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Your Life As A Digital Ghost

Cars That Think

Wong describes the new digital afterlife industry in a chapter of her new book from MIT Press, We the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age. So your book takes on a much broader topic, the datafication of our daily lives and the human rights implications of that phenomenon. Wong: Thanks for having me.

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The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper

Cars That Think

patent for the new and improved device. In the 1990s, he became known for his long-running legal battle against Universal Manufacturing Corp. Often a person must walk across a room to retrieve the remote control unit, and frequently it may be misplaced, which, at best, requires extra time and effort to find.”

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Ola, Uber roll out subscription-based plans for auto drivers – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Over the last few weeks, Ola has rolled out the subscription model for its auto-rickshaw drivers in some top markets including Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, while Uber has launched the same in six cities starting with Chennai, Kochi and Visakhapatnam, a person aware of the matter said.

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Launch: Our Thoughts

Plug In India

This decision to have a fixed battery has disappointed many in the community and out of the lakh or so bookings, we estimate 50-60000 people will switch to Simple Energy, PURE or other brands which offer removable batteries. We love this option for individualization and personalization! We will never know, until we speak to them.

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

Cars That Think

It would have been quite different had Warnock and company not been in the right place at the right time to meet the right person. The time was right because of the imminence of three hardware developments: the first low-cost, bit-mapped personal computer, the first low-cost laser printer, and a decline in price of high-density memory chips.

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Fathers Can Be Gender Equity Advocates

Cars That Think

After the article was published, I received an email from Michelle Travis , who was writing a book about dads and daughters. Her latest book, Dads for Daughters , is a guide for engaging male allies in support of gender equity. (I I was one of the fathers featured in the book.) Is it personal?

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How Much Privacy Do You Really Have In Modern Vehicles?

The Truth About Cars

Our main concern is that we can’t tell whether any of the cars encrypt all of the personal information that sits on the car. If three privacy researchers can barely get to the bottom of what’s going on with cars, how does the average time-pressed person stand a chance?” And that’s the bare minimum! Here’s what we do know.

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