A government rule that would require a backup camera to be standard on all new cars has been delayed a fourth time,now pushed to 2015. The announcement came from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in a letter to Senate Commerce Committee ...
Tags: Backup Camera, rule, NHTSA, NCAP, rear-view camera
Personal lines insurer Allstate Insurance Company has filed a $6.6m lawsuit against 47 durable medical supply entities and their respective individual owners in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The 80 New York ...
Global insurance and reinsurance company XL Group's Bermuda Professional Lines Unit has introduced a new Wage & Hour Liability insurance product to help new and existing clients to better manage their risks from employee compensation and ...
Edward Snowden says he leaked information to show the extent to which citizens were spied on in the US. Picture: AP / The Guardian Source: AP The US Justice Department has charged former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden ...
The Australian oil and gas industry has condemned as "anti-development" federal legislation passed by the Senate Wednesday which introduces new regulation of coal and coalseam gas projects that impact water resources. "This law will add ...
Tags: Chemicals, Australian, Regulation
From time to time I hear from readers who are convinced the Affordable Care Act will ruin us all financially. Not happening so far. Instead, it has already saved consumers billions. Exhibit A: In 2012, the law directly saved consumers ...
Tags: Obamacare, Health&Medicine
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Rhode Island Senate approved mattress recycling legislation this week on a 37-0 vote. The legislation is the result of months of negotiations between legislators in the state and officials of the International Sleep ...
More secret National Security Agency documents leaked by Edward Snowden to The Guardian suggest that the U.S. agency's British counterpart intercepts petabytes worth of communication data daily from fiber-optic cables. The operation ...
The U.S. Congress should press for privacy protections and more information about surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, some technology and civil liberties activists said Friday. After recent news leaks about two ...
France's data protection authority has given Google three months to change the way it handles users' private data, or face legal sanctions. The order, made on June 10 and published Thursday, is the result of a formal investigation begun ...
Is your car watching your every move? Can the cable company track your DVR habits? Those two privacy issues are bubbling up in Congress, where lawmakers this week filed bipartisan legislation that would give car owners control over data ...
Tags: Black Box Recorder, Lawmaker, DVR Snooping
Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prevent the Department of Justice from prosecuting people for violating terms of service for Web-based products, website notices or employment agreements under the Computer Fraud and ...
Tags: Computer Fraud, Aaron's Law, CFAA
A programme of educating staff about cyber threats and updating hardware has helped Miami International Airport counter cyber threats, resulting in hack attempts dropping from a previous figure of 20,000 a day. That's what Maurice ...
Tags: Cyber Attacks, Miami International Airport, Hack Attempts
Apple didn't try to fix or raise the prices of electronic books when it entered into the market in 2010, according to Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue. Rather, he says, the company was only working to ensure a profit for itself. ...
Tags: Apple, Electronic Book Market
New trade talks between the EU and US will create growth opportunities for Europe's food and drink industry, claim manufacturers, who together exported £11.67bn of food and drink to the country last year. Trading places: New US/EU ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food