PhD Candidate & Sessional Lecturer at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver),
Faculty of Education, Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
| Website | https://kieranfor.de/about/ |
The removal of the "sort by date feature" in 2019 marked, for me, the beginning of the end of Google search. As you say, it is close to useless now.
(April 8, 2019) Google quietly removes “sort by date” feature from search results https://reclaimthenet.org/google-search-removes-sort-by-date
(Mar 12, 2024) The Fundamental Flaw at the Heart of the Internet https://time.com/6900256/internet-fix-frank-mccourt/
#RightToBeForgotten
We propose a new protocol model that re-empowers humans, ideas under development within the Project Liberty initiative.
...Merely introducing new laws and regulations won’t cut it; they will never keep up with the power and pace of new technologies....
(15 Feb 2024) Google stops notifying publishers of ‘right to be forgotten’ removals from search results
"That leaves journalists unable to identify situations where the right to be forgotten has been misused to hide legitimate reporting on serial miscreants, and hampers their ability to challenge the most serious abuses of the right."
Air Canada ordered to pay customer who was misled by airline’s chatbot
"Company claimed its chatbot ‘was responsible for its own actions’ when giving wrong information about bereavement fare" 🤦♂️
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/16/air-canada-chatbot-lawsuit
(Jan 15, 2024) Failed unsubscribes could be a clue your data's out of control
"“Companies are having data breaches and what is being stolen are items that they didn’t need to have and that they didn’t even know they had.”
One of the oldest and most frustrating rules about email spam is that the unsubscribe link never works — all it does is confirm your email address is active. But what if the unsubscribe failure is caused by something far more problematic?
(Jan 15, 2024) Criminals involved in a notorious prostitution ring are continuing to use a European privacy law to hide online articles about their misdeeds
https://www.independent.ie/videos/criminals-involved-in-a-notorious-prostitution-ring-are-continuing-to-use-a-european-privacy-law-to-hide-online-articles-about-their-misdeeds/a1876892231.html
Criminals involved in a notorious prostitution ring are continuing to use a European privacy law to hide online articles about their misdeeds. The practice was previously exposed by the Irish Independent in 2021. However, it has continued despite criticism of Google for acceding to “delisting” requests from convicted pimps under the “right to be forgotten” law. The law stems from a decision of the Court of Justice for the European Union. The decision established a right for individuals to request that search engines delist webpages containing information about them that are "inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant, or excessive".
Google Contractor [TELUS] Pays Parents $50 to Scan Their Childrens' Faces https://www.404media.co/google-telus-pays-50-to-scan-childrens-eyelid-shape-and-skin-tone/
"The project requires that those being filmed are minors, and specifically between 13 and 17 years old."
Hideg, I., Hancock, S., & Shen, W. (2023). Women With Mandarin Accent in the Canadian English-Speaking Hiring Context: Can Evaluations of Warmth Undermine Gender Equity? Psychology of Women Quarterly, 47(3), 402-426. https://doi.org/10.1177/03616843231165475
'Benevolent sexism'
