PandemicInsights into COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Published 5 October 2021 Two recent studies looked at COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in minority groups and opinions around less-preferred vaccines, provide clues for how officials might better encourage immunization. Two JAMA Network Open studies last Thursday that looked at COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in minority groups and opinions around less-preferred vaccines provide clues for

Digital PrivacyIn U.S. v Wilson, the Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Fourth Amendment Protection for Electronic Communications By Jennifer Lynch Published 5 October 2021 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a new ruling which is a victory for digital privacy rights, has confirmed that the police need to get a warrant before they open your email

ARGUMENT: Digital PrivacyPrivate Data/Public Regulation Published 5 October 2021 Police, increasingly relying on the collection of digital data,  seek fewer search warrants and more requests to harvest metadata. They buy data from brokers, they track location and other aspects of our lives. Sometimes police collect the data themselves. More often they gather it from third

Infrastructure Protection“Risk Triage” Platform Pinpoints Compounding Threats to U.S. Infrastructure By Mark Dwortzan Published 5 October 2021 As climate change amplifies the frequency and intensity of extreme events in the United States and around the world, and the populations and economies they threaten grow and change, there is a critical need to make infrastructure more

DronesSafe Airspace in the Age of Drones Published 5 October 2021 Drones are becoming more and more ubiquitous, and are being used for everything from backyard fun to military operations. As the technologies for UAS continues to improve, so has the potential for them to be used in illegal and dangerous ways. When you think of

TsunamisLooking to the Past for Answers on Future Tsunami Threats Published 5 October 2021 Large and destructive tsunamis in the past few decades — in the Indian Ocean in 2004, Chile in 2010 and Japan in 2011 — have underscored the threat tsunamis pose to coastal regions. Now new research is aimed at better predicting

Our PicksLargest Autocracy on Earth | Next Decade Could Be Even Worse | “Havana Syndrome” Is Real, and more Published 5 October 2021 ·  Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel: Congressional Action Needed to Break Impasse and Develop a Permanent Disposal Solution ·  The Next Decade Could Be Even Worse ·  Federal Trial Begins for Ex-DePaul Student Accused of

ExtremismA Short Introduction: The Involuntary Celibate Sub-Culture Published 4 October 2021 On 12 August 2021, Jake Davison embarked on a killing spree that resulted in the deaths of five people before taking his own life. Davison’s digital footprint on social media platforms contains numerous examples of misogynistic and anti-feminist attitudes, as well as references to

ExtremismMore Violent Pro-ISIS, Extreme Right Content on Facebook & Instagram Published 4 October 2021 The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), which monitors the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence, reports that violent Islamist and extreme right content continues to be available on social media platforms.

Cybersecurity EducationHacking for Homeland Security Published 4 October 2021 On Monday (4 September), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the launch of the third Hacking for Homeland Security (H4HS). Participating students will focus on challenges associated with cybersecurity information sharing within transportation, the latency issue at screening checkpoints, and address greenspace issues after natural disasters.