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University will stop using controversial remote-testing software following student outcry

The Verge

Students head to class at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. | The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced that it will discontinue its use of remote-proctoring software Proctorio after its summer 2021 term. Over 1,000 people signed a petition calling on the university to stop using the service.

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Building a Tech-Driven Legal Aid Network for the 21st Century

Saleforce Nonprofit

In Illinois, even during “normal” times, there is a shortage of legal help, with only around 450 Legal Aid attorneys for 13 million Illinoisans, of whom 31.6% Through Salesforce, we began to build our vision of one legal aid network to help all of Illinois. By: Al Schwartz, Executive Director, CARPLS Legal Aid. live in near poverty.

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Apple reveals new efforts to fight child abuse imagery

The Verge

Once an alert is generated, it is reviewed by Apple and NCMEC before alerting law enforcement, providing an additional safeguard against the system being used to detect non-CSAM content.

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Berkeley Yeast, S2G dish on the future of beer, meat and more at TC Disrupt 2023

TechCrunch

Matthew Walker: S2G Ventures managing director of food and agriculture Matthew Walker has more than 10 years of experience in venture capital, investment banking and securities law. He is also a member of the Illinois Board of Trustees of the Nature Conservancy.

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Local history buffs are turning to Facebook to share memories of bygone eras

Fast Company Tech

And about three years ago, McGinness and his co-admin Jeff Davies were contacted by publisher McIntyre Purcell, which led to a coffee table-style book of historic photos of Florida they’ve since promoted at bookstores, houses of worship, universities, and festivals up and down the Sunshine State.

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Amazon’s palm reading starts at the grocery store, but it could be so much bigger

The Verge

All the other biometrics that are becoming commonplace — face, fingerprints, iris — are all quite observable and visible from the outside,” Elizabeth Renieris, a law and policy researcher who focuses on data governance and human rights issues, told The Verge. There’s definitely something to say for the advanced security [of palm scanning].”.

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How real-world violence led Facebook to overturn its most controversial policy

The Verge

In 1978, the American Civil Liberties Union famously defended the rights of neo-Nazis to march in Skokie, Illinois , which was home to many Holocaust survivors. I learned about the saga as an undergraduate at Northwestern University, which is 15 minutes away from Skokie by car. The march never took place.)

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