Coronavirus And The Digital Divide
Because of social distancing, more people in the United States are opting to stay home. And they are relying more on technologies to help them with problem-solving and managing their personal and professional lives. Access to these technologies has become more important for navigating this strange new world we're all in — and yet, there is a digital divide within the country between people who have that access, and people who don't.
Plus, there are some ethical dilemmas that come with using these technologies that many hadn't considered before. So today on the show, a chat with Shira Ovide, an old friend of the Indicator's who now writes the On Tech newsletter for The New York Times. She tells us some of the ways that our relationship with the technologies we use everyday has changed in the time of coronavirus.
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