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“The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its annual report. The 2020 Internet Crime Report includes information from 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime—an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019—and reported losses exceeding $4.2 billion. State-specific statistics have also been released and can be found within the 2020 Internet Crime Report and in the accompanying 2020 State …
Nature – 17 March 2021: “In recent years, there has been a great deal of concern about the proliferation of false and misleading news on social media Academics and practitioners alike have asked why people share such misinformation, and sought solutions to reduce the sharing of misinformation Here, we attempt to address both of these …
Politico – “Their bosses refused to sue. FTC memos suggest Obama-era regulators passed on an opportunity to rein in Google when the company still had viable competitors. Federal investigators were convinced: Google’s push to take over mobile internet searches was illegal. They had the evidence and urged their bosses to sue. But those politically appointed …
Government Executive – Legislation was introduced to kick off National Sunshine Week. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, will introduce the ‘‘Presidential Records Preservation Act,” which would update the “1978 Presidential Records Act” by requiring the president, vice president, and other senior White House officials to “make and preserve …
OUPblog – fighting COVID-19 with mediated information: “Librarians have always been at the forefront of information needs and have provided critical assistance to patrons, public officials, and decision makers during uncertain times. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception and has created an urgent, unprecedented demand for access to knowledge that is accurate, reliable, and timely. …
Science Magazine – “Two years after a high-profile falling out, the University of California (UC) system and the academic publishing giant Elsevier have patched up differences and agreed on what will be the largest deal for open-access publishing in scholarly journals in North America. The deal is also the world’s first such contract that includes …
Ars Technica – Vaccination rollout has been a challenge across the US. These tips should help. “The data is in, and COVID-19 vaccines are working. They’ve been injected in tons of people around the world beyond the initial trials and found to be safe and effective. Each of the three vaccines available use unique technologies …
“A new ABA Legal Fact Check released today examines the case and statutory law allowing social media companies and their sites to ban or suspend individuals for promoting falsehoods of hatred. In recent weeks, those who have found themselves kicked off social media platforms have included then-President Donald J. Trump and several of his allies, in …
Digital Citizens Alliance: “Social media platforms continue to have difficulty removing illegal offers of opioids, steroids and COVID-19 “vaccines.” Even after they have been alerted of specific posts and long past when they have made public pledges to do a better job of making their services safe for U.S. consumers, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Telegram …
LawSites: “The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility today issued a formal ethics opinion providing guidance on virtual law practices. The opinion (Formal Opinion 498) makes clear that the Model Rules of Professional Conduct permit lawyers to conduct their practices virtually, but it urges caution, competence and diligence with regard to …
Craigle, Valeri, Adopting DOI in Legal Citation: A Roadmap for the Legal Academy (March 8, 2021). Legal Reference Services Quarterly (2021 Forthcoming), University of Utah College of Law Research Paper Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3800465 “A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a unique string of numbers, letters, and symbols used to identify web-based information assets …
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 14, 2021 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …
