Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, writes: On one side are regulators hoping to foster easier exchange of health data, some patient advocates and some researchers and healthcare app developers. On the other side are major health records firms such as Verona-based Epic, the American Medical Association, some [Read More…]
Donna Rosato confirms your fears about what the apps know… and share. According to Rosato, if you are using or have used this kind of app, then the app may have collected not only the dates on which you menstruated, but how often you engage in intercourse, if you are [Read More…]
Joe Cadillic writes: Last week, the Herald Publication revealed that the City of Fairview Heights in Illinois entered into an agreement with the IDOT to install automatic license plate readers (ALPR) on highway trusses to allegedly “prevent, deter and solve crimes.” Which is typical government doublespeak to explain away Big Brother tracking innocent [Read More…]
Joe Cadillic writes: Over the years, I have written about the possible dangers of firefighters carrying weapons and being trained like SWAT teams. But this latest story will leave you scratching your head and wondering what the CIA’s “Signature School” has done to America’s firefighters. Last week the University of New Mexico (UNM) announced that [Read More…]