Gmail’s ‘Self Destruct’ Feature Will Probably Be Used to Illegally Destroy – Government Records Activists have asked Google to disable the feature on government accounts. “A new update rolling out for Gmail offers a “self destruct” feature that allows users to send messages that expire after a set amount of time. While this may sound… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2018
SEC Launches Additional Investor Protection Search Tool
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the launch of an additional online search feature that enables investors to research whether the person trying to sell them investments has a judgment or order entered against them in an enforcement action. The new tool is intended to assist the public in making informed investment… Continue Reading
Report – Media freedom in US under threat
The IFEX network of organisations – defending and promoting free express: “The United States media – one of the best protected in the world – is facing challenges that threaten the freedom of the press. This is the finding of an unprecedented press freedom mission that took place in January 2018, one year after President… Continue Reading
Cambridge Analytica closed for business under this name and is now called Emerdata
Follow-up to previous posting – Cambridge Analytica closes operations after Facebook scandal – this update and additional information via The Register – “…though Cambridge Analytica said it is pulling the plug in the US and UK, there is already some indication that the outfit – which has a non-trivial organizational structure – is more or… Continue Reading
Women Leaders Launch “Time’s Up” Campaign to Eradicate Abuse of Power, Shift Leadership Imbalances, and Promote Equality
“The National Women’s Law Center is excited to announce the launch of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund. The TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, which is housed at and administered by the National Women’s Law Center, connects those who experience sexual misconduct including assault, harassment, abuse and related retaliation in the workplace or in trying… Continue Reading
Bloomberg posts a practical guide to workplace challenges and solutions
If you’ve been the object of bad workplace behavior, knowing your options can be the first step to getting justice. Let this guide be your road map for navigating some all-too-common scenarios. Continue Reading
Remember when we always put two spaces between sentences – there was a good reason
Washington Post: One space between each sentence, they said. Science just proved them wrong.: “A paper published in the journal Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics aims to settle the hotly debated typographical question citing new research that made use of eye-tracking equipment.” Please read this article directly as it is written using fonts and spaces than… Continue Reading
Map of all Nuclear Reactors in the world and the history of their decline
FastCompany – This Map Of All The Nuclear Reactors In The World Is A Reality Check: “There are fewer nuclear reactors than you may realize. And by the time more are financed and built, the Arctic ice will be all gone anyway…A new map from Carbon Brief shows the location of every reactor ever built… Continue Reading
FBI – Active Shooter Incidents in US in 2016 and 2017
Department of Justice – Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2016 and 2017 – The FBI has designated 50 shootings in 2016 and 2017 as active shooter incidents (20 incidents occurred in 2016, while 30 incidents occurred in 2017). “As with past FBI active shooter-related publications, this report does not encompass all gun-related… Continue Reading
Text Messages Are Property: Why You Don’t Own Your Text Messages, But It’d Be a Lot Cooler If You Did
Howden, Spence, Text Messages Are Property: Why You Don’t Own Your Text Messages, But It’d Be a Lot Cooler If You Did (March 2, 2018). Washington & Lee Law Review, 2019, Forthcoming. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3157359 “Courts have yet to consider whether text messages are property, but they will soon. As our lives become more… Continue Reading
Paper – A Value-Added Ranking of Law Schools
Ryan, CJ, A Value-Added Ranking of Law Schools (March 20, 2018). AccessLex Institute Research Paper No. 18-05. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2623728 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2623728 “Before and since the first publication of the U.S. News & World Report (hereinafter “U.S. News”) rankings of law schools, legal education has been characterized by competition. As the first mover in… Continue Reading
CEC Launches Global Open-sourced Circular Economy Database
Circular economy: An Alternative for the “Take, Make, Consume and Dispose” Mindset “The database is designed to help circular economy advocates learn what is already being done and better coordinate efforts on a global scale while showcasing more than 3,000 circular economy-related initiatives around the globe from more than 100 cities and 60 countries. The… Continue Reading
