In today’s world of technology, many things can become a media literacy concern. One major issue is data security. Are you aware that websites are tracking your every move? When browsing the web, the popup of “allow cookies?” shows up on nearly every website. However, many people don’t know what that means. More often than not, people just click “allow” … [Read more...] about Data: Who Owns Your Information?
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To Have The Data or Not: Disabled People and Bias
Abstract Artificial intelligence has recently shown that it has the potential to benefit making in various ways. The production of a benefit is dependent on several phases, including data collecting, data labeling, and data analysis. At the same time, recent incidents show that artificial intelligence's biased outputs are dividing society. Ignoring persons with disabilities, … [Read more...] about To Have The Data or Not: Disabled People and Bias
Facebook’s Metaverse, Virtual Reality, and Bertolt Brecht
On October 28, 2021, CEO and founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, first announced the corporation’s rebrand. The social media company would now be called Meta, and Meta would henceforth focus on a new platform: the metaverse. The term metaverse is an amalgam of the Greek prefix meta, meaning beyond or transcending, and -verse, short for universe (López-Díez). The metaverse … [Read more...] about Facebook’s Metaverse, Virtual Reality, and Bertolt Brecht