Follow up to previous postings on drones, via EPIC: “The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, the organization representing drone manufacturers and operators, has released an Industry “Code of Conduct“. Compliance with the guidelines is both voluntary and not enforceable. The association acknowledges that invasive drone surveillance technology poses a risk to the public, and specifically tasked users to “respect the privacy of individuals.” In February, EPIC, joined by over 100 organizations, experts, and members of the public, submitted a petition to the FAA requesting a public rulemaking on the privacy impact of drone use in U.S. airspace. The Agency has not yet responded or addressed these concerns. For more information, see EPIC: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Drones.”
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Daily Archives: July 6, 2012
June 2012 Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business
News release: “Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in June for the 30th consecutive month, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®…The NMI registered 52.1 percent in June, 1.6 percentage points lower than the 53.7 percent registered in May. This indicates continued growth this month at… Continue Reading
Cornel LII – Supreme Court 2011-2012 Term Highlights
Supreme Court 2011-2012 Term Highlights, Prepared by Lilian M. Loh. Edited by Charlotte Schneider. Introduction Federal Preemption State Immigration Enforcement Health Care: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act First Amendment: Freedom of Expression Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure Fifth Amendment: Due Process Sixth Amendment: Assistance of Counsel Eighth Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment Antiterrorism and… Continue Reading
Federal Efforts to Reduce the Cost of Capturing and Storing Carbon Dioxide
Federal Efforts to Reduce the Cost of Capturing and Storing Carbon Dioxide, June 28, 2012 “Coal-powered facilities account for roughly a third of all U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, and most climate scientists believe that the buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere could have costly consequences. One much-discussed option for… Continue Reading
France discontinues groundbreaking pre-web telecom service
“Frances Minitel service ended its 34-year run on June 30, 2012. Introduced in the pre-World Wide Web age, the Minitel presaged many services that eventually were delivered via the Internet including online banking, travel reservations… At the height of its popularity in the 1990s, there were nine million terminals in use in France, serving roughly… Continue Reading
National Security Archive Compilation of 46 News Stories for Anniversary of FOIA
News release: “Marking the 46th anniversary of President Johnson’s signing the Freedom of Information Act, the National Security Archive [July 4, 2012] posted a compilation of 46 news headlines from the past year made possible by active and creative use of the FOIA. This representative sample, drawn from hundreds of FOIA stories reported by newspapers,… Continue Reading
CEPR – Job Growth Remains Weak in June, Unemployment Steady at 8.2 Percent
Dean Baker, The Center for Economic and Policy Research : “The economy added just 80,000 jobs in June, bringing the average over the last four months to 92,000. This compares to a monthly rate of 252,000 for the four months from November to February. Part of the weakness in the June job growth is likely… Continue Reading
