New documents published in The Guardian reveal that the NSA can snoop on you in real time--and that the agency is building a giant keyword-based database of everything connected to the Internet, including Word and Excel docs on users' hard drives. Sometimes life seems a lot like dystopian science fiction. Case in point: The latest Edward Snowden revelation published by Glenn Greenwald in The Guardian. Leaked documents indicate that the National Security Agency has a secret program called XKeyscore, which "collects nearly everything a user does on the Internet" in near-real time. According to Greenwald's piece, XKeyscore can be used on anyone--NSA analysts require no authorization to use it on a target--and once put in place, it tracks a user's emails, social media activity, and browsing history. Training materials for XKeyscore published in The Guardian give the scoop: Analysts do not require warrants or on-paper authorization from superiors, they only have to fill in a simple on-screen form to set it up for an individual target. Once put into place, it functions as a hybrid analytics platform and massive database that allows NSA analysts to track the contents of targets' Facebook messages and feeds, their emails, Google searches, and much more.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 130 adult and children’s authors and illustrators will be attending this year’s Winter Institute. Here are well-known and up-and-coming adult authors who will be signing at the conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 130 adult and children’s authors and illustrators will be attending this year’s Winter Institute. Here are authors coming this year who serve as proof that kids’ and YA books and authors continue to be key to the fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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How fiction and nonfiction writers have been affected by political turmoil in the U.S. and abroad. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Sure, novels can encourage empathy and other virtues, but what they offer is more subtle, more complicated, more important. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-09 15:00:00 UTC ]
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The Legend Times group has launched a new publisher called Hero, specialising in "inspirational and thought-provoking" non-fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-08 20:47:54 UTC ]
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Many organizations have been affected by recent cyber events. At the current rate of hacking, it has become more important than ever to pentest your environment in order to ensure advanced-level security. Kali Linux -- An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook from Packt Publishing is packed with practical... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2020-01-07 19:02:44 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association has welcomed a judge's decision ruling that digital versions of the Times and Sunday Times should be subject to a zero-rate of VAT, saying it supports the central message of the Axe the Reading Tax campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-07 04:06:09 UTC ]
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Boris Kachka, whose tenure as books editor at 'New York' magazine saw the publication experiment with tripling its book coverage, will succeed former books editor Carolyn Kellogg at the 'Los Angeles Times.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The protean writer continues his fascination with characters who traffic in deception. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-03 00:09:07 UTC ]
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1. Introduction: Everybody Loves Diversity WHAT SELF-RESPECTING white progressive isn’t all in on diversity? Why, no one! Everyone’s for diversity. This includes all the main pillars of the American literary establishment, what I’ll call Big Lit — the Big Five publishers, The New York Times Book... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-01-02 18:00:51 UTC ]
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The rise of digital that began in the 2000s--which saw a notable shift in advertising dollars toward mobile screens, plus the growing dominance of Big Tech on Madison Avenue, aided by a regulatory push symbolized by the upcoming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)--continued into the 2010s,... Continue reading at AdWeek
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Nicholas Shaxson argues that big banks are thriving at the expense of everyone else. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The head of Essex's libraries has branded the county's current library IT system "clunky and out of date", as she hails the opportunity to invest in the service. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-23 00:45:10 UTC ]
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L.A. Times Book Club's 2020 lineup also includes 'American Dirt' and 'From Our Land to Our Land.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-12-20 15:00:03 UTC ]
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BizBash, the 19-year old B2B media company for events organizers, has been acquired by Connect Meetings for an undisclosed sum, both sides announced. A subsidiary of the UK-based, global tradeshow company Tarsus Group, Connect serves meeting planners—in particular, those who organize corporate,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-17 20:01:44 UTC ]
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Puffin will publish Brown Girl Dreaming, the multi-award winning memoir told in verse by author Jacqueline Woodson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-15 18:04:41 UTC ]
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Guy LeCharles Gonzalez argues that everyone would benefit from a collaborative, good-faith, and transparent effort to effectively measure the impact of libraries on book discovery, author brand development, and consumer sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_175473" align="alignright" width="150"] David Carey[/caption] David Carey, the former president of Hearst Magazines from 2010 to 2018, is returning to the company as SVP of public affairs and communications, effective January 2, Hearst announced Wednesday. Carey returns... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-12 19:55:16 UTC ]
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Multi-award winning poet Raymond Antrobus has been named winner of the 2019 Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year Award for his debut The Perseverance (Penned in the Margins). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 08:18:28 UTC ]
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Leading UK arts funder Jerwood Arts will open the Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries from 2020 to 2022 to literature organisations for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 00:51:46 UTC ]
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