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Will Tablets Increase Returning Citizen Success, Or Be Another Way To Exploit Inmates?

Written by ED GASKIN Posted January 12, 2023 Filed Under: Editorial, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

The corrections system is not known for innovation, but the use of tablets could be a game changer

Filed Under: Editorial, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: doc, Massachusetts, news, prisons, technology

We Asked the CEO Behind Boston’s New Parking App About Its Long-Awaited Features

Written by DIG STAFF Posted August 24, 2022 Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, Tech

“The City of Boston parking operation and revenue is 100% managed by the city. ParkMobile is a tool that simplifies the process for the city and its parking customers.”

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, Tech Tagged With: Boston, Life, Lifestyle, technology

COUNCILORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WEIGH IN ON DIGITAL DIVIDE

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted March 29, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

How immigrants face the imbalance in the world of technology

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Digital, equity, immigrants, technology

REFORMS ON FACIAL SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted March 24, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Tighter regulations could help protect civil liberties

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: civil liberties, Politics, surveillance, technology

MAYOR MICHELLE WU AND SENATOR ED MARKEY INVEST IN DIGITAL EQUITY

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted February 4, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

The leaders are dedicating $12 million to this cause

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Digital, equity, inclusion, library, Politics, school, technology

REPORT: PEOPLE FACE BARRIERS TO REPAIRING THEIR OWN ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Written by LILY BOHLKE Posted August 9, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"You know, when you purchase something, the idea is you own it. But if you can't fix it, you don't own it, and that's part of our case for passing this law."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: device, Electronic, repair, technology

BY LEARNING ABOUT THE MASS MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, I CAME TO UNDERSTAND MY GRANDFATHER

Written by JONATHAN RILEY Posted December 27, 2020 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

For some with personal connections to past mistakes, the consequences of unfettered ingenuity are no more easily ignored than mushroom clouds on the horizon

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, Cambridge, features, history, longform, news, news to us, nuclear, nuclear energy, technology, throwback, Waltham

IN “SMARTPHONE SOCIETY,” BIG QUESTIONS ABOUT SMALL DEVICES

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted March 4, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Books

"That’s kind of the sentiment that both the government and these [smartphone] companies would like you to have—this feeling of powerlessness. And that’s the reason I try to keep a positive tone in the book."

Filed Under: A+E, Books Tagged With: books, Cambridge, Harvard Book Store, Jacobin, Nicole Aschoff, Reading, technology, The Smartphone Society, upcoming events

OCCUPIED: WHAT ARE YOU MISSING WHILE YOU’RE SCANNING INSTA?

Written by MO LOTMAN Posted January 25, 2020 Filed Under: COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE, Op-Ed, Tech

The idea is hardly earth-shattering—just get a bunch of people socializing together who are all agreeing to set aside their devices for two hours.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE, Op-Ed, Tech Tagged With: cell phones, distractions, Mo Lotman, technology, Technoskeptic

DEEPLY INVOLVED: A CAMPUS-BORN ENGAGEMENT STARTUP GRADUATES AND EXPANDS

Written by DIG STAFF Posted September 17, 2018 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Tech

When officials in Newton want to engage their constituents, they have an easy way to connect. Using tools and software from the Boston startup Involved, they’re able to, for example, gauge how much more money ratepayers are willing to spend to bring in more renewable energy.

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Tech Tagged With: BUildLab, Involved, startups, technology

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