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

Man runs for California governor to post false ads on Facebook, which says: No, you aren’t

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

A California resident on Monday registered as a candidate for the governor of the state with the intent of exploiting Facebook Inc.’s controversial ad policy for politicians, but Facebook has apparently stopped him in his tracks. The man in question, Adriel Hampton, …

Facebook employees sign joint letter against political advertising policy

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

In an open letter sent to Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and other top executives, hundreds of Facebook employees said they were unhappy with the company’s decision to allow politicians to say anything they want, true or not, in their ads. …

TikTok video app could pose a national security risk, say US senators

APPS By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Chinese-owned video app TikTok should be investigated by intelligence officials for potentially harmful data collection, two U.S. senators said Wednesday. Their request first became known on Thursday, with The Washington Post reporting that a letter had been sent to Joseph Maguire, the …

Google denies it’s spying on its own employees through Chrome extension

APPS By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Employees at Google LLC have accused the company of developing an internal surveillance tool to spy on its own employees, something Google “categorically” denies. The news was first reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday after it obtained a memo that outlined how top …

Facebook pledges $1B to create affordable housing in SF Bay Area

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

In an effort to address the rising cost of housing, Facebook Inc. said Tuesday it will pledge $1 billion in areas where it operates to create affordable units. The company wrote in a blog post that it will build 20,000 housing units …

Facebook removes scores of inauthentic accounts, one targeting US 2020 election

APPS By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. revealed Monday that it had taken down a number of inauthentic accounts, with at least one of the operations trying to interfere with the U.S. 2020 presidential elections. In a blog post, Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, said it …

Privacy concerns dog Google’s new Pixel 4 phones: Closed eyes can unlock it

EMERGING TECH By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

When Google LLC came up with its face unlock system for its the Pixel 4 and 4 XL phones, it said the technology should be used across all Android devices. Maybe not so much anymore. In an article published by the BBC …

FCC approves merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, but the deal still faces opposition

INFRA By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

The $26.5 billion deal between Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. has finally been approved by the Federal Communications Commission. For a long time it looked like the deal wouldn’t go through, even though it was given the green light from the …

Twitter outlines how it will handle world leaders who violate its terms

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Twitter Inc. published a blog post today that explains what will happen if world leaders violate the platform’s rules, and it’s likely they won’t please much of anyone. The company said that this is new ground being covered, not mentioning U.S. President Donald …

Mark Zuckerberg rebuts criticism of his dinner with conservative leaders

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has been hosting dinner parties with conservative pundits, journalists and politicians, according to a report published Monday by Politico, something that has sparked controversy. According to that report, Zuckerberg has reached out to various conservatives amid …

James Farrell

Latest from James Farrell

Man runs for California governor to post false ads on Facebook, which says: No, you aren’t

Facebook employees sign joint letter against political advertising policy

TikTok video app could pose a national security risk, say US senators

Google denies it’s spying on its own employees through Chrome extension

Facebook pledges $1B to create affordable housing in SF Bay Area

Facebook removes scores of inauthentic accounts, one targeting US 2020 election

Privacy concerns dog Google’s new Pixel 4 phones: Closed eyes can unlock it

FCC approves merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, but the deal still faces opposition

Twitter outlines how it will handle world leaders who violate its terms

Mark Zuckerberg rebuts criticism of his dinner with conservative leaders

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