Tag Archives: privacy

Nothing’s permanent, not even death.

January 20, 2010 – 9:00 am

By Wyatt Wood
It seems to be a reoccurring trend, at least in the blogosphere, to step back and evaluate the balance that time spent online (largely spent in social networks) affects our lives. This desire for balance is a good move; considering the research showing damaging physiological changes created by increasing use of social networks and the associated decline [...]

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A Tale of Two HIPAA Violations

January 7, 2010 – 10:58 am

By Jenn Riggle 

It sounds like something out of a Charles Dickens’ novel. While most of us were busy preparing for the holidays, two stories were unfolding in different parts of the country where hospital employees lost their jobs because they of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) violations.
The first story takes place in Houston, [...]

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Are You My Mother? And Social Networks

November 11, 2009 – 9:00 am

by: Wyatt Wood
Real life relationships are complex enough, add the digital medium with a sprinkle of ego and the relationship points become more complicated. In a social network defining relationships beyond friendship is a tough problem to solve.

In the story “Are You My Mother?” by P. D. Eastman, the baby bird explores the world looking [...]

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