DayMindXPression

Observing the World and Expressing My Thoughts

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Writing on: Thoughts

Being Focused and Intentional with Free Time vs. Getting Lost in the Social Media Feeds


By: Daniel Shin

For the past few weeks, I have been able to change my free time habits and become more focused and intentional than I have been in the past few years. While YouTube and other online social media networks are a great treasure trove of information (as long as you filter the junk), spending too much time caused more headaches and unexplained feelings of regret as if my subconscious was telling me that I just wasted my time.

HIQ Labs v LinkedIn Privacy


By: Daniel Shin

The ongoing litigation between hiQ Lab and LinkedIn might have significant online privacy implications for individuals publically posting on social media websites.

Revisiting Media DRM Within the Context of Consumer Privacy


By: Daniel Shin

I appreciate some of the online music stores, such as Google Play and Amazon Music, because these stores give the option to download MP3 files of the purchased music. The MP3 files are high quality and—most importantly—do not contain any form of Digital Rights Management (DRM) system. Having non-DRM files guarentees the playability of the purchased music regardless whether the purchaser switches computer platforms (e.g., from Windows to Linux) or does not have access to the Internet.