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Get it right or get out of the way

When a company has a break down in its processes blame is assigned based on whom the process owner is and the individual(s) responsible for completing the missed or an improperly executed task. When a low-level process is broken such as the case was with Experian and the missing Apache Struts patch that allowed an attacker to gain... Continue reading

Damore sues Google – The Verge gets it wrong

In case you haven’t heard, James Damore is suing Google for discrimination based on political beliefs for which he was fired. The legal complaint is lengthy, and I’ve read most of it. I say most of it because it contains constant harassment and discrimination claims by various people within Google.

The Curious Case of FCC Net Neutrality Comments

Any proposal for the change, creation or removal of rules that the FCC is going to bring for a vote must have a period for public comments. The purpose of the public comments is for people to voice support for or against the proposal and to provide a substantive legal argument for or against the... Continue reading

FCC Chairman is on a War Path

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said during an interview that his family had been harassed since announcing a December vote to repeal Net Neutrality. So far the harassment has amounted to signs outside of his home that read “They will come to know the truth. Dad murdered democracy in cold blood, and for what?!... Continue reading

Nextdoor.com Has A Discrimination Problem

Nextdoor is a unique social media platform that focuses on hyper-local communication by grouping connections into digital neighborhoods that represent the physical block each person resides. The community guidelines are well-intentioned but poorly interpreted even though they are written explicitly to avoid interpretation. Misinterpretation is most apparent in what a business can can’t post and... Continue reading