NSA files decoded: Edward Snowden’s surveillance revelations explained | US news | theguardian.com

In the last five months, the NSA’s surveillance practices have been revealed to be a massive international operation, staggering in scope. But how do all of the NSA’s programmes fit together – and what…

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We Can’t Control What Big Data Knows About Us. Big Data Can’t Control It Either.

Can a computer program be racist? Imagine this scenario: A program that screens rental applicants is primed with examples of personal history, debt, and the like. The program makes its decision based on lots of signals: rental history, credit record, job, salary. Engineers “train” the program on sample data. People…

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“Aprende a moldear tu cerebro” por María Ibáñez y Jesús Jiménez

El grosor de la materia gris en ciertas partes del cerebro está condicionado por la ideología política de la persona. Y aunque es interesante y perfectamente plausible, el estudio constata algo estático, como una fotografía.

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To be or not to be. That’s consciousness is!

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Get Ready for the ‘Internet Slowdown’: Amy Goodman

Next Wednesday, Sept. 10, if your favorite website seems to load slowly, take a closer look: You might be experiencing the Battle for the Net’s “Internet Slowdown,” a global day of grass-roots action.
– 2014/09/03

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"Large Internet service providers, or ISPs, like Comcast, Time Warner, AT&T and Verizon are trying to change the rules that govern your online life.!

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