Remove Law Remove Panama Remove Policy
article thumbnail

The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I have previously written about the top issues addressed by the Treaty , but to recap, the Treaty is a wonderful instrument because it requires exceptions for people who are blind or have other print disabilities in national copyright laws. And when you sign the treaty, you haven’t succeeded. HathiTrust.

article thumbnail

The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Along those same lines, using a VPN to unblock streaming services like Netflix from a country where it's not available isn't technically against the law, but it is a violation of the company's terms of use — i.e., you may get slapped with a warning or error message if caught. Let's not get too brazen, here. Choosing a VPN can be tricky.

Web 126
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The book Facebook doesnt want you to read: What you need to know

Mashable Tech

That isn't the case with Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, former and first head of global policy at Facebook. It opens with the time Wynn-Williams had to smuggle Zuckerberg out of a state dinner in Panama, making a break for it past naked dancers and a troupe of horses.

Facebook 139
article thumbnail

Why major global powers are so interested in Greenland right now

Fast Company Tech

“Let us be clear: we are soon entering the Arctic Century, and its most defining feature will be Greenland’s meteoric rise, sustained prominence and ubiquitous influence,” said Dwayne Menezes, managing director of the Polar Research and Policy Initiative. Why Greenland? interests in the country.

Global 89
article thumbnail

How TikTok is emerging as an essential tool for migrant smugglers

Fast Company Tech

TikTok says the platform strictly prohibits human smuggling and reports such content to law enforcement. Migrants, too, began to document their often perilous voyages north, posting videos trekking through the jungles of the Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama, and after being released by extorting cartels.

El Paso 114
article thumbnail

Trump’s message to Congress: This is a presidency by billionaires, for billionaires

Fast Company Tech

But to a greater extent than most joint addresses to Congress, which newly elected presidents typically use to preview their loftiest aspirations, this felt more like a victory lap from a lame-duck president who sees his victory as a license to plunder the country as much as the law allows, and sometimes beyond it.