EIA Full Report – June 3, 2014 [snipped]: “The United Kingdom (UK) is the sixth largest economy in the world, as well as the largest producer of oil and the second-largest producer of natural gas in the European Union (EU). Following years of exports of both fuels, the UK became a net importer of natural gas and… Continue Reading
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The Shift from Voluntary to Mandatory Disclosure of Risk Factors
Nelson, Karen K. and Pritchard, Adam C., Carrot or Stick? The Shift from Voluntary to Mandatory Disclosure of Risk Factors (June 6, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2447066 “This study investigates risk factor disclosures under the voluntary, incentive-based disclosure regime provided by the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and the… Continue Reading
Who Gets a Press Pass? Media Credentialing Practices in the United States
“The Digital Media Law Project at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Journalist’s Resource project at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy are pleased to release a new report: Who Gets a Press Pass? Media Credentialing Practices in the United States. Media credentials have long played a critical role in newsgathering… Continue Reading
Location Tracking, Mosaic Theory, and Machine Learning
Enough is Enough – Location Tracking, Mosaic Theory, and Machine Learning – Steven M. Bellovin, Renée M. Hutchins, Tony Jebara, Sebastian Zimmeck. New York University Journal of Law & Liberty, vol 8:555, 2014. “Since 1967, when it decided Katz v. United States, the Supreme Court has tied the right to be free of unwanted government scrutiny to the concept of reasonable… Continue Reading
Bootstrapping Privacy Compliance in Big Data Systems
“In this paper, we demonstrate a collection of techniques to transition to automated privacy compliance compliance checking in big data systems. To this end we designed the LEGALEASE language, instantiated for stating privacy policies as a form of restrictions on information flows, and the GROK data inventory that maps low level data types in code… Continue Reading
Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer
Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer – Paul K. Kerr, Analyst in Nonproliferation; Mary Beth D. Nikitin, Specialist in Nonproliferation. May 14, 2014. “Under existing law (Atomic Energy Act [AEA] of 1954, as amended; P.L. 95-242; 42 U.S.C. §2153 et seq.) all significant U.S. nuclear cooperation with other countries requires a peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement. Significant nuclear cooperation includes the transfer… Continue Reading
Report: Actions to Improve Chemical Facility Safety and Security – A Shared Commitment
Via EPA – On August 1, 2013, the president issued Executive Order (EO) 13650 – Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security – to improve the safety and security of chemical facilities and reduce the risks of hazardous chemicals to facility workers and operators, communities, and responders. Chemicals and the facilities that manufacture, store, distribute and use them are essential… Continue Reading
WSJ – In a Single Tweet, as Many Pieces of Metadata as There Are Characters
Elizabeth Dwoskin – “To understand big data, look no further than a single tweet. At 140 characters a tweet seems tiny, but it can yield a wealth of information. According to Elasticsearch, a startup that builds software to help companies mine data from social media, there are 150 separate points of so-called metadata in an individual tweet. Metadata loosely refers… Continue Reading
Digitization and Digital Preservation: A Review of the Literature
Digitization and Digital Preservation: A Review of the Literature, Stephanie Routhier Perry, San Jose State University. “Digitization is rapidly becoming one of the standard forms of preservation for libraries, archives and information centers’ analog materials. This newer process is allowing preservationists to ensure information contained within fragile, organic materials will still be viewable to future generations. However, as… Continue Reading
Gallup-Purdue index releases inaugural findings of national landmark study
“Gallup, in partnership with Purdue University and Lumina Foundation, [on May 6, 2014] released results from the inaugural Gallup-Purdue Index that finds there is no difference in workplace engagement or a college graduate’s well-being if they attended a public or private not-for-profit institution, a highly selective institution, or a top 100-ranked school in U.S. News &… Continue Reading
Kaiser – Medicare Could Save Billions By Scrapping Random Drug Plan Assignment
Kaiser Health News: “A new study finds that Medicare is spending billions of dollars more than it needs to on prescription drugs for low-income seniors and disabled beneficiaries. In 2013, an estimated 10 million people who participate in the Medicare prescription drug program, known as Part D, received government subsidies to help pay for that coverage. They account for… Continue Reading
Conflict of Laws Structure and Vision: Updating a Venerable Discipline
Little, Laura E., Conflict of Laws Structure and Vision: Updating a Venerable Discipline (June 2014). Georgia State University Law Review, Forthcoming; Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2446902 “Conflict of Laws has guided nations, individual lawmakers, lawyers, and scholars for centuries. The discipline’s rigorous analytical doctrines assist in resolving power clashes among governments… Continue Reading
