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I Downloaded My Facebook Data – Here’s What I Found

28th March 20189th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung Leave a comment

  There have been many discussions lately around the “breach, not hack” of Facebook user data, specifically in light of how Cambridge Analytica may or may not have used it to influence elections around the world.   Did users naively grant permission for their data to be shared?  Was it outright taken without consent? Did […]

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SeConf and Our Transition to Paying Speakers’ Expenses

20th March 201811th April 2019 Guest Writer 3 Comments

  Guest post by Ashley Hunsberger and Marcus Merrell, co-chairs of the Selenium Conference Organizing Committee     There’s a touchy subject in the Twittersphere these days around conferences that require speakers to pay to speak (or, #paytospeak). Cassandra Leung discusses in depth why she doesn’t pay to speak in her blog, raising some really […]

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Why I Don’t Pay to Speak

30th November 20179th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 8 Comments

    This is a post I have planned to write for the best part of a year, and recent discussions have brought it back to the top of my to do list.  This post is a way for me to collate my feelings about, and stance on, pay to speak.  I also plan to […]

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Working While Female: Sexual Harassment in Technology & Testing

16th October 201717th August 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 28 Comments

    The problem of sexism within the technology space and the software testing industry goes way beyond issues of diversity or representation.  There is also a very real problem of men making sexual or otherwise inappropriate advances towards women who they’ve contacted under the guise of a professional context.   At work, through conference […]

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Blogs about testing, UX, and software production from Cassandra H. Leung - a tester, UX enthusiast and international speaker.

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