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...online data, has the right to control data collection by any interested observer, and also has the right to destroy or remove this data. Implementing these principles is imperative, because the potential consequences of inaction are chilling. According to the New York Times, software developed by web-based firms like Facebook, Google, and even the software division at Apple have the potential to be abused—and this is not limited to relatively innocuous profile access on Facebook. The Orwellian prospects of powerful firms or the government using collective intelligence are truly shocking. Governments across the world could...
...Wong asks.James says he realizes, however, that bringing about environmental reforms is ”not going to be an overnight process.”But winning this year’s highly competitive election is not going to be an easy job either. The James-Wong Web site, www.harvardserves.com, does not currently list endorsements from any organization on campus...
...championed organized labor in his campaign, saying in April that “it’s time we had a president who doesn’t choke saying the word ‘union,’” according to remarks on Obama’s Web site...
...Google needs to focus on its core businesses like search, mail and Web-based applications, instead of pouring endless resources into experimental projects that never turn a profit (such as its ill-fated virtual world Lively, which will close at the end of month). "If they could fix their expense management, surely they could fix their product development as well. Google has a very poor product-development process," says Lindsay, who criticizes the firm for letting good products languish while encouraging engineers to tackle newer and more exciting projects instead. For example, its Chrome browser got positive reviews when...
...Culture Gap There are two phrases that anyone moving to one of India's Hindi-speaking big cities quickly learns. The first is, "Chalta hai." Literally: "It goes." Figuratively: "It works well enough, so why bother?" The second is "jugaar," referring to the web of favors and imperfect, improvised, less-than-legal solutions through which most things in India still get done. Taken together, these two cultural touchstones are the biggest reasons why India has not yet found the political will to address its deepest problems. "Chalta hai," Indians say about everything from traffic to political corruption to substandard education...