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CISPA and Your Privacy
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is gaining support in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by Representative Mike Rogers (R-MI), the Act, a surveillance bill, removes any legal barriers that prevent private Internet companies from giving all your...
Speed Camera Plan Tweaked and Approved
The controversial speed camera fines have been lowered. The fine for driving six to 10 mph over the speed limit was reduced to $35 from $50. However, the fine for driving 11 mph or over the speed limit will remain at $100. This was the second concession Mayor Rahm...
Police Use Social Media to Track and Ticket Food Trucks
Social Media is allowing food trucks to connect with patrons by announcing their location on a certain day and time. However, more than just patrons are learning about the food truck locations. Chicago Police are using sites like Twitter to track and then ticket food...
Cyberattack in Utah
On Friday, April 6, 2012, Utah health officials announced that more medical records were stolen than their original estimate of 24,000. Originally, officials estimated that 24,000 patient records had been stolen, but it turned out that 24,000 files were stolen. Each...
Cat Saved by Fifth Third Bank
An 11-year-old cat from Berwyn, Boots, was sentenced to death according to her owner’s Will. Georgia Lee Dvorak’s Will stipulated that any cat or cats she owned at the time of her death be euthanized “in a painless, peaceful manner” by a veterinarian’s lethal...
Lake County Grants Out of State Couples Civil Unions
Lake County is now issuing civil union licenses to same-sex couples who travel from states that do not recognize the unions. The prior Lake County policy enforced by employees did not permit Lake County to issue a Civil Union Certificate if the couple’s home...
New Bill to Record Drug Dealers in Illinois Proposed
A bill passed the Illinois House of Representatives that would allow undercover police officers to audio record suspected drug dealers without a judge’s approval. The bill was backed by several major police organizations in Illinois. Opponents of the bill fear that...
Visa Cyber Security Breach
Payment processor Global Payments has been the victim of a cyber breach that could expose up to 1.5 million credit card numbers. Global Payments provides service for Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards. Visa has now dropped Global Payments from its...
Michigan Teacher Fired for Denying Facebook Access
A teacher’s aide in Michigan was removed from her position after refusing to give the district access to her Facebook page. Last April the aide jokingly posted a photo of a coworker to her personal Facebook page. The picture showed a pair of shoes and pants around the...
Password Snooping Banned by the House
The Illinois House has approved a ban to prevent employers from asking for passwords or ordering employees and applicants to sign into their social media accounts for employer review. However, the Illinois law still allows for employers to ask for usernames so that...