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Some deep thoughts based on listening to an episode of On the Media from January titled “Everything is Fake”.  The first couple of segments aren’t a big surprise. Politicians who go looking for border photo ops in Texas will visit the things that back up their story about the border, and they’ll say things about…

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Linked – 300,000 People Leave Their Job Yearly Due To Poor Mental Health

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The number, 300,000, is from the UK. I have no doubt a similar survey in the US would results in millions of people fitting this bill. And most of them have a similar story to tell: “She went on to explain that every Thursday she’d have to take the afternoon off and spoke to her…

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But wait, there’s more. Yesterday, the Senate was threatening tech companies that they will be requiring them to break encryption. But, not everyone in the Federal government agrees: “However, it appears that other parts of the government are a bit more up to date on these things. Representative Ro Khanna has forwarded a letter to…

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Linked – Check your credit card bills: Hyatt Hotels payment systems compromised by malware

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My advice? Always check your credit card bills. Get online access to your statement and check what is being charged to your account on a weekly basis, especially if you travel and use your credit card often as part of your work. Report anything that doesn’t make sense. Chances are your credit card details have…

What I’m Reading (weekly)

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5 Dark Sharing Strategies Lawyers Need to Know #DarkShare tags:MM SocNetPres ABA TECHREPORT 2014 tags:LitSupport MM Judge Posner Says NSA Should Be Able To Get Everything & That Privacy Is Overrated —– It’s scary that sitting judges think this way isn’t it? tags:MM Security 3 Reasons to Include Training In Your IT Budget tags:MM Training…

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It’s not easy to build meaningful relationships at conferences. Organizers may try to ease awkward introductions (and 50-foot staredowns) with networking events, and a majority of people at the conference may be interested in networking, but that doesn’t make it easy. You’re surrounded by hundreds, sometimes thousands of people; some are vying for attention, others…

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