After headlines about job applicants required to provide Facebook passwords two Senators requested an investigation of violation of federal laws. US Senators Chuck Schumer (New York) and Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) issued a press release requesting that the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Department of Justice: …launch a federal investigation into a new disturbing trend [...]
A group of nine scientists and doctors recently sued the US government claiming that their personal Gmail accounts were under federal surveillance which led to harassment or dismissal for Food & Drug Administration (FDA) employees who were whistleblowers. The Washington Post reported that the FDA: …secretly monitored the personal e-mail of a group of its [...]
Although Social Media users rely on information posted on Wikipedia, a recent ruling in a US Federal Court is a reminder that US Federal Courts refuse to accept Wikipedia as a credible source. U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson of Louisville, Kentucky recently denied a new trial for Karen Sypher who was convicted of trying to [...]