The repeal of net neutrality by the Federal Communications Commission in early December 2017 has a number of people questioning the future of their access to the internet. Since 1970, rules restricted corporate power over businesses and people using the internet. Since 2005, bans on blocking and throttling or slowing down content to users have existed. The repeal eliminates oversight ... Read More »
Congress voted on March 28 to overturn unimplemented broadband privacy rules created five months ago by the Federal Communications Commission. The rules would have required internet service providers to ask consumers before they collect personal information to be sold and to disclose what data was collected and shared. A repeal means that internet service providers will be able to gather ... Read More »
As technology develops, the University must evolve and integrate new applications with computer systems already in place, specifically information technology “ecosystems.” IT ecosystems are different platforms and applications under one parent system, such as Microsoft Office suite and Microsoft Windows operating system under the overall Microsoft ecosystem. After being asked by multiple faculty regarding the university’s stance on different ecosystems, the ... Read More »
I submit to you that, in fact, it does make us stupid. You’ll get no argument from me that the sheer quantity of information on the Internet is as vast, but does information being so readily available really mean anything good for our intellectual capacity? If anything, the effect it has on our cognitive abilities is problematic. It’s BECAUSE of ... Read More »
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