Transparency, as used in science, engineering, business, the humanities and in a social context more generally, implies openness, communication, and accountability. Transparency is operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see what actions are performed.
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TikTok says it removed 16 million videos from India in second half of 2019
TikTok released its transparency report for H2 2019 (July to December 2019) detailing government takedown requests and the ...
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States are suspending public records access due to COVID-19
On March 4, Hawaii had no confirmed cases of COVID-19, but officials had started to take action in anticipation of an ...
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Microsoft's Surface Earbuds show up at FCC, hinting at release soon
Microsoft's Surface Earbuds, announced way back in October, just showed up in an FCC listing, suggesting the AirPods competitor ...
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Looking to close a series A? This comprehensive Y Combinator guide can help
It's your lucky day: Y Combinator has published a comprehensive guide to help founders understand and close a series A round. ...
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How travel tech companies aim to survive the coronavirus pandemic
We spoke to two very different travel tech companies — one an established player and the other an up-and-coming business ...
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Researchers were about to solve AI's black box problem, then the lawyers got involved
AI has a “black box” problem. We cram data in one side of a machine learning system and we get results out the other, ...
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The EU is coming after big tech again — this time for political ads
The EU is said to be considering new political ad regulations so that "people know who is behind the campaigning, who pays ...
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Apple might soon allow you to delete Siri history
Apple has officially begun testing a feature that allows users to explicitly opt out of sharing audio snippets to improve ...
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SEC unsurprisingly slaps Russian firm with $270K fine for misleading ICO promotions
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled a fine with a Russian firm that was pushing initial ...
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Russia wants to boost transparency with blockchain – are you kidding me?
Russia, ruled by Vladimir Putin's arguably authoritarian regime, wants to leverage blockchain technology to host Moscow's ...
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There’s now a cryptoart lottery using Bitcoin blockchain to pick a winner — and it’s brilliant
We've seen auctions using blockchain to record sales of works of art. But what about a cryptoart charity lottery using blockchain ...
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‘YouTube recommendations are toxic,’ says dev who worked on the algorithm
Google is notoriously cryptic about how YouTube's recommendations work, that's why Guillaume Chaslot is fighting for increased ...
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Twitter 'accidentally' blocked accounts of China dissidents ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Twitter has apologized after it suspended hundreds of accounts that were critical of Chinese government, days ahead of the ...
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IBM is putting sustainable shrimp on the blockchain
Shrimp is the latest foodstuff to make its way to the blockchain, courtesy of IBM's blockchain-based Food Trust ecosystem. ...
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Volkswagen bets on blockchain to electrify its battery supply tracking
German car manufacturer Volkswagen is launching a blockchain pilot to track its battery supply chain.
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Facebook Ad Library: Only 3 'Brexit' ads for whole month. Yeah, right!
Facebook may well look back on 2018 as its annus horribilis. From the Cambridge Analytica scandal in March, to a data breach ...
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Mercedes-Benz develops blockchain pilot to find better third-party suppliers
Well-known car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is launching yet another blockchain pilot in the supply management space.
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China’s scientific achievements are surrounded by secrecy – but this could change
China’s recent scientific achievements – including its embryo gene-editing research and historic moon landing – appear ...
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ICOs banked $13B with ‘little work, accountability, or transparency,’ report
Ethereum's ICO process has earned token founders estimated combined profits of $12.8B, made entirely of cryptocurrency created ...
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Ford drives cobalt supply chain transparency with IBM blockchain
Ford has become the latest company to jump on the blockchain pilot bandwagon.
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Influencer marketing needs to clean up its act in 2019
If you can’t help but roll your eyes when you hear the word ‘influencer’ then trust me, you’re not alone. Earlier ...
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Thousands of Google employees walk out to protest harassment, inequality
Google employees today took to the streets in a massive protest. At 11:10 a.m., in every time zone in which the staged walkout ...
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Twitter now shows if a tweet was deleted for policy violations
Twitter recently announced it’s rolling out a feature to provide context around deleted tweets - including who deleted ...
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The Australian Securities Exchange is delaying its blockchain plans until 2021
The ASX has delayed the launch of its distributed ledger system, just a few weeks after reassuring investors that blockchain ...
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Twitter fixed the biggest problem with its promoted political tweets
Twitter announced it was making a change to its policy on political ad tweets, and in doing so it's fixed on of the biggest ...
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Winklevoss twins recruit cryptocurrency superfriends to fight the SEC
Just weeks after the SEC publicly denied their Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) license, the Winklevoss twins have formed ...
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Blockchain can’t fix everything, consulting giant BCG reports
A new report has issued a sobering call: be aware that blockchain technology is not suitable for every industry, especially ...
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This is how you can personalize marketing campaigns — without violating GDPR
GDPR -- no other four letters are giving tech companies a bigger headache this year. So many articles have been written about ...
