Policy
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With the popularity of electric bicycles and scooters on the rise, here’s what state and local laws say about their use in Fort Worth, Colleyville, Texas Christian University and elsewhere. -
As tech titans invest billions into data centers and high-tech computer chips to fuel their AI ambitions, concerns are building over energy costs, especially in communities where data centers pop up.
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New Mexico schools are part of a nationwide push to curb phone use in classrooms, driven by teacher concerns about disruption and growing worries about record daily screen time.
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City staff anticipates multiple applications for small cell facilities from telecommunications companies on Sept. 1. Officials hope to adopt an ordinance in August that would allow for the use of the technology.
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An internal memo states that the department is “not able to dedicate the resources to the pilot to enable us to make any noticeable progress toward completing the needed configuration and testing.”
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The challenge for the Virginia city is trying to balance being a modern destination with the lack of control over where new poles will be installed. Some have voiced concern about devices cluttering the city skyline.
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The FBI advises victims not to pay ransoms to decrypt files, but a business analysis may find that it's the less expensive option in many cases, Cyber Leadership Alliance President Douglas Rapp said.
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A targeted phishing cyberattack on the Department of Human Services in January compromised 645,000 records and 2 million emails. The agency has been working with the new CISO to fortify its cybersecurity in the months since.
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After a Board of Police Commissioners meeting where a commissioner was arrested following a heated argument, Chairwoman Lisa Carter has also come out in opposition of the controversial technology.
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The Associated Press found that many Pennsylvania counties purchased new equipment that uses the nearly obsolete Windows 7 operating system to create ballots, program voting machines, tally votes and report counts.
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Advocates and opponents of breaking up Facebook, Google and other technology giants are falling prey to some serious misconceptions.
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An audit of the California Department of Technology found that the agency had shown improvement in its information security stance since a 2013 review, but that more effort was needed to safeguard state systems.
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Likening the social media company to a “toddler who has gotten his hands on a book of matches,” the lawmaker criticized the company’s plan to launch its own digital currency during a Senate hearing Tuesday.
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A three-month pilot program in several cities is charging scooter operators parking fees when the devices go unused. The hope is that the charges will discourage over-deployments of the devices.
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The National Association of State Chief Information Officers has shown support for the new U.S. Senate bill that would increase collaboration between federal and state and local governments on security and defense.
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Officials now say an ongoing ERP overhaul project is going to take at least four months longer and cost up to $7.7 million more than expected. Council members say paying to complete the project is the only real choice.
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From cameras capable of reading faces and license plates to self-serve kiosks that take credit card payments, city officials are having to reconcile the balance between innovation and public privacy.
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County leaders are in the early stages of a sales tax measure that would help pay for solar panels, affordable housing and broadband Internet. The one-cent tax is projected to rake in $500 million in its lifetime.
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The Lockport City School District board is considering adjusting policies around the use of its facial- and object-recognition system over concerns about the student appeal process and a suspended student database.
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The New York Privacy Act was hailed by many as a bigger, badder version of California’s recent Consumer Privacy Act, but a lack of support and a substantial lobbying effort stopped it in its tracks.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has formed the North Carolina Blockchain Initiative made up of members from academia and the private sector who will present their findings to his office before the next legislative session.
