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Recently, the U.S. government has been searching more and more electronic devices at the border. These include cell phones, tablets, and laptops. Generally, citizens are protected from searches like these, but the laws are weakened in the case of the U.S. borders. It is concerning to see this happening more frequently as personal electronic devices,Continue reading “Week 7: Cell Phone Border Searches”

Being a job that involves collaborating and communicating with other designers and clients, Instructional Design has a vast potential for challenges. One of the most prominent challenges lies with communication between the client and designer. A common scenario is one such as this: the client wants something, so they hire a instructional designer to makeContinue reading “The Challenges of Instructional Design”

Some folks argue how dangerous social media is, but with everything comes a positive and a negative. The folks who run these pages, in my observation, want to reduce mental health stigmas and deconstruct the way we heal vs. how our society tells us we “should” heal. Using the platform of Instagram to tackle aContinue reading “Self Care and Social Media”

In response to an article regarding OpenAI by MIT Technology Review, Elon Musk claims that there needs to be better and more defined regulation regarding the development of advanced AI. OpenAI is a company that is working towards building safe AI that is beneficial to all of humanity, with big-name investors such as Microsoft andContinue reading “Elon Musk calls for better AI regulation for everyone.”

Do you want to watch Netflix on your TV screen? You need a smart TV. Do you want to be able to access Amazon Prime Video on your TV? You need a smart TV. Do you want to play Spotify through your TV? You need a smart TV. Smart TVs are becoming very popular inContinue reading “Even Our Televisions Can Spy!”

An echo chamber is defined as “an environment in which a person encounters only beliefs or opinions that coincide with their own, so that their existing views are reinforced and alternative ideas are not considered.” This type of environment is never more prevalent than when on social media. To examine echo chambers in real time,Continue reading “Social Media, Echo Chambers, and Polarization”

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51474114 TikTok, the popular short-form video platform, is in trouble again this month for reportedly removing the videos of many transgender users. While TikTok claims that some videos were removed due to depictions of smoking and nudity, TikTok has offered no explanation as to why other less controversial posts have been removed from the platform.Continue reading “TikTok Under Fire for Censoring Transgender Users”

This bill will allow the government to demand social media platforms to reveal user identities without a warrant. This has been proposed by India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology who is expected to publish it later this month. The controversial bill was proposed by the government in December of 2018 and has since receivedContinue reading “India’s new privacy bill”

India has a long history with blackouts, however, the one that occurred in 2012 is by far the worst and longest lasting. It affected 650 million people and lasted for 2 days. https://www.wri.org/blog/2012/08/india-s-blackouts-highlight-need-electricity-governance-reform

Being connected to the internet at all times seems great. We can control the lights in our house with our voice, we can talk to people through are car, we can play music through Bluetooth devices around our house, and much more. With technology and voice controls being everywhere we go, it can make ourContinue reading “We Are More Vulnerable Than Ever!”