News tagged with public policy
Europe-vs-Facebook group gathers comments in privacy battle
The campaign Europe-vs-Facebook, run by an Austrian law student, said Thursday it had gathered the 7,000 comments required for the social networking website to review its privacy policy.
May 18, 2012 |
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New lawsuit takes aim at Facebook privacy
A new lawsuit consolidating several complaints about Facebook's privacy policies was filed Friday in California, seeking damages for US users of the social network for improper tracking.
May 19, 2012 |
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What Google knows about you
Google knows about you. It knows what you've looked for on its search engine. It knows who you're e-mailing most regularly via Gmail. It knows from Google Calendar what you have going on today. And now, all ...
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Facebook updates data use policy to give more info
(AP) -- Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give users more clarity on how the information they share is used by the company. The move comes a week ahead of its expected initial public offering of stock.
May 11, 2012 |
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A necessity or a danger? Why we love and hate our credit cards
A new University of Sydney study has revealed the full extent of Australia's love-hate relationship with credit cards and those who use them.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 21, 2012 |
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Facebook lets users take more data home
Facebook on Thursday began letting members of the world's leading online community take more of their pictures, posts, messages and other data home with them.
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Study debunks 6 myths about electricity in the South
Clean energy can help meet growing electricity demand and minimize pollution in the Southern United States, but progress to adopt renewable energy strategies has been hindered by a number of myths, according to a new study ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Strengthening the bond between policy and science
One only has to be reminded of the BSE crisis and the MMR vaccine scare to recognise the importance of having policy informed by the best available science. Now, a collaboration of over fifty academics and policy makers from ...
Mar 10, 2012 |
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Scientists show positive effects of affirmative action policies promoting women
Interventions to promote women have continuously been criticized as ineffective and inhibiting performance. Economists of the University of Innsbruck have now rejected this criticism; they conducted a series of experiments ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 02, 2012 |
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From herd immunity and complacency to group panic: How vaccine scares unfold
Worries over vaccine risks can allow preventable contagious diseases, such as measles and whooping cough, to make a comeback. A new study, published in PLoS Computational Biology, shows how to predict ways in which popula ...
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Politicians can use fear to manipulate the public
A new study in the American Journal of Political Science explores how and when politicians can use fear to manipulate the public into supporting policies they might otherwise oppose. Politicians' use of fear is more likely ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Kids are all right with just mom
(PhysOrg.com) -- New UCI study finds minority dropout rates decrease when more fathers are incarcerated.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Want to defeat a proposed public policy? Just label supporters as 'extreme'
New research shows how support for a generally liked policy can be significantly lowered, simply by associating it with a group seen as "radical" or "extreme."
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Facebook in no rush to IPO, enter China
Facebook is in no hurry to go public or to get into China, where it is officially blocked, according to Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking giant.
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Public transit users 3 times more likely to keep fit
A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia suggests taking public transit may help you keep fit.
Mar 26, 2009 |
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