Category Archives: Politics

Teacher’s aide fired for refusing to hand over Facebook password

Posted on April 2, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

A teacher’s aide at an elementary school was fired last year for refusing to give her Facebook login credentials to her supervisors, ZDNet reported on Sunday. In April 2011, Kimberly Hester signed on to Facebook while she was not at … Continue reading →

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Facebook Tells Users Not to Give Passwords to Employers As Senate Prepares Anti-Snooping Bill

Posted on March 23, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Facebooks chief privacy officer Erin Egan has sent a warning to social networks users: never give your password to your employer. Its wrong and its illegal for them to ask you. In fact, the US Senate is working in a … Continue reading →

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Court Says Cops Cant Make You Decrypt Your Secure Hard Drives

Posted on February 25, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Remember the defendant in that fraud case who was prepared to claim she forgot the password to her laptop if ordered to decrypt it? Adding some more intrigue to the matter is the fact that the 11th Circuit Court says … Continue reading →

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How much better will the iPad 3 be? | Crave – CNET

Posted on February 10, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

I was talking to a friend and tech enthusiast the other day–lets call him “Chuck”–and he sheepishly admitted that hed taken the iPad plunge.I was shocked. Not so much because Chuck had never bought an Apple product before take note, … Continue reading →

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Teen Science Wiz Goes from Homeless to White House to New Home

Posted on January 31, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Samantha Garvey and her family had been homeless for months before she became a finalist in Intels Science Talent Search. Now, shes a White House honoree, has appeared on Ellen and Today, and has a roof over her head. This … Continue reading →

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Dear Politicians, Stop Supporting Laws You Don’t Even Understand

Posted on January 27, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Another bill which would have violated the civil liberties of many—Hawaii’s H.B. 2288 Internet Dossier bill—has been pulled off the table following public outrage. And for good reason; the law would have tracked every website Hawaiians visited, and liked that … Continue reading →

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Newt Gingrichs Fantasy Moon Base Is Illegal

Posted on January 27, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Not only is Newts plan for lunar statehood completely insane—its also against the law! Not just any law, but space law, the most powerful of all laws, because it comes from the sky. Sorry, Newt.BuzzFeed points out that Gingrichs plan … Continue reading →