{"id":62673,"date":"2017-03-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2017\/03\/17\/what-were-reading-at-the-office-for-friday-march-17\/"},"modified":"2017-03-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T00:00:00","slug":"what-were-reading-at-the-office-for-friday-march-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/firefox\/what-were-reading-at-the-office-for-friday-march-17\/","title":{"rendered":"What We\u2019re Reading at the Office for Friday, March 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Internet health headlines were abundant this week, covering topics from fake news to cyber-bullying to a company\u2019s secret tracking of our most intimate moments. Have a look below to see what we we\u2019ve been watching and reading at the office this week.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Video of the Week<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Choice, a nonprofit that defends consumer rights out of Australia, hired an actor to read all 73,198 words of Amazon Kindle&#8217;s terms and conditions. It took him 8 hours and 59 minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sxygkyskucA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We agree with Choice: \u201cNo one should have to spend nine hours of their life reading a contract for a basic product.\u201d To watch the full readings, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/internetcitizen\/2017\/03\/17\/read-kindles-terms-and-conditions\/\">we\u2019ve compiled them for you here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Web Literacy<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/la-oe-cooper-citizen-science-20170316-story.html\">LA Times: How tagging butterflies can help you tell what&#8217;s real and what&#8217;s fake<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Caren Cooper\u2019s op-ed offers a solution to combat fake news: citizen science (a practice that solved the mystery of how monarch butterflies survive the winter). Cooper asserts that all of us have the capacity as humans to make inquiry a habit using evidence. \u201cThe more we encourage it \u2014 and the more we participate in it \u2014 the better our chances of achieving something we need now more than ever: a shared understanding of the world that will allow reality to prevail.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-212\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/la-oe-cooper-citizen-science-20170316-story.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-212\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2017\/03\/Butterfly-600x338.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Rebecca Blackwell \/ Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/webfoundation.org\/2017\/03\/web-turns-28-letter\/\">Web Foundation: Three challenges for the web, according to its inventor<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Web inventor, Sir Tim Berners Lee, discusses how the web has evolved, and what we must do to ensure it grows to benefit all of humanity. He points out challenges related to the lack of consumer understanding when it comes to how they\u2019re served political advertisements, fake news, and what happens to their data when they exchange it for free content.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/03\/14\/520162882\/in-the-age-of-fake-news-and-alternative-facts-al-gore-remains-optimistic\"><strong>NPR: In The Age Of Fake News And Alternative Facts, Al Gore Remains Optimistic<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Al Gore believes that over time, it is in everyone\u2019s best interest to respect independent analysis of relevant facts. He goes on to assert that ultimately, free speech and free press \u2014 accessed through the Web \u2014\u00a0will have a self-correcting quality that combats fake news.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/player\/embed\/520162882\/520162883\" width=\"100%\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Online Privacy + Security<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/briannasacks\/bad-vibes?utm_term=.dhEOvQ45Rn#.oxzr0qZa23\">BuzzFeed: This vibrator maker was secretly tracking its customers\u2019 sexual activity<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>We-Vibe was secretly tracking how couples used their smart vibrator devices, including monitoring intimate details like time, dates, vibration intensities, temperatures, and patterns. The company has now agreed to compensate those who controlled the toy with the We-Connect app (they\u2019ll get up to $10,000 each), and also those who just used the vibrator (they\u2019ll get up to $199 each).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/briannasacks\/bad-vibes?utm_term=.mt67VrapmE#.fgJ9jP4EGW\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-213 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2017\/03\/we-connect-600x428.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(We-Vibe)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/cybersecurity\/323712-facebook-warns-developers-against-using-data-for-surveillance\">The Hill: Facebook warns developers against using data for \u2018surveillance\u2019<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Facebook, under pressure from civil liberties advocates, has updated its policies to explicitly prohibit the use of company data for surveillance purposes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2017\/03\/ad-industry-lobbyists-celebrate-impending-death-of-online-privacy-rules\/\">Ars Technica: Advertisers look forward to buying your Web browsing history from ISPs<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. that would overturn the FCC\u2019s rules for Internet service providers (ISPs) that protect the privacy of Internet users. While advertisers are thankful, concern over the potential of this legislation is growing. If no agency enforces privacy rules, consumers wouldn\u2019t have the ability to stop ISPs from invading and selling sensitive information about their health, finances, or even their children.