Citizenship, as more commonly applied to people belonging to a nation, comes with both rights and responsibilities. For example, people living in democracies have the right to representation — but also the responsibility of voting. In the U…
Citizenship, as more commonly applied to people belonging to a nation, comes with both rights and responsibilities. For example, people living in democracies have the right to representation — but also the responsibility of voting. In the U…
In July 2021, US President Joe Biden made headlines when he said social media platforms are “killing people” by failing to curb the spread of Covid-19 vaccine disinformation and misinformation. And while Facebook first took action against m…
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, thousands of companies suddenly had to adapt to remote work. While many started relying more heavily on software they were already using — such as Slack for team interaction, Zoom for meetings, …
“I liked this platform better when it was down,” snarked a friend of mine on Facebook, referencing last week’s surprise outage when Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire went dark for almost six hours.
Gen Z — the generation born between 1997 and 2012 — is the first generation to grow up as true digital natives. They’ve never lived in a time without the internet; some have never lived in a time without YouTube. Phones have always been som…
School is back in session, and for many colleges, this means a return to campus. After a full year of distance learning, preceded by a chaotic half-year of distance learning, both faculty and students are now reacquainting with being in per…
On August 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education announced a final extension of the student loan payment pause until January 31, 2022.
The pause includes the following relief measures for eligible loans:
A su…
Identity theft is one of the largest and most common forms of cybercrime. When it comes to sensitive personal information, a child’s Social Security number, date of birth, name, and address is some of the most desired information by crimina…
You’ve probably heard of a firewall. You’ve maybe heard of a VPN. But what’s the difference?
Since we’re living in a time when most people are ultra-conscious of germs and what they’re touching, maybe the easiest way to explain the d…