SmartMobs.com has an interesting post with links to a 22 minute BBC video that discusses how pictures and video images taken by everyday citizens with cell phone cameras is changing the way news is covered and news content is created. As we have stated before on this blog, networked technology has turned everyday citizens into […]
RFID ( Radio Frequency Identification ) is the latest small-scale tracking technology that can be used to track and locate objects or people. Pay attention to this new technology and its increasing applications. Here is a concise description of RFID from Wikipedia — Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storing […]
Read More… from What is RFID ( Radio Frequency Identification ) ?
John Christoffersen from the Associated Press has written an article on some problems with information provided to employers by criminal background check providers. Lawsuits are resulting from errors in criminal records that show people with criminal and felony convictions in cases where none exist and show convicted criminals and sex offenders with a clean record. […]
Read More… from Background Checks Creating Problems for Some
Pat Burson from the Seattle Times has written an excellent article on ways to catch a cheating wife or cheating husband. The article discusses the use of high tech spy gadgets, including GPS tracking systems and newly-available chips that can be placed in your spouse’s cell phone to secretly record conversations, to buying infidelity kits; […]
Read More… from To Catch a Cheating Wife or Cheating Husband
Bill Lueders from The Capital Times in Madison, WI has written an excellent article with 10 tips for requesting open records and public records from government agencies. The article specifically addresses open record and public record requests in the state of Wisconsin. However, the tips can be generalized for requesting open and public records in […]