by Monty Self | May 9, 2022 | Opinion
The scope of the right to privacy has been debated from the beginning of the U.S. With the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization making headlines last week, the general public is becoming more aware of how the right to privacy has been a...
by Jim Hopkins | May 6, 2022 | Opinion
My colleague Lauren Lisa Ng is a poet, a preacher and a mother. Her poem, The New, is a reflection on an ordinary day in her life. The poem concludes, “I’ll build the border of a puzzle, stand from my desk before the sun starts is setting, remove backpacks from tired...
by Monty Self | May 4, 2022 | Opinion
A leaked draft of a possible majority ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2021) was published May 2 by POLITICO. Written by Justice Samuel Alito, the draft ruling argues that Roe v Wade (1973) and Planned...
by Monty Self | Feb 9, 2022 | Opinion
A private equity firm is buying the data core divisions of IBM’s Watson Health. You’re likely wondering, “why does this matter, and why should I care?” So let me explain. Watson Health was put together in 2015 with the acquisition of Phytel and Explorys, two leading...
by Monty Self | Sep 27, 2021 | Opinion
Facial recognition technology (FRT) is being used by most U.S. agencies. An Aug. 24 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office revealed that 19 of 24 federal agencies were currently using FRT – 16 agencies for cybersecurity (like accessing computers or...