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Verizon collects your browsing history, screen clicks, and even your living room floorplan

Via Reddit – What Verizon Collects – Source: Verizon Full Privacy Policy: https://www.verizon.com/about/privacy/full-privacy-policy Identity & Billing Info (Name, SSN, Driver’s License, Voiceprints): Verified on page 2. Your Usage Data (Call/text records, websites visited, app usage, location): Verified on page 2. Service Details (Device IDs, router info, streaming habits, driving speed): Verified on page 2. Website/App …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Records, Financial System, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines

How AI Is Changing Search Behaviors

NNG – Summary: Our study shows that generative AI is reshaping search, but long-standing habits persist. Many users still default to Google, giving Gemini a fighting chance. Kate Moran, Maria Rosala and Josh Brown. August 15, 2025. Generative AI (genAI) is reshaping how people search for information. Anyone watching their content pageviews decline is currently …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security

ProPublica: “…The shock troops of DOGE, at the Social Security Administration and myriad other federal agencies, were the advance guard in perhaps the most dramatic transformation of the U.S. government since the New Deal. And despite the highly public departure of DOGE’s leader, Elon Musk, that campaign continues today. Key DOGE team members have transitioned …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Legal Research

Report: Federal agencies have deployed nearly 33,000 employees to assist ICE

Government Executive – “Federal agencies have deployed nearly 33,000 employees to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement in its efforts to dramatically ramp up detention and deportation of undocumented individuals, according to a new report, significantly multiplying the number of employees working on enforcement efforts. About 20,000 of those employees came from outside ICE, the Cato …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Economy, Free Speech, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

Against the Uncritical Adoption of ‘AI’ Technologies in Academia

Against the Uncritical Adoption of ‘AI’ Technologies in Academia. Guest, Olivia. Suarez, Marcela. Müller, Barbara. van Meerkerk, Edwin. Oude Groote Beverborg, Arnoud de Haan, Ronald. Reyes Elizondo, Andrea. Blokpoel, Mark. Scharfenberg, Natalia. Kleinherenbrink, Annelies. Camerino, Ileana. Woensdregt, Marieke. Monett, Dagmar. Brown, Jed. Avraamidou, Lucy. Alenda-Demoutiez, Juliette. Hermans, Felienne. van Rooij, Iris. Under the banner of …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein

The New York Times gift article: “Epstein had long been a treasured customer at JPMorgan. His accounts were brimming with more than $200 million. He generated millions of dollars in revenue for the bank, landing him atop an internal list of major money makers. He helped JPMorgan orchestrate an important acquisition. He introduced executives to …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research

The story of how RSS beat Microsoft

Buttondown: “Massive tech companies tried to own syndication. They failed. People like to tell the story of how VHS beat Betamax because adult film studios backed VHS. It’s a clutch-your-pearls story that says nothing about why these multi-million-dollar businesses picked one format over the other. The real story is that while Betamax tapes had better …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Microsoft, RSS, Search Engines

Your favorite book has a map.

Plotted – Your favorite book has a map. Create and explore interactive maps of worlds from books. Upload a map, or use the real world to create a map. Track character journeys, discover new places, and share your literary adventures. Create Your Map Explore All Maps Discover hand-picked journeys and stories from our community

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

USGS Unveils New National Geologic Map

“In a significant advancement for geoscience, the U.S. Geological Survey has released the most detailed national-scale geologic map of the country to date, offering a unique regional view of geology at and beneath the Earth’s surface. “Geologic maps have many uses, such as helping experts look for energy, mineral and water resources,” said Christopher Swezey, …

Subjects: E-Government, Education, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

U.S. Agency for International Development: An Overview

U.S. Agency for International Development: An Overview (CRS): “The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) served as the lead international humanitarian and development arm of the U.S. government. It was established in 1961, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 10973, to implement components of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA). Congress codified USAID in statute …

Subjects: Economy, Food and Nutrition, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research

How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer.

The Defender: “If you are not in one of the 16-ish states requiring a prescription for a COVID vaccine, you should be able to self-report a condition and receive your vaccine….I’m high-risk and I want the vaccine. Can I walk into a pharmacy and get it? No, because that would be easy, and anti-vaccine activists …

Subjects: Censorship, Health Care, Medicine

“First of its kind” AI settlement: Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion

Ars Technica: “Settlement shows AI companies can face consequences for pirated training data. Authors revealed today that Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion and destroy all copies of the books the AI company pirated to train its artificial intelligence models. In a press release provided to Ars, the authors confirmed that the settlement is “believed …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Courts, Internet, Legal Research, Libraries

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