Somehow, I don't think this is about
agreeing on “the rules of espionage in the Internet age.” Have
we come close to CyberWar? Does this suggest that one of us has gone
too far or at least shown that they could go too far? Otherwise we
just sit and listen to China deny they ever did anything illegal.
immoral or fattening.
U.S.
and China to hold high-level talks on cyberspying -- report
China and the U.S. have agreed to hold
regular, high-level talks on cyberespionage, according to a report.
The talks will focus on the theft of
U.S. intellectual property and will kick off in July as part of the
yearly "Strategic and Economic Dialogue" between China and
the U.S., which covers a varied slate of issues, The New York Times
reported
late Saturday. A new working group will also meet more often, the
Times reported -- referring, perhaps, to the working group mentioned
by Secretary of State John Kerry in April.
… In its report today, the Times
says it's not clear what, exactly, will come of the talks on
cyberespionage. Cyberspying, and cyberwarfare, are relatively new
phenomena, for one thing, and can't necessarily be handled with the
same diplomatic tools, such as arms control treaties, that have been
used in the past. Also, the two countries are not yet prepared to
discuss outright military espionage -- which is why the talks will
initially focus on the stealing of corporate secrets.
On the other hand, the Times says, both countries
would benefit from some sort of agreement that would protect critical
infrastructure, such as utilities. [Unlikely Bob]
Not the same as saying the football
coach must talk to the parents. Interesting ethical question.
Via Howard
Bashman:
“We
hold that there is no clearly established law holding that a student
in a public secondary school has a privacy right under the Fourteenth
Amendment that precludes school officials from discussing with a
parent * * * matters relating to sexual activity of the student.”
So holds the majority on a divided three-judge panel of the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Fifth Circuit in a
ruling issued today.
In this case, the school personnel were
not school psychologists, and parents may welcome the ruling that
nothing in the Supreme Court’s rulings or Fifth Circuit precedence
bars school personnel from discussing concerns about a student with
the student’s parent(s). But can this case have a negative impact
on the willingness of students to disclose personal and sensitive
concerns to school psychologists? I would think so, but then, I
don’t imagine most high school students will even be aware of this
ruling – at least, not until it’s too late for them to guard
their privacy from their own parents.
Can they ask the Feds to grab the data
for them?
Tom Bell reports:
Maine’s
Legislature is poised to become the first in the nation to enact a
law requiring police to obtain warrants to get the location history
for people’s cellphones.
The House voted
113-28 on Wednesday to pass the measure, following its passage in the
Senate last week by a margin of five votes. The bill now goes back
to the Senate for enactment.
Read more on Portland
Press Herald.
From the “Teachers gone crazy”
file: “Hey kid! Here's what we gonna learn ya. You needs to be
less smart and more lazy just like our kids. And we're gonna make up
new rules to make sure our kids have a chance to win.”
"A
Wyoming high school student who built a nuclear reactor in his dad's
garage was disqualified from the International Science and
Engineering Fair this month on a technicality.' His crime: competing
in too many science fairs."
Question: What is the digital
equivalent of 'collecting baseball cards?'
"Pundits tell us that the world
of console video gaming is in dire straits, but recent collections
of console video games have sold on eBay for tens of thousands of
dollars. There are still a lot of video game disks and
cartridges out there, but is it worth your effort to try to complete
your collection and sell it on eBay? If you're a potential buyer for
a massive collection of video games, are they likely to appreciate
over time, or
is this a really bad investment? Market research company
Terapeak runs some numbers and suggests that it depends on your
goals, the size and quality of your collection, and the console
you're focused on."
There's a film crew hoping to bypass
the uncertain hoarding phase, though, and just
mine a landfill in New Mexico for the legendary
hoard of dumped Atari inventory.
I toss this out because some of the
“programs” are grants...
Federal
Program Inventory
by Sabrina
I. Pacifici on June 1, 2013 in Uncategorized
“Federal agencies regularly report
program information to the public – through their websites,
congressional budget justifications, the Catalogue of Federal
Domestic Assistance, and other means. But this information is often
decentralized. Congress recognized this issue, and the GPRA
Modernization Act required an inventory of government programs.
Starting with the largest agencies first, the Administration is
taking steps towards centralizing program information on
Performance.gov.
This work will help facilitate coordination across programs as well
as improve public understanding of the services delivered by the
government. Agencies talk about their programs differently – such
as budget accounts, customers, products/services, outcomes and
organizational units – but each way resonates with their key
stakeholders, including the public and Congress. [Here] is a list
of the major agency’s programs, an explanation of what the
program does, and how it helps the agency achieve its broader goals
and objectives. Moving forward, Performance.gov will be expanded so
users can search and sort by program. We’ll also add more
information about each program, such as the related grants and
funding.”
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