By: Gabriel E. Levy B. After a night of celebration, joy, madness, alcohol and excesses, the subsequent consequence will be an uncomfortable “hangover” accompanied by remorse and guilt for the excesses [1]. In the same way, after three decades of celebrating the great changes caused by the development of the Internet, of being amazed by […]
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Series: “Strategies for Dealing with Confinement” By: Gabriel E. Levy B. www.galevy.com Miracle vaccines, masks, respirators, PPE suits, and even Covid-19-infected blood are among the thousands of offerings that have appeared in the Internet’s back rooms since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the dark Internet has always been a den of underground offerings,
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The concept of Digital Divide refers to any type of unequal distribution in the access, use, or appropriation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) among social groups. It is not only a matter of technologies, but also of social aspects that have an impact on multiple dimensions of human life and, in the particular case
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Whether in a class at school or even university, a documentary on television or an anecdotal note in some technology magazine, we have heard at some point in our lives that Arpanet, the predecessor network of the Internet, was born as a computer project capable of bearing the consequences of a nuclear war, even if
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Series: “Strategies for Dealing with Confinement” By: Gabriel E. Levy B. www.galevy.com In recent days, strong criticism has been levelled from various quarters against emergency initiatives based on tele-education and tele-working proposed by governments as part of measures to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. Although shocking, most of these criticisms are based on emotions
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In six decades of development, implementation and growth, the Internet has witnessed monumental technological transformations, so that the network as we know it today bears little resemblance to its origins. However, one technology has remained almost the same since its creation: the basic operating protocols of the TCP network -Transfer Control Protocol-, together with the
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Although every day millions of people use it and benefit from its practicality, few know of the existence of this service and the controversy it generates. Zero Click represents an important time saving for users and Internet traffic, but it is also a parasitic model that ends up harming information and content providers. What is
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Although the media with experience or of reference have more and more difficulties concentrating audiences, as the fake news has consolidated as a problematic phenomenon worldwide. These same media are recovering the field of credibility, receiving enough oxygen to glimpse again a promising future in this chaotic ecosystem of digital communication. What is the future
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As a result of the global scandal caused by the trade war between United States and China, in which Huawei and Google have been the main protagonists, circumstances indicate that the new battlefield will no longer be the trenches but Internet, which was predictable in the context of a globalized information society.Although for now the
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In America, the strong neoliberal regulatory tradition has promoted ex-post regulatory schemes, that is, we regulate long after changes occur, which allows the market to adjust itself during implementation periods. But although experience has shown that subsequent regulation allows for greater innovation, it is also true that it generates a notable absence of the State
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