Parents, Teens, and Online Privacy, by Mary Madden, Sandra Cortesi, Urs Gasser, Amanda Lenhart, Maeve Duggan, Nov 20, 2012. “Most parents of teenagers are concerned about what their teenage children do online and how their behavior could be monitored by others. Some parents are taking steps to observe, discuss, and check up on their childrens digital footprints, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project.
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Daily Archives: November 20, 2012
Statement by FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director On Judges Approval of Google Safari Settlement
News release: “Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection Director David Vladeck issued the following statement regarding a federal judges approval of the FTC proposed order and $22.5 million civil penalty settling charges that Google misrepresented privacy assurances to users of Apples Safari Internet browser in violation of a previous FTC settlement Order: The courts… Continue Reading
FTC's 2012 Report Concludes U.S. Ethanol Market Remains Unconcentrated
“The market for fuel ethanol in the United States remains unconcentrated, with 154 firms nationwide either producing ethanol or likely to be in production in the next 12 to 18 months, according to the Federal Trade Commissions 2012 report on the state of U.S. ethanol production.” Continue Reading
Report: Married – without Means
Married without Means – Poverty and Economic Hardship Among Married Americans, Shawn Fremstad, November 2012 “More than 7 million married adults under age 65 in the United States have incomes below the austere federal poverty linecurrently about $23,000 for a married couple with two children. Among parents living below the poverty line and caring… Continue Reading
Basel III counterparty credit risk – Frequently asked questions
Basel III counterparty credit risk – Frequently asked questions (update of FAQs published in July 2012), November 2012 “The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has received a number of interpretation questions related to the December 2010 publication of the Basel III regulatory frameworks for capital and liquidity and the 13 January 2011 press release on… Continue Reading
UNAIDS reports a more than 50% drop in new HIV infections across 25 countries
News release: “A new World AIDS Day report: Results, by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), shows that unprecedented acceleration in the AIDS response is producing results for people. The report shows that a more than 50% reduction in the rate of new HIV infections has been achieved across 25 low- and middle-income… Continue Reading
Report – Law Firm Women's Initiatives Lack Strategy and Funding
News release: “On November 15, 2012, the National Association of Women Lawyers Foundation released a report, entitled National Survey of Women’s Initiatives: The Strategy, Structure And Scope Of Women’s Initiatives In Law Firms, which details the results of its first ever survey of women’s initiatives in law firms. This groundbreaking study was conducted in an… Continue Reading
Climate Change: Evidence, Impacts, and Choices
“What is climate? Climate is commonly thought of as the expected weather conditions at a given location over time. People know when they go to New York City in winter, they should take a heavy coat. When they visit the Pacific Northwest, they should take an umbrella. Climate can be measured as many geographic scales… Continue Reading
Paper – Building an Innovation-Based Economy
“In a paper released in conjunction with a panel discussion, Building an Innovation-Based Economy, Darrell West, Allan Friedman and Walter Valdivia identify promising policy ideas to encourage entrepreneurship and innovative growth in the technology industry. The policy recommendations draw on the expertise and recommendations gathered from a June 2012 workshop, organized by the Center for… Continue Reading
