On 28 May 2021, the rapporteur for the IMCO Committee of the European Parliament, Christel Schaldemose MEP, published her draft report on the Digital Services Act. ARTICLE 19 welcomes the improvements that have been made to the text particularly in relation to users’ rights and the proposed Article 24a (1) that is a step towards no profiling by default. We ... Read More »
Author Archives: Loknath Das
The elements of scalable machine learning
The data lake has been set up, app events are pouring in 24×7, a business problem has been identified, features have been engineered, and a model has been trained, but the road to production looks distant, broken and hard. Does this ring a bell? Your ‘Machine Learning (ML) Runtime’ is an overweight beast and you need to get it in ... Read More »
8 INTERNET PRIVACY SAFETY TIPS TO STAY PROTECTED
ur lives have increasingly mingled with technology for years, but the pandemic took things to a new level. Video conferencing and social media allowed us to stay connected while apart, but it also left us more vulnerable to cybercriminals. In this article, we’ll give you some internet privacy safety tips to help manage your digital footprint. EASY WAYS TO STAY SECURE ONLINE ... Read More »
Moving Blogger custom-domain and email service from DomainDiscount24 to DreamHost
This article tracks the process and learnings as I tranfer my Blogger related services (ie custom website name and assoicated email addresss) from DomainDiscount24 to a new service – so far I’ve chosen DreamHost for this. Note: most of my posts on this blog are completed how-to articles. This is a little different, in that it’s a work-in-progress. So far, ... Read More »
What To Expect From Spring/Summer
Fashion Week Trend #1: Modern Ballerina The catwalk is covered in loads of pastel blossoms. Fine shoes with satin ribbons are wrapping themselves around the model’s ankles for a soft-footed appearance. Indeed, the attendees of the Dior show must have felt like part of a dance performance. The dark parquet, the strong eye makeup and the flowy black dresses reminded ... Read More »
Cyber Security Tips and Tools | Is Your Network Secure?
With the passage of time, the good and bad sides of the internet are continuously evolving. In a few words, it can be said that the internet is a pool of malicious links, Trojans, and viruses. Data breaches are becoming frequent and unsuspecting users approaching vulnerability. Now, can you imagine one single click can cost you thousands or even millions sometimes? So, ... Read More »
Needed—A Global Approach to Data in the Digital Age
Global principles on data policy can help level the playing field while addressing financial stability and inclusion, competition, and privacy. Companies around the world are engaged in a digital data gold rush, panning the digital economy for our personal data, sifting flecks of it in online pools and streams of our preferences, choices, and locations. Data is the ultimate portable ... Read More »
OutSystems democratises ‘elite’ cloud-native tools
There is no standard classification or even some form of de facto nomenclature system that ranks software tools into an agreed tier system of standard/regular, mid-market intermediate and onward to advanced/elite status. Regardless of any formalised scale existing as such, OutSystems is now pushing forward a platform upgrade that it says will deliver elite cloud-native tools for modern cloud applications. ... Read More »
People find user-generated content more authentic to tell the story
“Video circulating on social media shows a massive explosion rocking central Beirut,” reads the beginning of the Guardian’s description of this shocking video footage taken by citizens. The video fragment is a piece of history. Social media and technologies are opening the whole new vista for news, with its unprecedented speed of reaction to breaking events. User-generated content is also called “citizen ... Read More »
HOW MUCH DOES YOUR FASHION JOB PAY?
Now more than ever, people are reevaluating their professional lives. Amid news that a record number of Americans left their jobs this September, it’s clear that the pandemic ignited a shift in the way people think about work — and some say it’s put more power into the hands of employees, whether that leads to quitting, unionizing or asking for more ... Read More »