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What Facebook knows about you
Facebook logs and saves a lot of data about you and what you do on their site. This shouldn’t be surprising given the more time people spend on Facebook, the greater the cash flow, but just how much...
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Proposed law prohibits TSA employees from dressing like cops
The STRIP Act, proposed in the US House of Reps, would require TSA employees to stop dressing like police officers, because they aren’t cops, and when they give orders to travellers, travellers assume...
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New Hampshire Passes 'Open Source Bill'
Plugh writes “In a victory for transparency and openness in government, and saving tax dollars, New Hampshire has passed HB418. State agencies are now required by law to consider open source software...
View ArticleFinal CASL Regulations Released by CRTC
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released the final form of its regulations on March 5, 2012. You can see them for yourself in the Canada Gazette (Canada’s...
View ArticleCanada’s Anti-Spam Law: Are you ready?
Canada's new anti-spam law is on the horizon. Expected to take effect in early 2013, the law mandates opt-in permission for email marketing lists and potentially affects US-based senders just as much...
View ArticleSens. Warner, Portman Reintroduce DATA Act
Before the Senate recessed on Friday, Senators Warner and Portman reintroduced the DATA Act, which would transform how the federal government makes financial information available to the public. Our...
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Here’s Why Everyone Is Talking About The U.S. Government Minting A...
(yoshiffles) No, you don’t need to clean out your ears or wipe your eyes in disbelief — the government is really considering minting a trillion-dollar coin in order to give it enough money to pay off...
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Congress Sets Sights On Fixing Privacy Rights
The Senate will be taking on much-needed digital rights legislation in the new 113th Congress, including requiring law enforcement to have warrants before poking around online communications. In a...
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This Chinese Device Helps You Drive Drunk Without A Seatbelt And It's Legal
Do you hate wearing a seatbelt? Do you love driving drunk? Here’s a cheap little device to help you out, courtesy of the Chinese auto accessory industry. You see, it’s a little seatbelt buckle without...
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U.S. Senate Approves Proposed Internet Sales Tax
An Internet sales tax is inching its way closer to being the law of the land: The U.S. Senate supported a non-binding vote of approval, 75-to-24, for a law that would allow states to collect taxes...
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