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Digital Inclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2017\/03\/sxsw-tech-reckons-problems-helped-create\/\">Wired: At SXSW, tech reckons with the problems it helped create<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>South by Southwest panels at this year\u2019s conference revolved around what is hurting the Internet, including online harassment our own unconscious human biases being built into the software we create.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/talkingtech\/2017\/03\/15\/kesha-takes-stand-against-online-cyberbullies\/99182652\/\">USA Today: Kesha: The Internet is mostly not a healthy place for me<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>The <i>TiK ToK<\/i> artist spoke and participated in an anti-bullying workshop in Austin during South by Southwest. She noted that the Internet can be a force for good, when we can connect with each other and rally for the things we believe in. But she called out cyber-bullying a danger on the internet, and offered that if you encounter trolls or bullies online, it\u2019s important to not let their comments define you. She went on to talk about the importance of living a life offline.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/emma-watson-photo-hack\">Vogue: Emma Watson Is the latest victim of hacking\u2014what can we do to better protect women online?<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Private photos of Emma Watson have been stolen and leaked on the Internet, and this is is only the latest instance of hostility directed toward women online. Vogue offers that adding more female perspectives in the fight against online harassment and diversifying our cybersecurity industry will inevitably lead to a variety innovative approaches in addressing this increasingly prevalent problem. \u201cWomen in STEM, we\u2019ve found your calling.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/emma-watson-photo-hackhttp:\/\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-214 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2017\/03\/Emma-600x399.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Billy Farrell \/ BFA.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/03\/12\/omidyar-network-and-the-anti-defamation-league-are-launching-a-center-to-combat-cyberhate\/\">TechCrunch: Omidyar Network and the Anti-Defamation League are launching a center to combat cyberhate<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>With hate crimes reportedly on the rise, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is setting up a new outpost in Silicon Valley. The ADL is looking to marshal the resources of Silicon Valley\u2019s tech community to create better tools to \u201cmonitor, track, analyze and mitigate hate speech and harassment across the Internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><b>Open Innovation<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-switch\/wp\/2017\/03\/15\/the-crucial-service-trump-left-out-of-his-massive-infrastructure-goals-and-how-the-fcc-wants-to-fix-it\/?utm_term=.8ec720dbe5d1\">Washington Post: The crucial service Trump left out of his massive infrastructure goals, and how the FCC wants to fix it<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>When politicians talk about infrastructure, they typically mean the basics: roads, bridges, ports, etc. But Ajit Pai, chairman of the FCC, wants the government to expand the way it priorities infrastructure to include high-speed Internet. Pai noted in a speech on Wednesday in Pittsburgh that high-speed Internet access gives rise to entrepreneurship. If people have it, they can \u201craise capital, start a business, immediately reach a worldwide customer base, and disrupt an entire industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><b>Decentralization<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/03\/what-blockchain-means-for-the-sharing-economy\">Harvard Business Review: What blockchain means for the sharing economy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Blockchain technology, new to the market, makes peer-to-peer transactions possible without big companies capturing the profits of their exchanges. The technology holds a lot of promise for a decentralized Internet and economy at scale, and we can expect to see new kinds of organizations pop up that are administered collectively, by all individuals interacting, over the coming months and years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/03\/what-blockchain-means-for-the-sharing-economy\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-215\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2017\/03\/Blockchain-600x337.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(jakub nanista)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Internet health headlines were abundant this week, covering topics from fake news to cyber-bullying to a company\u2019s secret tracking of our most intimate moments. 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