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#SGGQA 034: China’s Social Rank System, Homeland Security Blogger List, Facebook Causes Stress, FCC Investigating Ajit Pai – Monday Tech Chat

Snapchat returns to chronological view. China ranks citizens on a public social media score. Homeland Security looks to create a journalist data base, and apparently using Facebook raises your cortisol and stress levels.


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Stories this week:
Snapchat revives chronological feed https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/08/s…
China ranks citizens with “social credit” system http://www.businessinsider.com/china-…
Homeland Security to compile list of journalists and bloggers https://biglawbusiness.com/homeland-s…
Shell Oil predicted climate change dangers in 1980’s https://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu…
Ajit Pai’s ties to Sinclair to be investigated by FCC http://fortune.com/2018/02/18/ajit-pa…
Anti-Net Neutrality Congress Woman Marsha Blackburn falling behind in Senate race polls https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/ar…
Using Facebook raises your cortisol (stress) levels https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1…

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#SGGQA 033: Sinclair Media Creepy, Facebook Creepy, and April Fools on Easter – Monday Tech Chat!

Taking a quick look at an awesome Doctor Who VR TARDIS, asking some creepy questions about Facebook scraping your data, and the Orwellian present of Sinclair Media and local news. Happy day after Easter!



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Stories this week:
TARDIS VR simulator! https://youtu.be/WaBLT_osVE8
Zuckerberg in 2006 talking about not selling user data https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/97…
Sinclair Media’s Orwellian mission statement to local news https://www.reddit.com/r/television/c…
Dr. Alison Grimes interview, smartphones and hearing loss https://somegadgetguy.com/2018/03/27/s…

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FCC Publishes Plan to Repeal Net Neutrality: We need your public comments!

FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai has published plans to repeal Net Neutrality and end Title II regulation of the Internet. Now begins TWO more rounds of public comments. We need to keep the pressure on not only the FCC, but also local politicians and other elected officials. You can leave your public comment on the FCC’s proposal by following this link:
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/filin…
Read the filing here https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/att…

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FCC to kill Net Neutrality: Help Me Fight This


Chairman Pai’s public comments on ending Net Neutrality https://www.c-span.org/video/?427558-…

The fight for internet privacy and freedom is getting ugly. This administration has already taken its first steps in dismantling the open internet. Now we’ve received comments from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on what the next steps are for killing the remaining communications regulations. It was a long and difficult fight getting protections in place, but we can’t stop putting pressure on elected officials to keep those protections in place.

The EFF’s reply to Chairman Pai’s comments https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/04…

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Tennessee approves $45 Million for Broadband, but no Gigabit Fiber? Why?

Home to one of the most successful experiments in municipal funded broadband, Tennessee is working diligently to prevent that experiment from improving data and energy infrastructure throughout the rest of the state. Now a new bill will fund ISP’s through tax payer funds, instead of expanding on city funded fiber? Why?

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Your Replies! Should Netflix Throttle DC to Protest Anti-Net Neutrality Policy?

Last week we asked if a company could (or should) engage in civil disobedience to protest political policy that would harm their business. I got some great replies to this question, and here are some of my favorite comments.
Original Netflix vs Washington DC video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA7bCPtQKG0

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Should Netflix Fight Congress by Throttling in Washington DC?

Tech and politics will be common discussion points over the next several years. One idea which keeps circling net neutrality is the idea of tech companies like Netflix, Google, and Amazon purposely degrading their services in areas like Washington DC, to protest an moves made against net neutrality. Continue reading “Should Netflix Fight Congress by Throttling in Washington DC?”

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#SGGQA 28: Red Dead Redemption 2 And Why Is It Bad If Some Games Are Made For Men?

Gender politics in gaming is usually a topic I would avoid, but some of the online reactions I’ve witnessed to Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 are leaving me genuinely curious about the state of gaming and activism. This is a potentially toxic topic, but I’m still honestly asking: Why might it be a bad thing if some games are made and marketed specifically for men?

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