Posts by Lisa Guernsey
December 2, 2008, 01:58 PM ET
2 Professors Have Obama's Ear on Tech Policy
If you have been following Internet policy debates over the past several years, you have probably run across the writings of Susan Crawford, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, and Kevin Werbach, an assistant professor of legal studies at the University of Pennyslvania’s Wharton School of Business. Now these two names are in the news again — they’re advising President-elect Barack Obama as he considers whom to install at the Federal Communications Commission.
Both have been strong advocates for net neutrality, the premise that all data flowing over the Internet should be treated equally by service providers. (Paul Cesarini’s
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Report on Youth and New Media Pokes at Educational Institutions
Peer into the networked world of teenagers and young adults and you’ll see intense, creative communities of young people who want to learn. That’s the conclusion of Living and Learning with New Media, a report on a three-year study called the Digital Youth Project at the University of California at Berkeley. The study was financed by the MacArthur Foundation.
The report, released yesterday, focuses on teenagers, although it includes a few examples of young adults in their 20s. It combines results from interviews, observations, and ethnographic studies conducted by 28 researchers. The researchers explored subjects’ interactions with personal technology, like video cameras and cellphones, and with new media spaces like...
Read MoreNovember 17, 2008, 12:29 PM ET
Data on More Than 330,000 Patients Exposed at U. of Florida's Dental School
A hacked server at the University of Florida’s College of Dentistry has exposed data on more than 330,000 current and former patients there. They were informed of the breach last week.
The data included Social Security numbers and dental procedure information for patients dating back to 1990. “There is no evidence that the intruder viewed or downloaded any of this information,” according to the university’s statement about the incident. “However, it is a possibility the data was obtained.”
No credit card or banking information was divulged, according to the university. The F.B.I. and campus police department are investigating when the hacker gained access to the server and how.
This is one of seven incidents reported at a college or university this month, according to
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