois Lerner–Can Still Peruse Your Tax Returns Could Lois Lerner still take a
Starbucks #RaceTogether is Over
It was never going to work. But maybe — just maybe — it accidentally ended up starting a good conversation, namely one about why it’s so hard to have a conversation about race. >>> Starbucks Stops Fighting Racism With Coffee
Starbucks #RaceTogether is Over
It was never going to work. But maybe — just maybe — it accidentally ended up starting a good conversation, namely one about why it’s so hard to have a conversation about race. >>> Starbucks Stops Fighting Racism With Coffee
Japan Aiming for More Women in Corporate Leadership Roles
Japan aims to put women into 30% of corporate leadership positions by 2020, in a bid to promote economic growth (in part by bringing fresh thinking to stale, male-dominated boards). If a principled approach to fighting sexism won’t work, maybe
Japan Aiming for More Women in Corporate Leadership Roles
Japan aims to put women into 30% of corporate leadership positions by 2020, in a bid to promote economic growth (in part by bringing fresh thinking to stale, male-dominated boards). If a principled approach to fighting sexism won’t work, maybe
Should Hospitals Sell Fries But Not Cigarettes?
The writer thinks that cigarettes are categorically different from french fries. This assumes that 2nd-hand effects are the only ones that matter. This leaves out the question of whether hospitals should tacitly endorse certain kinds of foods by selling them
Should Hospitals Sell Fries But Not Cigarettes?
The writer thinks that cigarettes are categorically different from french fries. This assumes that 2nd-hand effects are the only ones that matter. This leaves out the question of whether hospitals should tacitly endorse certain kinds of foods by selling them
Commodifying Breast Milk
To some, commodification is a problem. For others, it’s a business plan. >>> Breast Milk Becomes a Commodity, With Mothers Caught Up in Debate (NY Times) When Gretty Amaya took an unpaid maternity leave five months ago, she started what
Commodifying Breast Milk
To some, commodification is a problem. For others, it’s a business plan. >>> Breast Milk Becomes a Commodity, With Mothers Caught Up in Debate (NY Times) When Gretty Amaya took an unpaid maternity leave five months ago, she started what
Canadian Trash in Manila’s Harbour
Did you know there’s an international treaty that forbids developed countries like Canada from shipping their garbage to developing nations like the Philippines? Beyond the legal status of the garbage in this case, there’s an interesting ethical question about who
Canadian Trash in Manila’s Harbour
Did you know there’s an international treaty that forbids developed countries like Canada from shipping their garbage to developing nations like the Philippines? Beyond the legal status of the garbage in this case, there’s an interesting ethical question about who
Genetically Modified Apple Approved in Canada
The first genetically-modified apple approved for sale is coming to Canada. It was approved in the US in February of 2015 Opponents of genetically modified foods will not be pleased, but the move is consistent with the very broad scientific
Genetically Modified Apple Approved in Canada
The first genetically-modified apple approved for sale is coming to Canada. It was approved in the US in February of 2015 Opponents of genetically modified foods will not be pleased, but the move is consistent with the very broad scientific
Who Should Pay for Worker Training?
OUR COMMENT. >>> Paying for Workers’ Training: If the ‘skills gap’ needs to be bridged, who should finance it? (4 points of view, in the NY Times) In less than a decade, Virginia will need skilled workers for nearly 1.5
Who Should Pay for Worker Training?
OUR COMMENT. >>> Paying for Workers’ Training: If the ‘skills gap’ needs to be bridged, who should finance it? (4 points of view, in the NY Times) In less than a decade, Virginia will need skilled workers for nearly 1.5
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