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'
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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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Duncan Hamilton has become the first person to win the William Hill Sports Book of the Year three times after he scooped the 2019 prize for The Great Romantic (Hodder & Stoughton). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-04 18:37:26 UTC ]
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The joint annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature drew more than 9,400 scholars to San Diego from Nov. 23-26, remaining flat compared to the number of attendees in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Reading Agency is one of three charities chosen for the Times Christmas Appeal this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-29 23:05:38 UTC ]
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Comic book creators search for ways to combat the rise of illegal digital sharing of their work. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2019-11-29 13:41:32 UTC ]
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While banner ads are past their prime, we wouldn’t be in this golden age of digital content marketing without them. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-11-25 15:00:00 UTC ]
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James D. Zirin explains how Trump, throughout his life, has either ignored the law or used it as a weapon. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-22 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House announced today that they’ve acquired the rights to a series of books based on the New York Times Magazine’s extraordinarily popular “1619 Project,” which interrogates received perspectives on four centuries of slavery in America through essays, stories, histories, poems, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-20 13:52:40 UTC ]
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So many readers have a personal connection to the Harry Potter series, some of them weirder than others. Here, Rioters spill their Harry Potter confessions. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-11-18 11:34:09 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_175123" align="alignright" width="150"] Roula Khalaf[/caption] The Financial Times announced Roula Khalaf as its next editor, making her the first female top editor at the FT in its 131-year history. A 24-year veteran of the FT, Khalaf most recently served as deputy... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-11-14 20:49:51 UTC ]
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Preaching second chances: L.A. Times Book Club's next read is 'Barking to the Choir' by Gregory Boyle Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-11-14 19:38:58 UTC ]
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In May, Jim Waterson, media editor at The Guardian, reported that Lionel Barber, the editor of the Financial Times, was on the way out, and that the search was on for his replacement. In the summer, when Amber A’Lee Frost, who was interviewing Barber for CJR, mentioned that he was retiring,... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-11-12 13:03:08 UTC ]
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Bookseller Harry Illingworth is set to leave Goldsboro Books at the end of the year to become a full-time agent at The D H H Literary Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 03:55:21 UTC ]
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The best-selling author of thrillers for adults and the ‘Ordinary People’ series for children translates his books to a new animated series. Little adventurers and history buffs will soon get the chance to travel back in time and meet some of the world’s most inspiring historical figures—when... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-11-11 08:00:28 UTC ]
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And here’s the perfect excuse: Thomas Travisano’s excellent biography, “Love Unknown.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-08 16:44:17 UTC ]
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Arthur Kleinman describes the challenges of caring for his wife after her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-08 13:53:36 UTC ]
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The publishing arm of ReaderLink has enjoyed solid gains over the past four years.that ended this September. Tasker has been with ReaderLink since 2015, when he joined as v-p and publisher of Silver Dolphin Books, and since that time, PRPG has expanded through a series of acquisitions, as well... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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David Varno has been named fiction reviews editor, effective November 18, replacing Gabe Habash, who will leave the company on November 15. Phoebe Cramer is now a full-time associate reviews editor, covering genre fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The post Meet the 2019 Eddie & Ozzie Award Winners appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-11-05 18:49:10 UTC ]
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The bullpen of the 1993 San Diego Padres Citrus County Commission (pictured above) has denied funding to county libraries for digital subscriptions to the New York Times. Led by left-handed middle-reliever area man Scott Carnahan, the commission (comprised of Scott, Jeff, Ron, Jimmie, and Brian)... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-05 16:08:55 UTC ]
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