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Women are twice as likely to consult Google for a health diagnosis as opposed to a real doctor — but apparently one in four women end up misdiagnosing themselves from the information they get on the Internet.

Citing a recent study in Britain, an article in Week Magazine explains that women are consulting “Dr. Google” about their health symptoms. Perhaps women are simply plugging their symptoms into a Google search engine to see what pops up. But it’s possible that women are actually going to the following site: http://fffff.at/dr-google/ for E-diagnoses.

The San Francisco International Women’s Film Festival kicks off this Saturday, and one of the films you can see this year is one you can probably relate to. Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain was inspired to make the documentary film Connected after catching herself faking a bathroom break so she could check her email.

Connected brings to light our dependence on technology in the Internet age, and our interdependence on each other. KALW contributor Kevin Robinson sat down with Tiffany Shlain to get a peek into her film.

On today's Your Call we’ll have a conversation with Jason Benlevi, author of “Too Much Magic: Pulling the Plug on the Cult of Tech; Secrets they won’t tell you about your digital life.”  Benlevi writes “those who are in the business of providing the technology and services will serve their own agenda (money and power) before they will serve yours.”  Do you have concerns about who controls your digital technology?  Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org.  Is concentrated control over technology affecting our democracy?  It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests

Jason Benlevi, author of “Too Much Magic: Pulling the Plug on the Cult of Tech”