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Social Media Privacy Wins Workplace Protection in Senate Vote

HB 2654B prohibits current and prospective employers from demanding access to social media accounts.

(SALEM) - The Oregon Senate today passed a bipartisan bill designed to protect the privacy rights of employees and job applicants.

House Bill 2654B, which passed on a 28-1 vote with one excused, prohibits a current or prospective employer from demanding access to a private social media page...

Willamette Suspends Fraternity; Issues Statement on Sexual Assault Reporting

The national leadership for Sigma Chi stated that discipline procedures have begun.

(SALEM) - Experts to review and assess Willamette University’s services to survivors of sexual assault as well as related reporting, response and communication systems.

The announcement follows student concerns stemming from a fraternity's Facebook posts.

ROKU - PAPER - SCISSORS Vox Box

Unlike the early days of TV, now you can watch what you want, when you want,

(RODESSA, LA) - Remember waiting for that day and time when your favorite show was coming on? People said things like "Can't wait till Thursday night at 7:30 on channel 5."

I remember getting sent home from a friend's house because the Dick Van Dyke show was about to come on (I was five).

Scanner Rules Apply During Breaking News

Broadcasters risk fines for repeating scanner traffic.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Last week, scanner traffic from the Boston Police Department, broadcast over the web and through apps, was publicly available to anyone.

Listeners, gripped as the manhunt for the alleged Marathon bombers continued, relayed information they heard to Twitter or Reddit...

Benji Downloads Gone Bananas

Fingersoft release their debut game as a publisher.

(KEMPELE, Finland) - Fingersoft's latest release Benji Bananas has already been downloaded over 11 million times on Android alone.

Due to the success on Android, Fingersoft released Benji Bananas on iOS today - and of course, it's free!

IRS Claims Right to Read Your Emails Without a Warrant

Congress is currently working to update the outdated ECPA to better cover online communications.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In a breathtaking display of government overreach, the IRS has claimed the right to read people’s emails internet without a warrant.

According to documents obtained by the ACLU through the Freedom of Information Act, the IRS expressed its belief that the Fourth amendment does not apply to the agency...

Anonymous Launches Massive Cyber Assault on Israel

Anonymous pointed out on Saturday night that they had shut down several government sites...

(MOSCOW RT) - Hacktivist group Anonymous has launched a second massive cyber-attack against Israel, dubbed #OpIsrael.

While the hackers claim to have caused multi-billion dollar damage, Israel declares there haven’t been any major disruptions.

Your Health and the Web

The key to benefiting from the Medical Web comes from learning how to tell whether a website has reliable information.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Much has happened with Medical sites on the Internet in the past few years. First of all the medical Web has become even more important for Internet users and therefore potentially dangerous as a source of information.

Last Picture of Tragic Internet Guru: Reddit Founder`s Girlfriend Tells of Their Last Hours

Aaron Swartz's girlfriend Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman tells of the moment she found him hanging at their Brooklyn apartment in first interview.

(LONDON The Daily Mail) - Taren insists Swartz killed himself because he was 'tired' of facing up to a merciless justice system.

Swartz was suspected of breaking into academic files from MIT.

I Was a Paid Internet Shill

Our regular readers know the grief we take in comments, here is some real insight.

(SAN FRANCISCO Above Top Secret) - I am writing here to come out of the closet as a paid shill.

For a little over six months, I was paid to spread disinformation and argue political points on the Internet.