The Case of Aaron Swartz: Justice in the Cyber Age February 20, 2013 – 7:00pm to 8:30pm Fordham Law School, New York City “On February 20th, EFF’s Trevor Timmalong with Scott Horton, Christopher Soghoian, and Wesley Yangwill discuss the Aaron Swartz case at Fordham Law School at 7 pm. They will be looking at the… Continue Reading
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UN – Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
UN General Assembly – Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, 5 February 2013 “The depth of the Syrian tragedy is poignantly reflected in the accounts of its victims. Their harrowing experiences of survival detail grave human rights violations, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The destructive dynamics of… Continue Reading
Kaiser Report – Medigap: Spotlight on Enrollment, Premiums and Recent Trends
“Nearly one in four people with Medicare have private Medicare supplemental insurance plans, known as “Medigap” plans that help with health care expenses not otherwise covered by Medicare. This analysis provides a detailed look at the Medigap market, including national and state trends in enrollment and premiums for the various Medigap plans. Though Medigap policies… Continue Reading
Security Engineering -The Book, 2nd Ed. Free Online
Security Engineering by Ross Anderson The Book: “All chapters from the second edition now available free online.” Continue Reading
Moody's: 2013 outlook for entire US Higher Education sector changed to negative
News release: “The 2013 outlook for the entire US higher education sector is negative, including the market-leading, research-driven colleges and universities, says Moody’s Investors Service in its annual industry outlook. Previously Moody’s had a stable outlook for these leading institutions and a negative outlook for the rest of the sector since 2009. Moody’s perceives mounting… Continue Reading
Research – Major memory for microblogs
Major memory for microblogs. Laura Mickes, Ryan S. Darby, Vivian Hwe, Daniel Bajic, Jill A. Warker, Christine R. Harris, Nicholas J. S. Christenfeld. Memory & Cognition, January 2013 “Online social networking is vastly popular and permits its members to post their thoughts as microblogs, an opportunity that people exploit, on Facebook alone, over 30 million… Continue Reading
Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Health Provisions in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
CRS – Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Health Provisions in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. January 31, 2013 “Several policies that would have reduced spending and increased revenues were poised to take effect at the end of 2012; collectively, these were referred to by some as the fiscal cliff. Had these policies taken effect,… Continue Reading
Deloitte Tech Trends Poll: Youve Been Hacked, Now What?
News release: “More than one in four (28 percent) of respondents surveyed report their organizations were the victims of at least one cyberattack in the past year; nine percent report multiple breaches and an alarming 17 percent were not confident that their organizations could even detect an attack, according to a Deloitte Tech Trends poll… Continue Reading
Pew: The Demographics of Social Media Users – 2012
Report: Social Networking – The Demographics of Social Media Users 2012, by Maeve Duggan, Joanna Brenner. Feb 14, 2013 “A late 2012 survey by the Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project shows that young adults are more likely than others to use major social media. At the same time, other groups are… Continue Reading
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program
“Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program is the Nation’s primary source of Federally funded revolutionary breakthroughs in advanced information technologies such as computing, networking, and software…The NITRD Program provides a framework in which many Federal agencies come together to coordinate their networking and information technology (IT) research and development (R&D) efforts. The… Continue Reading
New American Foundation Report – The Year of the Drone
The Year of the Drone – An Analysis of U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan, 2004-2013: “The purpose of this database is to provide as much information as possible about the covert U.S. drone program in Pakistan..This data was collected from credible news reports and is presented here with the relevant sources. You can read more… Continue Reading
Concurrent EEG-Eyetracking Evidence from the Reading of Books and Digital Media
PLOS ONE Research article – Subjective Impressions Do Not Mirror Online Reading Effort: Concurrent EEG-Eyetracking Evidence from the Reading of Books and Digital Media: Franziska Kretzschmar, Dominique Pleimling, Jana Hosemann, Stephan Füssel, Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, Matthias Schlesewsky. Published: February 6, 2013 “In the rapidly changing circumstances of our increasingly digital world, reading is also becoming an… Continue Reading
