News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that the FTC is examining the benefits to consumers, as well as privacy and security concerns regarding current and possible future commercial uses of facial recognition technologies and will make recommendations later this year on best practices for companies that use these new technologies. The recommendations will build on comments from a recent FTC workshop on facial recognition technology, and on the three core principles from the agency’s March 2012 Privacy Report privacy by design, simplified consumer choice, and transparency.”
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Daily Archives: July 18, 2012
Information and Communications for Development 2012: Maximizing Mobile
“Around three-quarters of the worlds inhabitants now have access to a mobile phone and the mobile communications story is moving to a new level, which is not so much about the phone but how it is used, says a new report by the World Bank and infoDev, its technology entrepreneurship and innovation program. The number… Continue Reading
Report of the State Budget Crisis Task Force
Report of the The Task Force decided to focus on the major threats to states fiscal sustainability, by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and former New York Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch. July 2012 “Since it was not feasible to study each of the 50 states in depth, we decided to target six statesCalifornia, Illinois,… Continue Reading
Report – Financing the Response to AIDS in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
“This report, Financing the Response to AIDS in Low- and Middle- Income Countries: International Assistance from Donor Governments in 2011, tracks funding levels of the donor governments that collectively provide the bulk of international assistance for AIDS through bilateral programs and contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The analysis finds… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – 2020 Census, General Aviation Security, Government Transparency
2020 Census – Sustaining Current Reform Efforts Will Be Key to a More Cost-Effective Enumeration, GAO-12-905T, July 18, 2012 General Aviation Security – TSA’s Process for Ensuring Foreign Flight Students Do Not Pose a Security Risk Has Weaknesses, GAO-12-900T, July 18, 2012 General Aviation Security – Weaknesses Exist in TSA’s Process for Ensuring Foreign Flight… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Beige Book – July 18, 2012
Federal Reserve Beige Book – July 18, 2012 “Reports from most of the twelve Federal Reserve Districts indicated that overall economic activity continued to expand at a modest to moderate pace in June and early July. The Atlanta, St. Louis, and San Francisco Districts reported modest growth, while Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Dallas… Continue Reading
Print Management at 'Mega-scale': A Regional Perspective on Print Book Collections in North America
“This report provides insight into the characteristics of regionally consolidated print collections, key relationships across these collections, and their implications for system-wide issues such as information access, mass digitization, resource sharing, and preservation of library resources. Written by OCLC Researchers Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas and JD Shipengrover, Print Management at “Mega-scale”: A Regional Perspective on… Continue Reading
Senate Permanent Sub-Committee on Investigations report – U.S. Vulnerabilities to Money Laundering, Drugs, and Terrorist Financing
U.S. Vulnerabilities to Money Laundering, Drugs, and Terrorist Financing: HSBC Case History. Majority and Minority Staff Report, Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations, Hearings, Unites States Senate, July 17, 2012 The Subcommittee hearing examined the issue of money laundering and terrorist financing vulnerabilities created when a global bank uses its U.S. affiliate to provide U.S. dollars, U.S.… Continue Reading
Walking and Cycling in Western Europe and the United States: Trends, Policies, and Lessons
Walking and Cycling in Western Europe and the United States Trends, Policies, and Lessons, by Ralph Buehler and John Pucher. “A featured article in the May-June 2012 issue of the TR News provides an overview of cycling and walking trends and policies in Western Europe and draws lessons for programs that might succeed in the… Continue Reading
NOAA – State of the Climate – Drought June 2012
National Drought Overview: “Based on the Palmer Drought Index, severe to extreme drought affected about 33 percent of the contiguous United States as of the end of June 2012, an increase of about 10 percent from last month. About 4 percent of the contiguous U.S. fell in the severely to extremely wet categories. About 55… Continue Reading
