The New York Times – “Google and Facebook collect information about us and then sell that data to advertisers. Websites deposit invisible “cookies” onto our computers and then record where we go online. Even our own government has been known to track us. When it comes to digital privacy, it’s easy to feel hopeless. We’re mere mortals! We’re minuscule molecules in their machines! What power do we possibly have to fight back?…” offers good suggestions – remember – they will not work unless you implement them, and update them often.
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Daily Archives: October 6, 2019
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 5, 2019
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 5, 2019 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and… Continue Reading
The U.S. Government Keeps Too Many Secrets
The Atlantic – American officials classify too much information, from the trivial to the politically inconvenient. The overreliance on secrecy invites abuse. “That the U.S. government has a problem with classifying information—the process of identifying and protecting documents and discussions that must be kept secret to preserve national security—was established long before President Donald Trump’s… Continue Reading
Report: Hackers use simple trick to target U.S. presidential campaign and government officials
Mashable: “Hacking email accounts doesn’t have to be a sophisticated affair. We are reminded once again of this fact thanks to a report released Friday by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center detailing how a group of hackers targeted the email accounts of journalists, government officials, and the campaign of a U.S. presidential candidate. And here’s… Continue Reading
Why Some People Become Lifelong Readers
The Atlantic – “They can be identified by their independent-bookstore tote bags, their “Book Lover” mugs, or—most reliably—by the bound, printed stacks of paper they flip through on their lap. They are, for lack of a more specific term, readers. Joining their tribe seems simple enough: Get a book, read it, and voilà! You’re a… Continue Reading
Public Expresses Favorable Views of a Number of Federal Agencies
“FBI viewed more positively; deep partisan divide over ICE – Despite historically low levels of public trust in the federal government, Americans across the political spectrum continue to overwhelmingly express favorable opinions of a number of individual federal agencies, including the Postal Service, the National Park Service, NASA and the Centers for Disease Control and… Continue Reading
600 Years of Grape Harvests Document 20th Century Climate Change
Earth and Space Science News (EOS) – “Climate change isn’t just captured by thermometers—grapes can also do the trick. By mining archival records of grape harvest dates going back to 1354, scientists have reconstructed a 664-year record of temperature traced by fruit ripening. The records, from the Burgundy region of France, represent the longest series… Continue Reading
University of Iowa Special Collections. Named “New and Notable” by Tumblr
“Rare books, artist’s books, miniature books, zines, oddities, and daily life from the University of Iowa Special Collections & University Archives. Expect GIFs! Visit our other Tumblr pages…” Iowa Women’s Archives: http://iowawomensarchives.tumblr.com Hevelin Science Fiction Collection: http://hevelincollection.tumblr.com Map Collection: http://uimapcoll.tumblr.com Continue Reading
Today’s Document From NARA’s Tumblr
“Today’s Document started as a small feature on the Archives.gov website several years ago, as a way to highlight interesting documents in our holdings—both the well-known and the obscure—and to observe historical events (usually the significant events but sometimes just the curious ones). Today’s Document is now a popular feature and has inspired a new… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Justices grant new cases for upcoming term
SCOTUS Blog – “The Supreme Court was already scheduled to take on a range of high-profile and potentially controversial issues in the next few months, including federal protection for LGBT employees, the Trump administration’s decision to end the program known as DACA, and gun rights….the Supreme Court’s new term, which starts [Monday October 7, 2019],… Continue Reading
