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The danger of big data: Social media as computational social science
Originally published as: Andre Oboler, Kristopher Welsh, Lito Cruz, The danger of big data: Social media as computational social science, First Monday, Volume 17, Number 7 – 2 July 2012 Social networking Web sites are amassing vast quantities of data and computational … Continue reading
Posted in Peer reviewed, Publications
Tagged Andre Oboler, big data, computational social science, ethics, Facebook, First Monday, google, Kristopher Welsh, Lito Cruz, Privacy, social media
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Commentary Magazine: Israel Moves to Limit Google Street View Risks
Source: Omri Ceren, Israel Moves to Limit Google Street View Risks, Commentary Magazine, 27/2/2011 My friend Dr. Andre Oboler has an exhaustive article up on the Jerusalem Post site about the potential risks and benefits of Google Street View coming … Continue reading
Posted in In the media, News Commentary
Tagged Commentary Magazine, google, Israel, Omri Ceren, Street View
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Google Street View Runs Into Controversies in Switzerland and Israel
Source: Patrick Morgan, Google Street View Runs Into Controversies in Switzerland and Israel, Discover Magazine, February 24th, 2011 Last year, Google raised the ire of many when it confessed that its city-mapping Street View vehicles unintentionally gathered unencrypted Wi-Fi data … Continue reading
Posted in In the media, News Commentary
Tagged Discover Magazine, google, Google street view, internet, Israel, Privacy, Switzerland, Terrorism, weapons & security
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Israel, is Street View security-conscious?
Source: Raffaella Gargiulo, Israele, Street View attenta alla sicurezza?, PuntoInformatico, 23 Feb 2011 (in Italian, below) A government task force is debating whether to allow Google to introduce it’s street view photo-mapping application in Israel. The availability of this data … Continue reading
Posted in In the media, News Commentary
Tagged google, Italian, Privacy, Security, Street View
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Some in Israel warn against Google Street View
Source: Jessica Guynn, Some in Israel warn against Google Street View, Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2011 The government decides to work with Google to bring Street View to Israel in the coming months, but some cabinet members worry that … Continue reading
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Tagged google, Los Angeles Times, Street View
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Google Street View Entering Israel, Despite Security Concerns
Source: Alison Diana, Google Street View Entering Israel, Despite Security Concerns, InformationWeek, February 22, 2011 Some fear that terrorists could use information in the mapping service to carry out attacks, while others believe it could enhance the nation’s tourism industry. … Continue reading
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Tagged google, Information Week, Israel, Privacy, Security, Street View
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In Israel Google Street View needs serious thought
Source: Andre Oboler, In Israel Google Street View needs serious thought, Jerusalem Post Blogs, Feb 20, 2011 Google would like to launch Street View in Israel. The web based application adds an extra level of depth to Google Maps. People … Continue reading
Posted in In the media, My Op-Eds
Tagged google, Israel, Privacy, Security, Street View
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Andre Oboler’s article, “Possibility of policing the internet?” in the Australian Jewish News
Andre Oboler, Possibility of policing the internet?, The Australian Jewish News, March 12 2010, p10 The Community, needs to have a debate about the feasibility of policing the internet. Over the past few weeks, the internet, and specifically social networking … Continue reading
Posted in In the media, My Op-Eds, Publications
Tagged AJN, Anna Bligh, Facebook, google, Internet Regulation, Nick Xenophon, Online Ombudsman
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ZOA Praises Google For Removing False Anti-Israel Propaganda From Google Earth’s Map Of Israel, Zionist Organization of America
ZOA Praises Google For Removing False Anti-Israel Propaganda From Google Earth’s Map Of Israel, Jewish News Today, August 25, 2008. This was a copy of the press release issued by the ZOA. The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) applauds Google … Continue reading
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Tagged google, Google Earth, oboler, Zionist Organization of America, ZOA, ZOA-source
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Israel: Google Street View Will Be “Good For Tourism & Image”
Matt McGee, Israel: Google Street View Will Be “Good For Tourism & Image”, Search Engine Land, Mar 6, 2011 If all goes according to plan, Google’s Street View service should be driving through select cities in Israel soon and the … Continue reading →