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A New Attack Can Unmask Anonymous Users on Any Major Browser

Wired: “Everyone from advertisers and marketers to government-backed hackers and spyware makers wants to identify and track users across the web. And while a staggering amount of infrastructure is already in place to do exactly that, the appetite for data and new tools to collect it has proved insatiable. With that reality in mind, researchers …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines

Law and Artificial Intelligence

Law and Artificial Intelligence – Regulating AI and Applying AI in Legal Practice, Bart Custers, Eduard Fosch-Villaronga Provides an in-depth overview of what is currently happening in the field of Law and Artificial Intelligence Facilitates the understanding of how future developments in AI may raise legal concerns Gives an insight into how we may address …

Subjects: AI, Government Documents, Legal Research, Recommended Books

In a Post-Roe World, the Future of Digital Privacy Looks Even Grimmer

The New York Times – “The sheer amount of tech tools and knowledge required to discreetly seek an abortion underlines how wide open we are to surveillance….In states that have banned abortion, some women seeking out-of-state options to terminate pregnancies may end up following a long list of steps to try to shirk surveillance — …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, Digital Rights, Internet, Legal Research, Legislation, Privacy

UMD Report: Conspiracy Theories Fueled More Terror Attacks in 2020

START via MarylandToday website: “In the early hours of Christmas Day 2020, an RV pulled up outside an AT&T network facility in historic Nashville. It broadcast, via speaker, recorded warnings that ranged from the literal to the confusing: gunshots, a female voice demanding evacuation, portions of Petula Clark’s song “Downtown.” Then the vehicle detonated in …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Feds may expand 2nd boosters to all adults as anxiety surges over BA.5 wave

Ars Technica: “The swift rise of omicron subvariant BA.5—with its increased immune-evading abilities and demonstrable growth advantage—has federal officials on edge. In a flurry of activity late Monday and early Tuesday, officials doubled down on pandemic measures, renewed calls for vigilance, and are considering expanding eligibility of second boosters to all adults. In a press …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

LC – Upcoming US Law Webinars – August 2022

In Custodia Legis: July 12, 2022 by Anna Price – “Each August, the House and Senate take a summer recess from Washington, D.C., during which they spend time in their respective legislative districts. While the legislators are working away from Capitol Hill, the Law Library of Congress will continue responding to reference inquiries and presenting …

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

Instructables

“Yours for the making. Instructables is a community for people who like to make things. Come explore, share, and make your next project with us. We make it easy to learn how to make anything, one step at a time. From the stovetop to the workshop, you are sure to be inspired by the awesome …

Subjects: Education

Friends enjoy being reached out to more than we think

The Surprise of Reaching Out: Appreciated More than We Think, by Peggy Liu, PhD, University of Pittsburgh; SoYon Rim, PhD, William Patterson University; Lauren Min, PhD, University of Kansas; and Kate Min, PhD, Wheaton College. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, published online July 11, 2022. “People are fundamentally social beings and enjoy connecting with …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Webb Space Telescope First Image Gallery

“About the Telescope – The James Webb Space Telescope is the world’s premier infrared space observatory of the next decade. Orbiting far beyond Earth’s moon, Webb’s sensitive instruments will detect infrared radiation from Solar System planets, exoplanets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies. These observations will help us to better understand the early universe, how galaxies and …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law