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Public and Private on Social MediaGlobal BC1 - June 19, 2015
Recently a Langley mother found out a photo of her daughter that she had posted on her blog was being used in European ads. Does uploading a photo online make it public domain? SFU communications professor Peter Chow-White explains the fine line between public and private.
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Social media
News1130 - June 4, 2015
Artist Richard Prince recently sold an Instagram photo with his own minor revisions for $90,000 without requesting permission from the Ontario woman who took the picture. Dr. Chow-White explains how this exemplifies the two sides of social media; one where we're able to share content freely and the other opens us up to potential exploitation in the name of art or business.
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Faculty in Canada may not need
University Affairs - April 27, 2015
Should university faculty follow social media guidelines? In light of an American professor being fired for voicing his political views on Twitter, Dr. Chow-White states Canadian faculty don't necessarily need guidelines as they haven't faced the same repercussions in Canada.
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Division II Simon Fraser uses high-
The Daily Orange - Jan 14, 2015
Story on collaboration between SFU Men's Basketball Coach James Black and Dr. Chow-White. Together they are improving team performance using a new playing style and big data statistical analysis.
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Simon Fraser University's radical
National Post - Dec 4, 2014
Highlight of Dr. Chow-White's and Coach James Blake's collaboration in sports analytics within the SFU men's basketball team. Dr. Chow-White says “The box score can be deceiving. The efficiency [data] can show you what the box score is missing. Implementing that and taking that information and going to practice and implementing in practice and then see it happen in a game, I think that’s fantastic."
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Jian Ghomeshi used social media to get
Vancouver Sun - Oct 28, 2014
Jian Ghomeshi, former host of CBC Q radio, has been fired for allegations of physical violence against three women. Jian posted a Facebook statement before any media release to explain his side of the story. Chow-White says this move was well-thought out and “was a way of not just getting in front of the story, but also framing it from here on out. Jian Ghomeshi is a media practitioner. He knows how the media works. This isn’t just an average everyday person playing the media game.”
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Social media in BC school
News1130 - Oct 9, 2014
A Vernon Christian School has started teaching social media as part of its official school curriculum. Chow-White advocates for social media to be taught in BC schools so children can start to understand the benefits and risks associated with its use.
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A prescription for reform needed in
Vancouver Sun - April 30, 2014
BC's Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Dunham's opinion editorial on an OIPC Special Report containing 21 recommendations for the protection of personal health information in the health care system. Dunham states "B.C. is one of the few provinces without comprehensive health privacy legislation governing the many generators of personal health information" and urges that "British Columbia has the opportunity to embrace innovation and protect privacy at the same time." GeNA Lab is involved in extensive research around key issues addressed in the report regarding Big Data, personalized medicine, informed consent, and health information privacy. The full report can be read here: www.oipc.bc.ca
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From the picket line to online: Teachers go
Vancouver Sun - June 15, 2014
Teachers use social media during labour negotiations with BC government and strike action and are gaining more public support. Chow-White comments "The strike on the picket lines also becomes a strike online. The people who are locked out or on strike. They’re protesting not only outside schools but also on social media.”
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F-bombs online - Are social media
Vancouver Sun - Oct 21, 2013
Examining the potential role of the Internet and social media in contributing to social incivility by distracting people from their live social interactions and providing new forums for expressing hidden attitudes in an anonymous digital environment.
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Reducing Kids Screen TimeGlobal TV News - Oct 28, 2013
A study says children are exposed to too much screen time and it has to be dramatically reduced. Professor Chow-White discusses the history of screen exposure theories surrounding children and the possible long-term consequences of a digital footprint.
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Anti-Spam LegislationGlobal TV News - Sept 13, 2013
The growing problem of internet spam and the legislation that was drawn up to address it but never implemented.
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Signals Summer 2013 NewsletterGenome BC - Sept 6, 2013
Social Science: To Disclose, or Not to Disclose? Interpreting genomic data, storage and privacy protection, and incidental findings and the ethics surrounding it.
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Lessons to be learned in Vancouver
Vancouver Sun - June 21, 2013
Silencing cops during flood crisis shows the risks in leaving decisions in a crisis to a computer algorithm.
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Three BC Tories to continue as
Vancouver Sun - April 30, 2013
Social media and political campaigns.
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BC Election: What's happening todayVancouver Sun - April 30, 2013
What is happening in the BC elections in terms of media.
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Hacking Twitter ‘incredibly easy,’ security
Vancouver Sun - April 23, 2013
False report of White House bombing briefly sent U.S. stock markets tumbling.
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British Columbian leaders in Twitter
News1130 - April 18, 2013
Each leader will spend one hour live-tweeting answers to your questions
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Public figures all but powerless when
Richmond News - March 8, 2013
Richmond mayor, Malcom Brodie's, Twitter account hacked. Implications of this.
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What to do if, like Burger King, your
Vancouver Sun - Feb 18, 2013
Twitter hacks and impact on brands and what companies do to avoid/recover from them.
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Free online services like Google can come
Ottawa Citizen - Oct 7, 2012
The proposed class-action lawsuit filed on Thursday against Google in B.C. Supreme Court is only the latest salvo in a continuing war that is pitting online consumers against the giant companies that profit from users' personal information.
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Amanda Todd Case
News 1130 - Oct 15, 2012
The role of social media in the aftermath of Amanda Todd suicide.
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Social media makes tragedies feel closer
660 News - Nov 16, 2012
Interview: The role of social media in the Connecticut massacre of making sense of tragedies and dealing with information.
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Police grapple with how to handle
The Globe and Mail - Aug 15, 2012
Disclosures of criminal intentions on social media and threat complaints are happening very frequently. Discussions on whether or not these should be taken seriously.
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Twitter tirade quickly squashedMaple Ridge News - Aug 14, 2012
Words matter and everything put out on Social Media can follow with just as serious consequences as verbal public communication. A case of Cyberbullying.
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Digital literacy: into the cloudPost-Media News - Sept 25, 2012
Communications professor Peter Chow-White was quoted in a Canada.com article about online privacy. Chow-White says the concept of privacy is shifting as more people go online and use social media.
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Yelp Accused for burying good customer
CBC News - June 4, 2012
Yelp's "filtered reviews" unfairly hurting businesses because of Yelp, choosing to manipulate content to boost their own profits, by only soliciting reviews from 'trusted' frequent users.
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Vancouver business experts see
The Vancouver Sun - May 15, 2012
Facebook is going public, but some are wondering if it’s worth the investment.
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The Woman who Sued FacebookVancouver Observer - April 3, 2012
Short interview about the case of a local woman who is suing facebook for using her photos in advertisements.
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Scary cybercrime headlines: Fraud
Vancouver Sun - Feb 27, 2012
Discussed surveys regarding online security commissioned or conducted by security companies.
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Facebook IPOThe Vancouver Sun - Feb 1, 2012
Facebook filing for its initial public offering with Gillian Shaw.
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Facebook isn't free: The real cost of
The Vancouver Sun - Feb 1, 2012
The Gillian Shaw Story on how Facebook's data collection makes it an 'advertiser's dream' but it plays around with people's potentially confidential information, retrieving their Google searches, You Tube, websites visited and other confidential information from their browsers, for matching appropriate advertisements that might entice them.
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No free lunch: The real cost of using
The Vancouver Sun - Feb 1, 2012
On Twitter's new censorship policy, Google's new privacy policy across platforms.
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