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Google’s Wing warns new drone laws ‘may have unintended consequences’ for privacy

The Verge

Here’s Wing on that: This allows a drone to be identified as it flies over without necessarily sharing that drone’s complete flight path or flight history, and that information, which can be more sensitive, is not displayed to the public and only available to law enforcement if they have proper credentials and a reason to need that information.

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Senate vote allows FBI access to your browsing history without a warrant

TechSpot

The Patriot act (Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism act) is a controversial piece of legislation that was made into law following the September 11 attacks. It gives law enforcement extra powers of surveillance, including record and private property searchers without notifying the individuals.

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Embrace equity, diversity, and inclusion during the 2024 Women’s History Month

Nimble AMS

March is Women’s History Month. Since 1987, the United States has honored women’s ongoing contributions to history, society, and culture. The 2024 Women’s History Month celebrates women who promote equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts. What is Women’s History Month? What is Women’s History Month?

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Twitter will set up a legal entity in Turkey to comply with controversial social media law

The Verge

Twitter is planning to establish a legal entity in Turkey to continue operating there under the country’s controversial internet law that took effect last year , the company announced late Friday. Under the law, social media companies that have more than 1 million users must store Turkish users’ data in the country.

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Visualizing Women's Impact to History Through Data Visualization

Tableau

Kathleen VanDerAa March 7, 2024 - 10:47pm Kate VanDerAa Every March, we celebrate women who have educated us, inspired us, led us, and significantly impacted the direction of society during Women's History Month. Consider joining a Tableau Community Project and vizzing alongside others. Get all the details and learn how to participate.

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Google Maps update shields user location data from law enforcement requests

TechSpot

The navigation app's Location History feature, which is turned off by default, stores your activity in the cloud, showing where you've recently been. Google says that its update to Google Maps will give users more control over their location data. The idea is to help people remember the places they've. Read Entire Article

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Why We're Blacking Out Sites: PIPA and SOPA

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Today, we're joining what is probably the largest online protest in history , by blacking out significant portions of the Benetech website, as well as our Martus and HRDAG human rights websites. Like almost all libraries, we're scrupulous in following the law, because we're serving incredibly important communities.

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