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Courts & Law

Investigation underway into Delco government computer disruption

The Bureau of Elections and the county's Emergency Services Department — which use separate computer networks — are not affected by the disruption.

5 years ago

A smartphone belonging to Drew Grande, 40, of Cranston, R.I., shows notes he made for contact tracing Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Grande began keeping a log on his phone at the beginning of April. (Steven Senne / AP Photo)

People distrust contact-tracing apps: Can a new approach help?

A team at Carnegie Mellon University thinks it can inspire greater buy-in with a new approach that helps users to prevent infection in the first place.

5 years ago

Pages from the U.S. State Department's Global Engagement Center report
NPR
Politics & Policy

A ‘perception hack’: When public reaction exceeds the actual hack

This election season has brought a series of computer hacks and disinformation efforts. How do we distinguish between a real threat and a minor distraction?

5 years ago

Prince, a member of the hacking group Red Hacker Alliance who refused to give his real name, using his computer at their office
NPR
Community

US hospitals targeted in rising wave of ransomware attacks, federal agencies say

An alert warns hospitals and healthcare providers that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat."

5 years ago

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Politics & Policy

National Guard cybersquad to help secure Delaware election

Digital warriors from the National Guard will assist the state’s IT department in fending off possible online attacks through Election Day.

5 years ago

(Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

A year ago, voting machines malfunctioned in a pivotal Pa. county. Have the problems been fixed?

Voters in Northampton County — widely seen as a bellwether for the 2020 election — will use machines that in 2019 caused voting errors and miscounts.

5 years ago

A Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif
Courts & Law

Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google

With only two weeks to Election Day, the Trump Justice Department is taking bold legal action against Google on an issue of rare bipartisan agreement.

5 years ago

Harvard University graduate student Maya James poses in a park near the university, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Politics & Policy

Scammers seize on US election, but it’s not votes they want

American voters face an especially pivotal, polarized election this year, and scammers here and abroad are taking notice.

5 years ago

An Ace Hardware store on Fairmount Avenue
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

With unemployment hotline overloaded and stimulus on hold, Pa. boosts chatbot 90x

If Congress approves a new package, benefits would be retroactive through September.

5 years ago

A Facebook logo is pictured in a file photo.
Community

Facebook bans Holocaust denial, distortion posts

The decision comes amid a push by Holocaust survivors around the world over the summer who lent their voices to a campaign targeting Zuckerberg, urging him to take action.

5 years ago

An AT&T logo is displayed on an AT&T truck
Community
NBC10

Some AT&T customers in Delaware unable to contact 911

The problem was happening in Kent and Sussex counties, the Delaware State Police and Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security said.

5 years ago

With more people voting by mail this year, Facebook and other social media companies are preparing for a potential delay in election results. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Facebook vows to crack down on voter intimidation in election

Facebook announced new measures to prevent misinformation, threats and confusion surrounding the election, but let Trump Jr's call for an 'army of poll watchers' stand.

5 years ago

Yolanda Biggers helps her daughter, Zyiah Satterwhite, 7, find her assignment.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Half a million Pa. kids are supposed to be learning to read right now. Are they?

K-3 is a critical time for kids to learn to read. If virtual school disrupts that progress, the consequences could last a lifetime.

5 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s voter services website back online following outage

The outage started around 5:30 p.m. Saturday and affected other Pa. agencies. The voter services website was back online as of Monday morning.

5 years ago

Women wear masks in Houston on Wednesday. Harris County requires any business providing goods or services to require all employees and visitors to wear face coverings in areas of close proximity to co-workers or the public, at least through Aug. 26.
The Why
Health

The new COVID-19 app: the promises and the tradeoffs

Pa., Del. (and soon N.J.) have launched a COVID-19 app to reach people contact tracing isn't. But privacy protections could make it harder to know how effective it is.

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