Day archives: December 6th, 2014

CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust

“The CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust, undertaken by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and conducted by global research company Ipsos, reached 23,376 Internet users in 24 countries, and was carried out between October 7, 2014 and November 12, 2014. The countries included: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, ID Theft, Internet, Privacy

Central Banks, Systemic Lending, and Collateral Markets

Gabilondo, José, Central Banks, Systemic Lending, and Collateral Markets (December 4, 2014). Matthias Haentjens & Bob Wessels (eds.), Research Handbook on Crisis Management in the Banking Sector, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, UK, 2015, Forthcoming, 2015; Florida International University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-32. Available for download at SSRN. “This chapter examines the evolving …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

EPIC – Facebook Revises Privacy Policy

“Facebook has again revised its privacy policy. Despite the new graphics, Facebook continues to collect and disclose enormous amounts of user data without meaningful consent. The use of location data has expanded dramatically. “We collect information from or about the computers, phones, or other devices where you install or access our Services,” states Facebook. These …

Subjects: Internet, Privacy, Social Media

Evidence suggests California’s drought is the worst in 1,200 years

News release: “As California finally experiences the arrival of a rain-bearing Pineapple Express this week, two climate scientists from the University of Minnesota and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have shown that the drought of 2012-2014 has been the worst in 1,200 years.  Daniel Griffin, an assistant professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Society …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Government Documents