Point/Counterpoint: Is REAL ID necessary?

Source: The Morning Call

The Sept. 11 hijackers obtained 30 driver's licenses and state identification cards. So in 2005 Congress passed a REAL ID law, requiring state-issued IDs to meet security standards, and databases about who holds thos ...
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Nash: Enough is enough: Stop those annoying emails....please

Source: Ventura County Star

Maybe it's a spring thaw or something, I don't know, but I'm suddenly being inundated by annoying messages. I suspect politics has a lot to do with it, but it's not all politics. It is, however, all unwelcome. They mus ...
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Instagram grew 78 percent in April, but where does it fit into Facebook’s plans?

Source: Digital Trends

Instagram saw a dramatic boost to its traffic between the months of March and April thanks to news of its Android app debut and acquisition by Facebook. But is it possible that Instagram plays a larger picture in Facebook's rum ...
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Advance fee loan schemes target those who can least afford loss

Source: Bangor Daily News

We were reminded again last week why advance fee loan schemes are such hideous crimes: they usually target those least able to afford the monetary losses. An advance fee scheme is just what its name suggests. You pay on ...
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As Summer Begins, How Healthy Is Your Beach?

Source: Good

It’s not pleasant to think about the real meaning of those signs warning beachgoers not to swim because of bacteria. Most pollution that streams into coastal waters comes from storm water runoff and sewage overflows. When rainwater flows down s ...
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Facebook Camera App: This Week in Social Media

Source: Social Media Examiner

Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up-to-date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. The new Camera app enables you to "share photos on Facebook fast ...
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Want privacy on Twitter? Use Firefox

Source: ITWorld.com

May 26, 2012, 7:36 AM — True privacy can be hard to come by in the socially enabled online world, but Twitter on Thursday announced that it has joined Firefox maker Mozilla in taking a big step forward for us ...
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Infrastructure idea has promise and risks

Source: Salem Statesman-Journal

Oregons roads, bridges and other infrastructure may need billions in upgrades over the next 20 years. Who is going to pay? The state cant count on a never-ending river of stimulus from the federal govern ...
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Why I Welcome the Government’s Business-Friendly Approach to Cookies

Source: UK Web Focus

A year ago today I wrote a post entitled How Should UK Universities Respond to EU Cookie Legislation? The post was published a few hour’s before the cookie legislation was originally intended to come into force, but as I said in the ...
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