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“Records reviewed by WIRED [no paywall] show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features. Automakers are increasingly pushing consumers to accept monthly and annual fees to unlock pre-installed safety and performance features, from hands-free driving systems and heated seats to cameras …
Organic Maps is a free Android & iOS offline maps app for travelers, tourists, hikers, drivers and cyclists based on OpenStreetMap data created by the community. It is a privacy-focused, open-source fork of Maps.me app (previously known as MapsWithMe), maintained by the same people who created MapsWithMe in 2011. Organic Maps is one of the …
The Atlantic – no paywall: Experts fear what comes next. “If you were tasked with building a panopticon, your design might look a lot like the information stores of the U.S. federal government—a collection of large, complex agencies, each making use of enormous volumes of data provided by or collected from citizens. The federal government …
New database tracks canceled N.S.F. research grants, The University Daily Kansan. April 25, 2025. A crowdsourced database is helping researchers at the University of Kansas and other institutions in the U.S. make sense of contradictory information put out by news agencies and the National Science Foundation after the federal government began canceling N.S.F. research grants …
Separate from public dissent, group of school leaders strategize behind scenes about how to respond and push back against White House. WSJ – no paywall, April 28, 2025. Separate from public dissent, group of school leaders strategize behind scenes about how to respond and push back against White House. Leaders of some of the nation’s …
New 40-page slide deck from Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok, entitled “The Voluntary Trade Reset Recession,” the probability of which he now puts at 90%. How are consumers responding to tariffs?… click to enlarge the screen shot below: Consumer confidence at record-low levels Front-loading purchases before tariffs began Tourism slowing, in particular international See also …
“The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its latest annual report. The 2024 Internet Crime Report combines information from 859,532 complaints of suspected internet crime and details reported losses exceeding $16 billion—a 33% increase in losses from 2023. The top three cyber crimes, by number of complaints reported by victims …
“Today, the U.S. Copyright Office released the Copyright Registration Toolkit, a comprehensive resource designed to help creators, small business owners, advisors, and others navigate the copyright system. As part of the Copyright Office’s Copyright for All initiative, the toolkit is a visual breakdown of copyright, including essential information about copyright law, how to prepare for …
Redefining how to save lives in the face of fast-moving wildfires. April 24, 2025 Planning ahead for evacuation and shelter is one of the most effective ways to save lives during a wildfire disaster. NIST’s ESCAPE report is the first comprehensive guide for how to address no-notice wildfire evacuations at the community level. The latest …
Institute of Education Sciences Continuing the Work of ERIC: “Dear Colleague: I am pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Education, on behalf of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), has renewed its contract with AEM Corporation to continue the work of ERIC. The largest library of education research in the world, ERIC serves …
