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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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Mr. Robot, and how we, the weak, are exploited

Episode 5 of USA Network’s Mr. Robot: ‘Exploits’ (S1.E5 eps.1.4_3xpl0its.wmv), like the episodes that came before it, has been congratulated for its realistic interpretation of hacking. But in this installment, rather than sophisticated hacks involving numerous computers, hacking software and complicated code, …

Microsoft cracks down on revenge porn, but is it enough?

Finding yourself a victim of revenge porn – intimate photographs or video being posted online without the consent of the person(s) appearing in the picture/clip – can have devastating consequences for those involved. In June, Last Week Tonight’s news satirist John Oliver …

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