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Education

Libraries Can Be a Resource for Algorithm Governance and Data Technology

June 7, 2021- Librarians and broadband enthusiasts affiliated with the Gigabit Libraries Network discussed the benefits of connectivity from new satellite broadband services. Soon after the beginning of the pandemic, the group has been hosting sessions around the theme of “what is a library when a p

COVID

Misinformation on Social Media Has Spread Like a Virus, Say Panelists at State of the Net

January 27, 2021—In the midst of a global pandemic, misinformation has spread across social media like a contagious virus transmitted from population to population, said experts during the first panel of the entirely-virtual State of the Net 2021 conference on Tuesday. “President Joe Biden has put t

Texas

Former Estonian President Says U.S. Needs a Secure Digital ID Card to Computerize Government Processes

November 23, 2020 – Americans need to have secure and unique digital identity documents if the county has a hope to compete with other world powers like China, said Toomas Ilves, former president of Estonia. Ilves was speaking at a German Marshall Fund event on Friday what asked on what subject he t