Day archives: May 13th, 2021

Ads Are Impersonating Government Websites in Google Results, Despite Ban

The Markup: “…Last year, the Federal Trade Commission sued On Point Global, a company that allegedly advertised websites via Google search where you could renew your driver’s license, buy a fishing license, or determine if you were eligible for public benefits like Section 8 housing.  But in fact, when people signed up for any of …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Commerce, Economy, Search Engines

Grocery shopping for a healthier planet

Washington Post – “To reduce waste and cut back on carbon footprints, grocery stores and shoppers alike are trying to do their part. With quarantine limiting time outside the home for many people last year, Americans pivoted to grocery shopping less often and buying more items per store trip. They examined their refrigerators before heading …

Subjects: Food and Nutrition

Ten Tips to Create a Legal Writing Course That Prepares Students for The Real World

Lamparello, Adam, Ten Tips to Create a Legal Writing Course That Prepares Students for The Real World (April 29, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3836328 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3836328 “In the past year, COVID-19 has transformed how legal education – and legal writing – is delivered to students. Online instruction replaced in-person instruction, professors and students were forced …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management

COVID vaccine: What it means if the FDA grants full approval

CNET – Both Pfizer and Moderna are seeking full FDA approval in May – “Companies and schools across the country have been hesitant to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine, but that could soon change. Pfizer and BioNTech initiated full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from the Food and Drug Administration on May 7. Currently the …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Marketing, Medicine

Pentagon Surveilling Americans Without a Warrant, Senator Reveals

“The Pentagon is carrying out warrantless surveillance of Americans, according to a new letter written by Senator Ron Wyden and obtained by Motherboard. Senator Wyden’s office asked the Department of Defense (DoD), which includes various military and intelligence agencies such as the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), for detailed information …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

How to Block Unwanted Calls on Android for Free

MakeUseOf – “Unwanted calls are an unfortunate inevitability in life. Whether you’re getting too many robocalls or someone from your past won’t leave you alone, you might wonder how to block unwanted calls. We’ll show you how to block calls and texts on Android using a variety of methods…”

Subjects: Privacy

Watch out for this new malware that steals passwords, webcam and browser data

ZDNET – “Microsoft has issued an alert over a remote access tool (RAT) dubbed RevengeRAT that it says has been used to target aerospace and travel sectors with spear-phishing emails.  RevengeRAT, also known as AsyncRAT, is being distributed via carefully crafted email messages that prompt employees to open a file masquerading as an Adobe PDF …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, Microsoft, Transportation