3rd Circuit to Mull Privacy of Cell Phone Data, Shannon P. Duffy: “In a case that could prove to be one of the most important privacy rights battles of the modern era, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear argument this week on the proper legal standard to apply when prosecutors demand cell phone location data. The data, which are recorded about once every seven seconds whenever a cell phone is turned on, effectively track the whereabouts and the comings and goings of every cell phone user. Justice Department lawyers argue that, by statute, they need only show “reasonable grounds” to believe that such records are “relevant and material to an ongoing criminal investigation.” But a federal magistrate judge in Pittsburgh strongly disagreed in February 2008, issuing a 52-page opinion that said the prosecutors must meet the “probable cause” standard.”
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Daily Archives: February 7, 2010
TransUnion Study Finds More Consumers Making Payments on Their Credit Cards Before Their Mortgages
News release: “A new study developed by TransUnion confirms that the “new” payment hierarchy — where consumers pay their credit cards prior to their mortgages — is continuing, with the trend occurring more readily than ever before…The percentage of consumers current on credit cards and delinquent on mortgages first surpassed the percentage of consumers current… Continue Reading
HHS – The Next Challenge in Healthcare Preparedness: Catastrophic Health Events
The Next Challenge in Healthcare Preparedness – Catastrophic Health Events, Preparedness Report | January 2010. Prepared for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). “The report finds that, while U.S. hospitals are significantly better prepared for disasters and public health emergencies now than they… Continue Reading
OECD composite leading indicators give stronger signals of an expansion in economic activity
News release: “OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for December 2009 provide stronger signals of an expansionary economic outlook than last month. CLIs for the G7 economies as well as China, India, Russia and Brazil, are now all close to, or above, their long term trends. In all these countries, industrial production – the underlying reference… Continue Reading
Conservation Almanac: Federal, State, Local & Private Lands
“The Conservation Almanac covers land area conservation activity across the United States. The project grew out of the many requests The Trust for Public Land has received for data to understand the “context” for land conservation and the growing conservation finance movement. {It] is a work in progress with data updated monthly. All states contain… Continue Reading
DOD Instruction – Accessing the Reserve Components
Accessing the Reserve Components (RC), Number 1235.12, February 4, 2010: “In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (a)) and title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), (Reference (b)), reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1235.12 (Reference (c)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for ordering units and individual members of the RC… Continue Reading
DOD Ballistic Missile Defense Review, February 2010
Ballistic Missile Defense Review Report, February 2010 “The Department of Defense conducted the first-ever Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Review from March 2009 through January 2010. Mandated by Congress, and guided by a Presidential directive, the review comprehensively considered U.S. BMD policies, strategies, plans, and programs. The review was co-led by the Under Secretary of Defense… Continue Reading
World Bank Data Now in Google Search Results
News release: “Now, a special Google public data search feature will show numeric results for 17 World Development Indicators (WDI) reliably sourced to the World Bank. For example, a Google search for GDP features a box at the top of the page highlighting Bank data and linking to Google’s Google’s public data graphing tool. Google’s… Continue Reading
