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Archive of Technology on Friday May 09, 2008
Facebook reaches agreement on sex predators
Facebook, the world's second-largest social-networking Web site, has reached an agreement with state law enforcement authorities across the country aimed at protecting children from sexual predators. Read More
Competing House bills use databases to check workers' legal status
WASHINGTON -- With little prospect of overhauling the nation's immigration laws before the presidential election, members of Congress are attempting to address the issue in a more piecemeal fashion. Read More
State workers may get public records training
Members of a panel formed by Gov. Mike Easley appear headed toward approval of a plan that would require training on the public records law for most state employees and improvements to government e-mail servers that would archive messages for a number of years. Read More
FDLE unveils terror-alert system
A man walks into a scuba shop and asks to buy a dozen diver propulsion vehicles without saying what they're for, or apparently knowing much about the sport of diving. Read More
Megan's Law website helps nabs sex offender
California's Megan's Law website is being credited with helping to capture a registered sex offender who approached a 15-year-old girl near her Riverside home. Read More
Facebook agrees to make site safer for teens
In a continuing effort to develop restrictions to protect children on the Internet, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said Thursday that he and 47 of his counterparts have hammered out an agreement with Facebook. Read More
Wind farm bill to ease burden on customers tabled
A legislative move to keep Delmarva Power from having its customers foot the bill for the Bluewater wind farm fight fizzled Thursday, at least temporarily. Read More
Lawmakers OK program to buy foreign medicines
Hawaii residents will be able to buy inexpensive foreign prescription drugs over the Internet under a new state law approved over objections from Gov. Linda Lingle. Read More
Hawaiian Telcom lands new president
Troubled Hawaiian Telcom, the state's largest communications company, selected a top executive from another state utility yesterday to take over as president and chief executive. Read More
Facebook agrees to changes to try and stop on-line predators
Another top social networking website has agreed to take steps to protect children from sexual predators and inappropriate content. Bob Brammer, a spokesman for Iowa's Attorney General, says several states have reached an agreement with "Facebook." Read More
Authorities say changes in Amber Alert in the works
Iowa's Amber Alert system is five years old and state officials say changes are planned to make the system more efficient. Read More
Culver signs bill to help students buy textbooks
Gov. Chet Culver has signed a bill intended to make it easier for students to save money on textbooks. Read More
State audit questions bridge inspections
More than 1,700 Illinois bridges were overdue for federally required inspections and, in some cases, the state transportation department was more than a year delinquent in checking the structures, auditors said Thursday. Read More
Legislature's issues in 2008 mirrored nation's
Kansas lawmakers spent the 2008 session wrestling mightily with problems of national, even global scope, and their failures were nearly as big. Read More
Pennsylvania wind powers Maryland water-sewer system
How many miles must a utility go before it can save lots of cash? The answer? It's blowing in the wind - somewhere in Pennsylvania. Read More
O'Malley gives hints on vetoes
As lawmakers and advocacy groups turn up the heat on bills they want vetoed, Gov. Martin O'Malley is beginning to signal his posture on several controversial measures passed during this year's legislative session. Read More
Stem cell study grants awarded
Maryland has handed out its second round of grants for stem cell research, awarding a total of $23 million for 62 projects ranging from basic studies of the cells' properties to potential therapies for human disease. Read More
Detroit cops seek state aid
Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings found herself in the awkward position Thursday of asking state lawmakers for $1 million to help run her crime lab, only a couple of weeks after shutting down the lab's firearms section for incorrectly classifying evidence in a double homicide. Read More
Attorneys General reach children's safety agreement with Facebook
Facebook, one of the world?s largest social networking Web sites, has reached an agreement with attorneys general from across the country, including Jay Nixon of Missouri. Read More
NC e-mail panel seeking more storage
North Carolina should create an archive system for the hundreds of thousands of e-mails sent daily by state workers, and provide them with more training about what constitutes a public record, panelists reviewing the state's e-mail retention rules said yesterday. Read More
AG -- Facebook agrees to make changes
Attorney General Jon Bruning joined 48 other attorneys general in announcing that social-networking site Facebook agreed to changes to better protect children from predators and inappropriate content. Read More
Statewide wireless emergency network passes key test in two counties
A statewide emergency radio system being first tested in Western New York has passed a key evaluation, just months after an embarrassing first round of tests showed the system failed to work in large sections of Buffalo. Read More
Attorney general office secretary who worked for Anthony Gutierrez suspended and under investigation
An attorney general's office secretary who worked for a manager who was fired last week has been suspended for having information on her state computer erased. Read More
Facebook changing to fight predators
The social networking Web site Facebook signed an agreement with 48 states and the District of Columbia yesterday that Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett believes will make the site safer for underage users. Read More
Red-light cameras are a go
The state House of Representatives last night approved a controversial provision to permanently allow red-light cameras at traffic intersections. Read More
Facebook puts into place new safety controls
When Kathy Frazar heard the operators of Facebook.com had promised to boost safeguards to protect younger users from online predators and shield them from inappropriate content, she was encouraged but not relieved. Read More
Attorneys general reach Facebook agreement
In an attempt to make the Internet safer for children, all but one of the nation's state attorneys general have turned their attention to another popular social networking site. Read More
Facebook agrees to shield kids from adult content
Social networking giant Facebook has agreed to better protect children on its Web site, including providing automatic warning messages when a child is in danger of giving personal information to an unknown adult. Read More
State -- Expansion of on-line business services a success
Secretary of State Deb Markowitz today announced that 37 percent of Vermont's corporations and LLCs filed their annual reports online during the last renewal cycle. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Voters' guide promotes phone sex
An Oregon voters’ guide lists a very wrong number. California’s governor insults rural legislators. And Pennsylvania considers selling wine in vending machines. In case you missed those stories this week, “Worth Noting” fills you in. Read More
23 states face budget gaps in '09
Like a college student fishing for stray quarters in the sofa cushions, states are tightening their belts, dipping into their rainy day funds and hoping revenues will pick up. But the faltering economy already has punched a $26 billion hole in 23 state budgets for 2009 – and it could get worse, according to a new report issued today (April 25). Read More
WORTH NOTING: Phantom voter stalks Ala. State House
An Alabama lawmaker says someone’s been using his voting machine. Florida’s House Speaker locks the doors and turns off Internet access to make legislators pay attention. And Mayberry’s Sheriff Taylor endorses a North Carolina gubernatorial candidate. In case you missed those stories this week, "Worth Noting" fills you in. Read More |
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