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April 23, 2020

If We Had Known The Future

Five years ago today, I was 8 months pregnant with my family’s first and only…
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COVID19
April 10, 2020

Cutting Through the Panic in a Pandemic

As a journalist, I learned the two-source confirmation rule, where a fact isn’t verified until…
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September 12, 2019

SicGRL vulnerability is still not fixed

There have been many new developments since we originally found this security flaw with Facebook’s…
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Press Release
September 21, 2019

Facebook’s governance proposal is not legitimate

In response to recent announcements from Facebook, the Light Collective is proposing a community-driven approach…
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For Group Admins & ModeratorsFor Health Care Providers
June 18, 2019

We need a digital health Cajun Navy

I think we need to create a “whole-community response” in health and health care. We…
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May 28, 2019

Our Cancer Support Group Is Trapped

by Andrea Downing This post was originally written on Tincture. Seven years ago, I was…
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For Everyone
April 29, 2019

Trust gap: Health apps and data sharing

APRIL 29, 2019 By SUSANNAH FOX  There has been a steady drip-drip-drip of articles documenting how health…
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For Group Admins & ModeratorsFor Group Members
July 4, 2018

How a patient advocate discovered a massive security problem with closed groups on Facebook, and became a white hat hacker.

Published at Brave Bosom Background:  About Peer Support Groups & BRCA Community For anyone reading…
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