News tagged with security policy
Internet voting still faces hurdles in US
Shop online. Bank online. Why not vote online?
May 24, 2012 |
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Facebook fixes photo privacy bug
Facebook has fixed a bug that allowed the viewing of some private photographs of other members and which was reportedly used to access personal pictures of founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Climate policies can help resolve energy security and air pollution challenges
Policies to protect the global climate and limit global temperature rise offer the most effective entry point for achieving energy sustainability, reducing air pollution, and improving energy security, according to an article ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Structure, not scientists to blame for Los Alamos failings
Policy decisions and poor management have substantially undermined the US Los Alamos National Laboratory -- and, consequently, national security, according to an article available today in the current issue of the Bulletin of ...
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Bush responded to 9/11 according to traditional US foreign policy
The war on terror that former U.S. President George W. Bush declared following the 9/11 attacks has been criticised for being incompatible with American traditions. Yet a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 04, 2011 |
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German minister advises colleagues to shun Facebook
Germany's consumer protection minister has warned her fellow cabinet members against using Facebook to promote their work citing data security concerns, in an internal letter obtained by Der Spiegel.
Sep 11, 2011 |
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REDD+ strategies lack plan for agriculture
The majority of countries participating in a major global effort to reduce greenhouse emissions caused by forest destruction cite agriculture as the main cause of deforestation, but very few provide details on how they would ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Q-and-A: Smartphone location tracking
The revelation this past week that Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone and iPad devices keep files of users' location data raises legal and ethical questions.
Apr 24, 2011 |
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Study links social security improvements to longer life span
New findings from researchers at New York Medical College suggest that when Social Security benefits are improved, people over the age of 65 benefit most, and may even live longer.
Feb 17, 2011 |
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US, France to sign accord on tracking space debris
US and French defense chiefs plan to sign a space cooperation agreement on Tuesday designed to help track debris in outer space threatening vital satellites, officials told AFP.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Lack of family-friendly workplaces leading to loss of talent, says expert
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professional women in their 30s are opting out of full-time work at an alarmingly high rate.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 05, 2010 |
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US unveils plan to make online transactions safer
(AP) -- In the murky world of the Internet, how do you ever really know who you're talking to, who you're buying from or if your bank can actually tell it's you when you log in to pay a bill?
Jun 26, 2010 |
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Zero tolerance ineffective in schools, study finds
Zero tolerance policy in schools - which can mandate automatic punishment for weapons, drugs, profanity and various forms of disruptive behavior - is failing to make students feel safe, contends a new study by two Michigan ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 10, 2010 |
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Fossil-fuel subsidies hurting global environment, security
A comprehensive assessment of global fossil-fuel subsidies has found that governments are spending $500 billion annually on policies that undermine energy security and worsen the environment.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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'Perspectives on Energy Policy' report now available
The United States should create a high-level independent council to analyze and communicate critical issues to energy policymakers and the public, a group of 27 leaders in academia, government, and the private sector recommends ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 22, 2009 |
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