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Can we retain privacy in the era of Big Data?

Our society is collectively creating, storing and communicating information at nearly exponential rates of growth. Most of this data is personally identifiable, and third parties control much of it. This personal data will be archived online forever and be instantly searchable, and few appreciate how many ways this data might be used to harm us.

Should We Ditch the Idea of Privacy?

A growing number of people argue that the notion of having a private life in which we carefully restrict what information we share with others may not be a good idea. Instead, sharing our intimate, personal information with others would benefit us individually and as a society.

What Happened to ‘Yes we can’?

Whatever happened to the “we”? We haven’t heard about it since the 2008 victory. “They built the largest online community in the history of the presidency,” says Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Media, which tracks the intersection of technology and politics. “But then they stopped talking to them and engaging them”.

Kony 2012: Rethinking Global Problem Solving

The 'Kony 2012' director who was found naked in the street will remain in the hospital for several weeks. Danica Russell, Jason Russell's wife, attributed her husband's "reactive phsychosis" to the "sudden transition from relative anonymity to worldwide attention -- both raves and ridicules, in a matter of days."

Don Tapscott to Join Martin Prosperity Institute as MPI Fellow

Located at the Rotman School of Management, the Martin Prosperity Institute is the world’s leading think-tank on the role of sub-national factors – location, place and city-regions – in global economic prosperity. Don Tapscott will collaborate with the MPI in research initiatives on the impact of digital media on business and society, smart, connected cities, and the future of capitalism and the corporation.

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ReCivilization Episode 4

Episode Four on ReCivilization: ReIndustrializing the Planet

In episode four of ReCivilization, Don examines how the digital revolution has cut transaction costs and changed the notion of the firm, and how business needs to operate collaboratively and transparently — to meet the needs of increasingly savvy consumers concerned about sustainability and ethical behaviour. As Don says, the level of scrutiny made possible by the web means businesses operate nakedly. And if you’re going to be naked, you’d better be buff.

 
CBC Spark

Interview on CBC Spark: The Future of Crowdsourcing

We recently heard about a new initiative called the “Cool Japan” project. Run by the Japanese government, the idea is to have leading creative lights in Japan post questions or problems to a site called Mazer, and crowdsource the answers.