Showing posts with label 2016 at 02:05PM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2016 at 02:05PM. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

#Cyberculture – Top 5 Threats to Transparency (by EFF)

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Top 5 Threats to Transparency: 2016 in Review

As we approach the end of 2016, it’s disturbing to note the wide variety of ways in which government transparency has languished—even under an administration rhetorically committed to it. With the next administration poised to even further extend executive secrecy, it becomes ever more crucial for the courts and Congress to aggressively seek meaningful answers to questions for which the public deserves an answer.

Below are EFF’s top 5 threats to transparency in 2016:

 
From algorithms that spread fake news to glowing plants that don’t glow, here are our picks for the worst technologies of the year.

11 technologies to watch in 2017

 

Much like The Force, technology surrounds us, penetrates us and binds together our galaxy, which is why it’s so hard to identify which technologies might have the most significant impact in the coming year.

The 9 tech fights to watch in 2017
 
In 2017, tech companies will have to adapt to a new reality. President Trump and his cabinet of billionaires will shape government regulation for companies across the tech industry.
 

Love or hate Facebook, you’ve got to hate Facebook.

 

With the rise of new opportunities for commerce and marketing and more user engagement than ever in the mobile space, mobile-first has been the focus for 2016. Still, some marketers are still struggling. A study from Opera Mediaworksprovides some insight into this year’s growth.

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Monday, May 23, 2016

Binali Yıldırım Elected as AKP President

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A jacket rules Turkey.

Turkey’s incoming Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım told reporters in Ankara on May 23 the new list of cabinet positions will be prepared quickly and presented to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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While Erdoğan’s message was read, they have all stood up…

Binali Yıldırım has become new chair of the AKP receiving all of the valid votes, 1,405.
Turkish president consolidates power as he confirms new PM

Erdoğan takes step towards stronger presidential powers with confirmation of his long-time ally as new prime minister

Outgoing Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has urged his Justice and Development Party (AKP) to avoid political corruption during a farewell address at an extraordinary party convention, reiterating that he did not want to resign but was doing so for the party’s unity
Transport and Communications Minister Binali Yıldırım was officially appointed as the chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on May 22. As the sole candidate in the race, Yıldırım received 1,405 votes at the party’s second ever extraordinary congress
Both the European Union and the United States have raised serious concerns over the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of dozens of Turkish lawmakers
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed his belief that the new government to be formed under confidant Binali Yıldırım will prioritize a systemic change to impose a presidential system on the country
David Cameron suggests defence minister is lying over Turkey joining EU

Penny Mordaunt’s claim is ‘absolutely wrong’ and UK has veto on countries joining EU, PM tells Robert Peston

David Cameron has in effect accused leave campaigners, including his own defence minister, Penny Mordaunt, of lying about the prospect of Turkey joining the EU.

HDP has called on U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and participants of the first WHS in Istanbul to use the summit to “mobilize international mechanisms to respond to alarming violations of universal human rights within and around the borders of Turkey”

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Friday, March 11, 2016

19 Early photos of Istanbul by the Telegraph… Istanbul news roundup…

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19 fascinating early photographs of Istanbul

Istanbul and its vicinity – the bridge across the Bosphorus between the two continents of Europe and Asia – has been inhabited for around 3,000 years

A visit to Istanbul’s ‘Little Damascus’

A visit to Istanbul’s ‘Little Damascus’. Despite the huge migrant exodus from Turkey, the country still plays host to about 2 and a half million Syrians
Dozens of Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray in Istanbul airport
… boarding the second flight inside the international terminal building of Istanbul’sAtatürk Airport on March 10, reading out passages from the Torah

The cat’s meow: New documentary takes on Istanbul’s felines

Director Ceyda Torun’s first documentary film ‘Nine Lives: Cats in Istanbul’ is a great chance to see the feline residents of the city’s various neighborhoods from Galata to Cihangir and Feriköy to Kuzguncuk

 

 Go for the hummus at Istanbul Shish Kabobs

Hope you like pita bread, because this isn’t just any family-friendly, hotel diner. Nope. You’ve landed at Istanbul Shish Kabobs, at the site of the former .

 Syria refugee crisis: On the streets of Istanbul, Syria’s ‘lost generation’ battles to survive

Syria Refugees from Syria shelter in makeshift accommodation in the Suleymaniye district of Istanbul. Turkey has one of the largest populations of .

Istanbul’s third bridge to open in August 2016

The European and Asian continents have once again been linked on Sunday, this time by Istanbul’s third bridge, Yavuz Sultan Selim, which is .

Worrying signs in Istanbul

Last Friday, Turkish riot police used tear gas and water cannon on protesters gathered in front of the Zaman media building in Istanbul. The day before …

Iraqis top list of property-buying foreigners in Istanbul, Russians in Antalya

Iraqis bought more properties in Istanbul last year than any other foreign buyers, while the biggest foreign buyers of property in southern Antalya province were Russians, according to Turkish Environment and Urban Affairs Minister Fatma Sarı

 Two women killed in police operation after attack on police inIstanbul

Two women killed in police operation after attack on police in Istanbul … bus inIstanbul on Thursday, local media and the Istanbul governor said.

Istanbul’s local community center celebrates 10th year with cultural events

A local community center at the heart of Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district, Tarlabaşı Community Center (TTM), is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary with ..
The !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. The festival launches today and will come to Ankara and İzmir on March 3 and 6

A glimpse of Istanbul of the 1970s

And it is none other than Nobel-laureate and Turkish author Orhan Pamuk who … Pamuk, who developed the idea of the museum alongside the book,

André Rieu cancels İstanbul, Ankara gigs at last minute

Dutch violinist and conductor Andre Rieu waves to the audience onstage following a concert in İstanbul with his Johann Strauss Orchestra in this Nov.

Turkey: New documentary highlights cats on the prowl inIstanbul

A trailer for the documentary film Kedi shows the beauty of Istanbul through the eyes some of its smallest inhabitants, street cats. Kedi, which is a

Istanbul Gallery Cancels Exhibition, Citing Political Tension in Turkey

The nonprofit cultural center Akbank Sanat in Istanbul has canceled an upcoming exhibition that was due to open March 2 at their space, citing .

Warped photos turn Istanbul into stomach-churning roller coaster ride

‘The Silk Road: Past, Present, Future’ travels east to west along this ancient trade route, exploring how traditional culture, arts, and trade have
EMRAH’S POPDATE – Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) is offering its visitors a chance to explore the everyday sounds of Istanbul often lost to the listener through repetition or reflexive noise reduction

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