Politics

32nd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (HT ‘21) Reconstructing Ireland’s Lost History through the Beyond 2022 Project Aims to create a virtual 3-D reconstruction of the “Record Treasury” of the Public Record Office of Ireland in Dublin. The original one was destroyed in Ireland’s Civil War of 1922. Reassembling will use copies, transcripts and records scattered among archival partners. #digital-humanities The full text of discusses challenges presented by the Beyond 2022 project....

Motivation: Why are politics so contentious? How can I relate better with people that hold opposing political beliefs? Why People Are Irrational About Politics. Michael Huemer. Philosophy, Politics and Economics. 2015. Salient features of political disagreements: widespread (many people disagree on many issues), strong conviction/confidence, and persistent (difficult to resolve). Political Disputes Are Not Explained by Miscalculation or Ignorance Miscalculation Theory: Political issues are difficult and partisans make mistakes in their reasoning....

Motivation: Why are politics so contentious? How can I relate better with people that hold opposing political beliefs? Why People Are Irrational About Politics. Michael Huemer. Philosophy, Politics and Economics. 2015. Salient features of political disagreements: widespread (many people disagree on many issues), strong conviction/confidence, and persistent (difficult to resolve). Political Disputes Are Not Explained by Miscalculation or Ignorance Miscalculation Theory: Political issues are difficult and partisans make mistakes in their reasoning....

Incomplete List of Information Privacy Properties Control/consent, e.g. Cambridge Analytica exfiltrating FB users' data Discussion on Cambridge Analytica Anonymity, e.g. Snowden leaking NSA docs without revealing his identity Limits on data collection, e.g. laws restricting government surveillance Limits on data use, e.g. US Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Under GINA, health insurers must not use genetic information of the clients (or clients family) to inform their policy....

Introduction; Motivation for Differential Privacy in Datasets; Information and Technology Policy [WWS 351]; 05. What Is Your Privacy Worth?; Privacy [WWS 351]; Myths and Fallacies of 'Personally Identifiable Information'; March; Why People Are [Epistematically] Irrational About Politics; On Political Correctness; Politics Potpourri; Free Speech in Cyberspace; Tech and Democracy; Differential Privacy: A Primer for a Non-technical Audience; Privacy and Human Behavior in the Age of Information;