U.S. Requiring Social Media Information From Visa Applicants The State Department is asking visa applicants to submit social media accounts that they have used in the past five years under a new policy that took effect on Friday. Read More…
Read moreFactbox: Alphabet Unveils Toronto Smart City Master Plan Details Alphabet on Monday released details of a proposed smart city development for Toronto, outlining plans in a 1,500 page document. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff said at a press conference that Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet unit, will not disclose pers… Read More…
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http://twitter.com/#!/sleepdoctorjoe/status/521488647254585344 Unconscionable? Yes, but that’s exactly what Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the NIH, did in this interview with Sam Stein of The Huffington Post: Exclusive. NIH Dir. says Ebola vaccine would probably have been developed by now if not for budget cuts http://t.co/5QOpgD405m — Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) October 13, 2014 An excerpt from the…
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Checking on Social Security Estimates Is a Good Idea, but Many People Don’t Do It The Social Security Administration used to mail out many more statements each year. Now, it encourages workers to go online. A new report says millions haven’t looked. Read More…
Read moreHarris Pressed to Get More Personal About Why She’s Running Kamala Harris nodded knowingly when a black woman at a weekend candidate forum recounted watching her mother face racial discrimination during her childhood. Read More…
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What if We All Just Sold Non-Creepy Advertising? The big ad-tech companies know how to sell ads without damaging privacy, but they choose not to. Read More…
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An Arsenal of Skype, Voice Recorders and FOIAs Emily Bazelon, an investigative reporter at The New York Times Magazine, craves easy-to-use tools, whether for interviews, Freedom of Information Act records or her home TV. Read More…
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Will Congress Expand the Insider Trading Prohibition? The House Financial Services Committee has passed a bill that would for the first time set forth what was required for proof, in some ways making cases easier. Read More…
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