Day archives: April 14th, 2020

Apple makes mobility data available to aid COVID-19 efforts

Apple Newsroom: “Apple today released a mobility data trends tool from Apple Maps to support the impactful work happening around the globe to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. This mobility data may provide helpful insights to local governments and health authorities and may also be used as a foundation for new public policies by showing …

Subjects: E-Records, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy, Search Engines

NY and LA lead country in extent of Covid-19 testing – JHU tracks cases by county

Politico Nightly: “In the U.S., more than 2.8 million coronavirus tests have helped reveal more than half a million cases of Covid-19. New York leads the nation in testing, conducting 16 percent of all tests, which have covered more than 2.7 percent of the state’s population. More than 1.1 percent of New York residents have …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents, Health Care

When Could Things Reopen – How Each State Is Responding To COVID-19

NPR – “Just as the coronavirus has spread from coast to coast and disrupted nearly every aspect of daily life, so too have the state-level restrictions and recommendations designed to combat it. Governors are implementing all sorts of measures aimed at controlling the outbreak and responding to the public health and economic damage it has …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Education, Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Medicine, Privacy

Constitutional Considerations of Remote Voting In Congress

CRS Legal Sidebar – Constitutional Considerations of Remote Voting In Congress April 14, 2020: “COVID-19 has had an impact on almost every facet of American life. Congress has not been spared. Largely because the risk of transmission of the disease is highest in concentrated groups, there have been calls to alter the internal operation of …

Subjects: Congress, Courts, E-Records, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Legislation

Digital 2020 Report

Hootsuite – A comprehensive look at the state of the internet, mobile devices, social media, and ecommerce. “4.5 billion internet users around the globe. 3.8 billion people on social media. What are the best opportunities in digital? Which platforms are growing fastest? And what new consumer behaviors should your brand be paying attention to?  Steer …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Mail, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media

Securely Collaborate and Communicate Remotely: A How-To for Lawyers

Via LLRX – Securely Collaborate and Communicate Remotely: A How-To for Lawyers – Attorney and Legal Technology Evangelist Nicole L. Black delves into how collaborating effectively and confidentially has always been an important part of practicing law. The COIV-19 pandemic has significantly increased the focus on identifying and implementing tools and techniques that enable secure …

Subjects: Cybersecurity, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Join Us on April 23 for a Foreign Law Webinar on Fighting Pandemics

“Please join Laney Zhang and Nicolas Boring for the Law Library’s upcoming webinar, Fighting Pandemics: Foreign and International Legislative Frameworks, at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 23, 2020. This webinar is the latest installment in the Law Library’s new series of webinars focused on foreign and comparative law. Focusing on select European and Asian jurisdictions, …

Subjects: Congress, Education, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

Harvard Researchers Say Some Social Distancing May Be Needed Into 2022

Bloomberg: “People around the world might need to practice some level of social distancing intermittently through 2022 to stop Covid-19 from surging anew and overwhelming hospital systems, a group of Harvard disease researchers said Tuesday. Lifting social-distancing measures all at once could risk simply delaying the epidemic’s peak and potentially making it more severe, the …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Government Documents, Health Care