Publishing Newsbook recommendations / Facebook / fake news / Investigatory Powers Bill / Leonard Cohen / surveillance / Yiddish1 Comments
This website recommends novels by making sure you can’t judge a book by its cover – This reminds me a little of DA’s First Page feature, except, of course, that recommendmeabook.com features already-published books. Click on the site and you will see the first page of the book without title or author, ... more >
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Publishers ‘committed’ to investment following Brexit – Along with a sense of chagrin, there is still a lot of uncertainty around the likely consequences of Brexit, but at this point publishers foresee the opportunity of more and cheaper exports, but are also concerned about the impact of Brexit on academic publishing ... more >
Publishing NewsAmerican literature / book fairs / book lists / children's literature / Facebook / Korea / surveillance5 Comments
Jewel v. NSA Moves Forward—Time For NSA To Answer Basic Questions About Mass Surveillance – And now we tune in to the ongoing saga of the US government’s attempts to block, delay, and otherwise frustrate one of the most important cases regarding unwarranted domestic surveillance in the history of the country. ... more >
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The Apple-FBI Fight Isn’t About Privacy vs. Security. Don’t Be Misled – The FBI’s demand that Apple create software that allows law enforcement (in this case, the FBI) into people’s phones marks a very important crossroads in regard to the tradeoff many people believe we must accept between privacy and security. ... more >
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Court Says EFF Can Move Forward With Discovery In Its Big Case Against NSA Surveillance – Despite a number of legal setbacks, the Electronic Frontier Foundation scored a huge victory last week when Judge Jeffrey White gave plaintiffs the right to proceed with discovery. Not only is this case notable because ... more >
Publishing NewsAmerican history / Black History Month / Canadian history / depression / George R.R. Martin / HBO / literary adaptation / security / surveillance10 Comments
Game of Thrones Author Warns HBO Show May Kill Off Book Characters – So HBO is diverging from the George R.R. Martin source material and has plans to kill off several characters in the highly successful Game of Thrones series. The announcement serves as a good reminder that film adaptations ... more >