James Farrell

James Farrell is the former editor-in-chief of Chiang Mai CityNews, where he wrote and managed daily news, features, op-eds and blogs on a diverse range of topics. Prior to this, in the same city of Northern Thailand where he lives, he was the longstanding deputy editor of the monthly magazine Citylife. He has written on culture, politics, travel, tech, business, human rights, for local, national, and international news services and magazines. He has a keen interest in the role technology is playing in the transformation of society, culture and politics, especially in developing nations. This is reflected in his not-so-successful first novel.

Latest from James Farrell

Apple to fix FaceTime bug that lets others listen in before a call starts

SECURITY By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. has been accused of accidentally creating a spying device after news circulated on Monday that the iPhone’s FaceTime app has been letting users hear audio of others even if those people didn’t pick up the call. The iPhone maker responded …

Google tried to limit activist workers organizing by email

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Just a few months after global walkouts at Google LLC offices, the company is now facing criticism for trying to urge the U.S. government to prevent workers from organizing protests online. As first reported by Bloomberg Thursday, the National Labor Relations Board …

Facebook may shut down more groups and pages suspected of peddling fake news

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. said today it’s taking more steps to cut down on the dissemination of fake news by proactively axing some pages and groups. The net has widened somewhat, since now Facebook says it may delete these pages and groups even if …

Labor Department accuses Oracle of underpaying women and minorities by $400 million

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Department of Labor said today that Oracle Corp. underpaid women and people of color, resulting in $400 million in lost wages, according to a federal filing. “Oracle suppressed starting salaries for its female and non-White employees, assigned them to lower …

Facebook adds a petitions feature to the news feed

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Come Monday, Facebook Inc. will allow users to get together and send their thoughts to officials in a petitions feature called “Community Actions.” According to a TechCrunch report Sunday, users will be able to create a petition relating to a cause and then tag …

Tim Cook says consumers must have control over their personal data

BIG DATA By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook has told the U.S. government in no uncertain terms that the public must have more control over the data collected on them throughout their lives. Cook (pictured), who last year voiced his concerns about privacy issues …

Most Americans don’t know Facebook has made them targets for advertisers

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Despite Facebook Inc.’s attempts to become more transparent about what it does with its users’ data, it seems most Americans remain clueless. That’s the takeaway from a survey that the Pew Research Center published Wednesday. Some 963 adults from the U.S. with Facebook …

Facebook is investing $300M to support local news in the US

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

In another move by dominant internet platforms at least to appear to support struggling traditional media,Facebook Inc. will invest $300 million over the next three years to support local news in the U.S., the company announced today. The money will go toward programs, …

Google employees double down in their fight against forced arbitration

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Scores of employees at Google LLC are increasing their efforts to end forced arbitration at the company to create more awareness of a practice they deem unacceptable. Late last year, Google staff all over the world took to the streets in protest …

Carriers are still selling your location data, says new report

SECURITY By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Bounty hunters and other sketchy figures have been buying people’s location data, according to a report published today by Motherboard. The report said data from companies such as AT&T Inc. and Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. are ending up in the …

James Farrell

Latest from James Farrell

Apple to fix FaceTime bug that lets others listen in before a call starts

Google tried to limit activist workers organizing by email

Facebook may shut down more groups and pages suspected of peddling fake news

Labor Department accuses Oracle of underpaying women and minorities by $400 million

Facebook adds a petitions feature to the news feed

Tim Cook says consumers must have control over their personal data

Facebook is investing $300M to support local news in the US

Google employees double down in their fight against forced arbitration

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