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LLRX December 2023 Issue

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Articles and Columns for December 2023

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Violence Against Women and International Law – Updated December 2023

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Via LLRX – Violence Against Women and International Law – Updated December 2023 – Sabrina I. Pacifici is curating sources for their relevance and relationship to this site’s Israel-Hamas War Project articles. The first article on this subject can be read here. Until recent weeks there was a dearth of publicly available information about the… Continue Reading

You can now easily search through every executive in federal government

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Government Executive: “A modernized ‘Plum Book’ will provide more updated, accurate information on top agency officials. A new website has made available a database of anyone serving in a top-ranking position in the federal government, offering new insight that advocates said will boost transparency and better prepare new administrations to transition into power. The Office… Continue Reading

How to Scan Documents on Your iPhone

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Make Use Of: Use the native Notes app on your iPhone to easily scan and annotate documents with a simple workflow. The Files app also has a document-scanning feature that allows you to save scans to iCloud Drive or other cloud services. Microsoft Lens is a handy alternative with features like capturing data from tables… Continue Reading

Here’s how the EPA calculates how far an EV can go on a full charge

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Ars Technica: “How does the US Environmental Protection Agency decide how far an electric vehicle can go on a single charge? The simple explanation is that an EV is driven until the battery runs flat, providing the number that goes on the window sticker. In practice, it’s a lot more complicated than that, with varying… Continue Reading

Meet ‘Link History,’ Facebook’s New Way to Track the Websites You Visit

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Gizmodo: “Facebook recently rolled out a new “Link History” setting that creates a special repository of all the links you click on in the Facebook mobile app. Users can opt-out, but Link History is turned on by default, and the data is used for targeted ads. As lawmakers introduce tech regulations and Apple and Google… Continue Reading

CyberWell – Fighting Antisemitism on Social Media

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“Antisemitism is on the rise across the world, emboldened by lax enforcement from social media and other digital platforms. Data shows that the fear and concern of social media users, especially Jewish users, are justified – more than 75% of reported antisemitic content remains online. CyberWell evidences the reality of online Jew-hatred in real time,… Continue Reading

Online museum collections down after cyberattack on service provider

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Bleeping Computer: “Museum software solutions provider Gallery Systems has disclosed that its ongoing IT outages were caused by a ransomware attack last week. Gallery Systems was formed in April 2022 when it merged with Artsystems, a global leader in gallery and collection management software, and boasts an impressive client portfolio, including over 800 museums. Notable… Continue Reading