School of Information Sites

Hiding in Plain Sight: A Tutorial on Obfuscation by Andrew Mamroth | 14 October 2018 In 2010, the Federal Trade Commission pledged to give internet users the power to determine if or when websites were allowed to track their behavior. This was the so called “Do Not Track” list. Now in 2018, this project has been sidelined and widely ignored… [Read more...]

Shopping in the Digital Age – a Psychological Battle by Krissy Gianforte | 14 October 2018 Imagine your last trip to Target. You entered the store with your shopping list in-hand, intending to buy “just a few things”. As you walked down the aisles, though, extra items caught your eye – a cute coffee mug, or a soft throw blanket… [Read more...]

Hate Speech – How far should social media censorship go, and can there be unintended consequences? By Anonymous, 10/14/2018 Today, there is a lot of harmful or false information being spread around the internet, among the most egregious of which is hate speech. It may seem a difficult task to stop hate speech from spreading over the vast expanse of… [Read more...]

The Doctor Will Model You Now: The Rise and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare by Dani Salah | September 23, 2018 As artificial intelligence promises to change many facets of our everyday lives, it will have perhaps no greater change than in the healthcare industry. The increase in data collected on individuals has already proven paramount in improving health… [Read more...]

Healthcare’s Painful: Is HIPAA to blame? By Keith LoMurray on 9/23/2018 Working in healthcare technology, I regularly hear painful stories about people’s experiences with healthcare. People will often talk about the great care they received from an individual doctor or nurse, but then mention the challenges of navigating the impersonal healthcare bureaucracy. Coordinating care between clinics, waiting for records, signing… [Read more...]