Word: protectant
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Justice Department. The government claims it needs Google’s data to show that young people are getting around software intended to prevent them from seeing pornography. As with any case that raises privacy concerns, Ware was responsible for weighing competing claims: Google’s right to protect its data against the government’s need for information to enforce (and, in this situation, evaluate) its laws. In this case Ware made the wrong decision. The government’s desire to prevent clever youngsters from subverting anti-pornography software does not justify an exploration of Google?...
...case. At a press conference Monday, department chief veterinarian John Clifford announced that the USDA will go ahead with previously announced plans to scale down its mad cow testing program. "The incidence of BSE [Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathyin] this country remains extremely low and our interlocking safeguards are working to protect both human and animal health, and we remain very confident in the safety of U.S. beef," said Clifford. But Consumer Union's Halloran says increased testing is needed and describes the USDA policy as "don't look, don't find." Currently, the U.S. tests about 1% of its cattle...
...legislation to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Frank pushed through a change to the law in 1999, removing financial aid funds from the money affected by the Solomon Amendment. The House resolution emphasized the need to protect “national security interests” and identified universities as an important source of recruits. The resolution also restated the Solomon Amendment’s requirement that universities accepting federal funds must provide military recruiters access that is “at least equal in quality and scope...
...drug violation within a school zone.Although police reports say that in all three cases undergraduates voluntarily allowed police inside, these incidents raise questions about the rights undergraduates retain when they move into college dormitories and just how far their fourth amendment search-and-seizure rights go to protect them.One of the DeWolfe defendants in the marijuana case told The Crimson earlier this year that before receiving consent, police told him that they did not need a warrant to search his room. And in light of the search of Walleck’s room, HUPD launched an internal investigation into...
...state police commission appointed by the Governor of Missouri. This board is expected to veto the review board, effectively overturning the will of St. Louis voters as expressed through their representatives. And that’s not the weirdest part. The state police commission was created to protect Missouri from the lurking threat of…wait for it…St. Louis unionists. That’s right. The people of St. Louis are about to have their will abrogated by a board set up to protect the Confederacy from rabble-rousing supporters of Abraham Lincoln. Though much...