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Impact assesses the role of technology and its effects on evolving industries, society and environment. It explores moral conundrums, environmentally friendly fixes, and revolutionary technological uses that tackle world issues. This section emphasizes how technology has the power to change people’s lives and create a lasting impact.
Navigating the Minefield: Facebook Settings
Facebook. If you have an internet connection and a pulse there's a good chance that you have an account. If...
Amazon vs The Tax Man (with Roger Ebert caught in the crossfire)
Whenever a state's tax man steps foot on Amazon's porch, they make a hasty escape out the back door. That's...
Net Neutrality Rules Voted Invalid by House Panel
A Republican-led House subcommittee voted 15-8 to invalidate the FCC’s net neutrality rules. The rules will likely stay in place,...
Adding “Internet Freedom” to the Internet Kill Switch Bill Is Putting Lipstick on a Pig
When we first started investigating the Internet Kill Switch Bill, we thought it was humorous that it was being reintroduced...
The United States of Facebook
Drawing comparisons between Facebook and the United States is easy. Both are influential in their world. Both have leaders that...
How We Are Tracked Online
The news is jam-packed with stories about online privacy, "do not track," and Internet security issues. With proposals for a...
Media Artists Start Prank Dating Site… and YOU Might Be On It
You may want to check out Lovely-Faces. Yeah it's a dating site - and we're not saying you're desperate. The...
Why the Internet Kill Switch is a Really, REALLY Bad Idea
There are certain things, particularly in politics and technology, that seem to make sense on the surface. Take, for instance,...
Facebook Isn’t Sharing Their Toys; Google Bars User Data From Facebook
Starting very soon, you won't be able to import all of your Gmail contacts in one shot into your Facebook...
A New Reason to Vote: Facebook Says So!
Today wasn't so incredibly different from any other day: I woke up, I ate breakfast, I checked my RSS feeds,...
Sorry I’m Late, Guys – Car Got Stuck In My Printer Again
Soon, you may have an entirely new scapegoat for not attending all manner of functions: a printer jam. 3D printing...
Facebook Rolls Out Yet Yet More Privacy Features
Another day, another shipment of new Facebook features. But today is unlike any other day. Today, said features even dare...
RFID-Ready Trash Bins Can and Will Betray You
Remember when internet refrigerators were attempting to become popular, way back in, like... 2001? Or, rather, I'm pretty sure all...
Your Statuses Are Safe Again – Facebook Rolls Out Remote Logout Feature
Facebook is, as we speak, rolling out a remote logout feature that will aid those who have absent-mindedly forgotten to...
Will “Banks” For Data Solve Our Privacy Woes?
For years now, what web sites do with our data has become a serious problem in the online world. From...
The War On Privacy Goes Even Higher Tech
It's well known that Facebook and Google are in a war to see who invade their users privacy to the...
The Internet is Serious Business: Conservatives Conspire to Rig Digg
Who said the internet was a sunshiney liberal wonderland of free speech? In an attempt to steer the internet, a...
Facebook Literally Shows You The Door
Oh, hey, that was slick, Facebook. Go to your account, guys. Right now. New tab. Check out your account options....
The Ultimate Privacy Issue: Facebook Hassles Your Friends After Death
Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg's own personal privacy invasion tool is known for failing to properly handle issues of security and personal...
Imagining A World Without Google
Google. It is unquestionably one of the most well-known companies in the world. It has empowered everyday people with information...