Via LLRX – Pete Recommends Weekly Highlights on Cybersecurity Issues July 5, 2020 – 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… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2020
Scientists say WHO ignores the risk that coronavirus floats in air as aerosol
LA Times via MSN: “Six months into a pandemic that has killed over half a million people, more than 200 scientists from around the world are challenging the official view of how the coronavirus spreads. The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintain that you have to worry about… Continue Reading
How Infrared Images Could Be Part of Your Daily Life
The New York Times – “In a post-quarantine world, heat sensors could help spot sick people with elevated temperatures as they enter public places. But it’s not that simple. “A fever is one indicator that someone may be exhibiting coronavirus symptoms, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends temperature screenings in a variety of… Continue Reading
As COVID-19 cases spike in US, mask misinformation also spreads
Agence France Presse Fact Check – “Social media posts shared thousands of times in the United States contain multiple false or misleading claims about face masks used to stop the spread of COVID-19, including that they violate federal standards for oxygen supply, cloth masks “do not filter anything” and trap carbon dioxide, surgical masks spread germs,… Continue Reading
Responding to a Threat
American Libraries: “How you and your staff react to a threat is paramount to the success of your response. The inability to react effectively may damage your facility or collections and could contribute to injury or death…” Continue Reading
OECD Employment Outlook 2020
Worker Security and the COVID-19 Crisis – OECD Employment Outlook 2020 – “The 2020 edition of the OECD Employment Outlook focuses on worker security and the COVID-19 crisis. It provides an initial assessment of the labour market consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting economic crisis. It also presents an overview of the emergency… Continue Reading
Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily
Glenn Fleishman – “We’re in a time of unprecedented uncertainty. In the middle of a global viral outbreak, you were told or asked to work from home—and you’ve never or rarely had to be productive where you live before. What to do? We’re here to take some stress out of your life with a new,… Continue Reading
Coronavirus will undermine trust in government, ‘scarring body and mind’ for decades, research finds
Washington Post – “Two new working papers present complementary data showing that the coronavirus pandemic will leave a deep psychological scar on the nation for years to come. The first, led by Julian Kozlowski of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, finds that the experience of the coronavirus and ensuing recession could make people… Continue Reading
The U.S. Is Lagging Behind Many Rich Countries
The New York Times – These Charts Show Why. “The United States is different. In nearly every other high-income country, people have both become richer over the last three decades and been able to enjoy substantially longer lifespans. But not in the United States. Even as average incomes have risen, much of the economic gains… Continue Reading
Goodbye World – An Innovative Approach to Estate Planning
Via LLRX – Goodbye World – An Innovative Approach to Estate Planning – Shellie Steele Reed is a non-traditional law student with experience in local government. This paper was written for Dennis Kennedy’s Delivering Legal Services course at Michigan State University College of Law (MSU). Shellie’s experience living in ten states and in Japan led… Continue Reading
Party Guests Won’t Talk After 9 Test Positive. Now They Face Subpoenas.
The New York Times – Rushing to contain a coronavirus cluster tied to a big party in a New York City suburb, officials turned to an unusual legal strategy. “On June 17, a crowd of up to 100 people, most of them in their early 20s, attended a party at a home in Rockland County,… Continue Reading
Millions of Americans Depend on Libraries for Internet. Now They’re Closed
The MarkUp: “Libraries are still just about the only place in America anyone can go and sit and use a computer and the internet without buying anything. All over the country, library closures during the pandemic have highlighted just how many people have no dependable source of internet on their own. According to a Pew… Continue Reading
