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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.


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Criminal gang used drone swarm to foil FBI raid

In what sounds like something out of a Hollywood movie, the FBI reported this week that last year a hostage raid was undone when criminals employed a swarm of drones to get in officers’ faces. According to Joe Mazel, the head of …

The Department of Justice is now going after Huawei

The U.S. Justice Department is now investigating Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. for potential violations of sanctions on Iran. “It’s unclear how far the Justice Department probe has advanced and what specific allegation federal agents are probing,” said a report …

Facebook starts to take user privacy very seriously as GDPR looms

Following weeks of controversy regarding what data Facebook collects and how it’s used, the company is jacking up efforts to make users feel more comfortable. The moves come weeks before the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect. GDPR sets guidelines for the …

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