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

Privacy advocates raise concern over Apple scanning iPhones for child abuse images

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. will now scan iPhones and iCloud in the U.S. for illegal images of children, a move that has worried privacy advocates. According to the Financial Times, which first reported the news today, a technology called neuralMatch will be introduced. It …

After staff walkout, Activision President and HR boss step down

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Following protests last week over sexual harassment claims, today Activision Blizzard Inc.’s President left the company, followed by the head of human resources. The walkout last week came after the game publishing giant was sued by the state of California for allowing …

Twitter teams up with the AP and Reuters to address misinformation

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Twitter Inc. announced today that it has begun a new partnership with the Associated Press and Reuters in a collaborative effort to tackle the spread of misinformation. The company explained in a blog post that up until now its curation team has been …

Activision employees stage walkout amid claims of discrimination, sexual harassment

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Employees at Activision Blizzard Inc.’s main campus in Irvine, California, staged a walkout today in protest over accusations of pervasive sexism and harassment in the company. The protest comes a week after the game publishing giant – creator of the titles “Call …

In push to protect kids, Facebook says it will now reduce ads for teens on all its platforms

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. announced today that it’s in the process of restricting advertisers from targeting people under the age of 18. In the coming weeks, the company will ensure that advertisers won’t be able to base ads for people under 18 on their …

China cracks down on food delivery platforms with new workers’ rights

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

China today issued new rules that will offer various protections to its food delivery workers, a move that’s part of a wider regulatory crackdown on the tech industry in the country. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said today the wider …

New bill aims to remove legal protections social media companies have for health misinformation

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Two Democrat senators introduced a bill today that would take away the immunity social media companies such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. have under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act when health misinformation is posted on their platforms. The Health …

Privacy concerns raised after Catholic priest resigns over Grindr use allegations

APPS By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

A senior Catholic priest has resigned after it was alleged that he was using the gay dating app Grindr, but the question now is how supposedly encrypted data got into someone’s hands. The Reverend Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill was the former general secretary …

Biden nominates big-tech critic Jonathan Kanter as DOJ’s antitrust chief

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Veteran antitrust lawyer Jonathan Kanter was nominated today by President Biden to lead the antitrust division of the Department of Justice. That will come as another blow to big tech, following Lina Khan being made chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission …

Israeli company’s Pegasus spyware allegedly used to hack journalists, politicians, activists worldwide

SECURITY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Israeli cybersurveillance firm NSO Group is currently under the gun for allegedly selling spying software to shady governments around the world, although it’s not certain just how many people were hacked. NSO has been accused of selling the malware, named “Pegasus,” to …

James Farrell

Latest from James Farrell

Privacy advocates raise concern over Apple scanning iPhones for child abuse images

After staff walkout, Activision President and HR boss step down

Twitter teams up with the AP and Reuters to address misinformation

Activision employees stage walkout amid claims of discrimination, sexual harassment

In push to protect kids, Facebook says it will now reduce ads for teens on all its platforms

China cracks down on food delivery platforms with new workers’ rights

New bill aims to remove legal protections social media companies have for health misinformation

Privacy concerns raised after Catholic priest resigns over Grindr use allegations

Biden nominates big-tech critic Jonathan Kanter as DOJ’s antitrust chief

Israeli company’s Pegasus spyware allegedly used to hack journalists, politicians, activists worldwide

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