The U.S. government is putting something big and secret in orbit tonight (Sept 30). Here’s the little we can glean from public information. Source: https://www.livescience.com/secret-sattelite-details.html
Tag: public information
‘Landlord Tech Watch’ Site Lets You Report Landlords Using Tech To Screw Over Tenants
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A group of activists have released Landlord Tech Watch, a site that allows anyone to report where this “landlord tech” is being used and plot it on a map — like a version of Nextdoor that turns the tables to hold property owners and real estate companies accountable. The project is the effort…
Waze Mistakenly Directed Hundreds of Drivers to a Remote Wildlife Preserve
“No, the luxurious Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa isn’t located in a central New Jersey wildlife preserve,” reports a local news team in New York. But an ad for the casino in Waze was apparently tagged with the wrong geographical coordinates, CNN reports, and…. The Jackson township Police Department’s public information officer Lt. Christopher Parise said the police department found out…
The California DMV Is Making $50 Million a Year Selling Drivers’ Personal Info
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The California Department of Motor Vehicles is generating revenue of $50,000,000 a year through selling drivers’ personal information, according to a DMV document obtained by Motherboard. DMVs across the country are selling data that drivers are required to provide to the organization in order to obtain a license. This information includes names, physical…
A New Report Documents Two Years of Science Being Scrubbed From .Gov Sites
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A report published by the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) on Monday found that language related to climate change has disappeared at an alarming pace since Trump took office in 2016. Across 5,301 pages — ranging from websites belonging to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) –…