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A Massachusetts ocean studies institute is building underwater data collection stations to help researchers understand the ocean's role in climate change.
Parents who install a leading brand of software to monitor their kids' online activities may be unwittingly allowing the company to read their children's chat messages — and sell the marketing data gathered.
The Environmental Protection Agency wants better information on how much lead is in the air of large cities and industrial areas.
Cricket is going high-tech: Bowlers with suspect actions will be invited to wear an electronic sensor during matches.
A federal appeals court says it was constitutional for the United States to require visitors from two dozen Arab and Muslim countries and North Korea to register with immigration authorities.
Like other garment factories in New York, Jin Shun Inc. was a small enterprise on the city's margins, staffed by Chinese-speaking immigrants and tucked away in an industrial corner that few outsiders see.
Court authorities here will be able to track students with a history of skipping school under a new program requiring them to wear ankle bracelets with Global Positioning System monitoring.
A high-tech monitoring device makes it possible to reduce insurance premiums for drivers who avoid jackrabbit starts and slam-on-the-brakes stops, an insurance company says.
The same Oregon court that slapped Big Tobacco with a huge punitive damages award has handed the industry a victory by rejecting a class-action lawsuit for medical monitoring costs in a case where harm had yet to occur.
When 17-year-old Anna Kinderman takes a turn too fast in her parents' sedan or jams the brakes too hard, she apologizes aloud even when no one else is in the car. "Sorry, Dad," she says, looking up at the camera mounted on the rear-view mirror.
Microsoft Corp. acknowledged Wednesday that it needs to better inform users that its tool for determining whether a computer is running a pirated copy of Windows also quietly checks in daily with the software maker.
High school students are going to be held accountable for what they post on blogs and on social-networking Web sites such as MySpace.com.
For many years now, companies have been able to keep track of every Web site visited, e-mail sent and file accessed by their workers through readily available tracking software.
Nabil Amen wrote it off as mistaken identity the first time U.S. border agents handcuffed him as he returned home from Canada. When he had border-crossing troubles a third time, he decided to never leave the United States again.
Sex Offenders Being Closely Watched This HalloweenProbation and Parole officers with the Idaho Department of Correction and local law enforcement will be monitoring local registered sex offenders on Oct. 31 as part of Operation Lights Out.
U.S. plans to overhaul how immigrants are detainedNonviolent immigrant detainees could be held in converted hotels, nursing homes or placed on electronic ankle bracelets for monitoring as part of a series of reforms planned for the nation's detention system, Department of Homeland Security officials said Tuesday.
Iran rules out talks on its nuclear "rights"TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president snubbed on Monday U.S. President Barack Obama's end-September deadline to talk to world powers on its disputed nuclear program, saying in his opinion discussion on the issue is "finished."
Phones and email tapped 1,381 times a dayPolice and other officials tapped phone calls and emails an average of 1,381 times a day last year, according to a report released today by the interception of communications commissioner, Sir Paul Kennedy.
10 Worst Countries to be a Blogger: Burma leads the pack"Bloggers are at the vanguard of the information revolution and their numbers are expanding rapidly," said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon.
Norway's government caught spying on itself All of Norway's government ministers, several thousand state employees, and even the royal family itself have been under illegal surveillance by the country's Defence Security Services for quite some time.
E-Mail Surveillance Renews Concerns in Congress The National Security Agency is facing renewed scrutiny over the extent of its domestic surveillance program, with critics in Congress saying its recent intercepts of the private telephone calls and e-mail messages of Americans are broader than previously acknowledged, current an …
Offenders sentenced to wear an ankle bracelet will now have to pay the cost of the monitoring deviceOffenders sentenced to wear an ankle bracelet will now have to pay the cost of the monitoring device: up to $3,200 a year.
Surveillance of protesters ruled illegalPolice surveillance of a peaceful protester was ruled unlawful today in a decison that lawyers say will change the way demonstrations and protests are policed.
Intel, GE Launch $250 Million Health Care Partnership -- Healthcare -- InformationWeekGE and Intel are pledging $250 million over the next five years on health care remote monitoring and diagnostic technology products.
Drinkers in Aussie pubs monitoring US border on internet camsExcerpt: Drinkers in Aussie pubs are the unlikely secret weapon in fighting drug couriers and illegal immigrants on the Texas-Mexico border. In a new twist to the phrase "responsible drinking'', pub-goers are monitoring the US border over the internet.
Scientists concerned recent 'swarm' of earthquakes could lead to 'The Big One' - More than 20 earthquakes rumbled across the Salton Sea area Tuesday morning, the strongest measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale. That one hit just before 5 a.m., centered about three miles south of Bombay Beach on the east side of the Salton Sea.
Jindal Versus The VolcanoWith Monday's massive volcano eruption in Alaska likely to leave Anchorage and Gov. Sarah Palin's hometown covered in ash, a Democratic strategist sends over the reminder that just a month and a half ago, another up-and-coming Republican star, Gov.
As usual, President Obama's team hasn't wasted any time. He signed the Stimulus Bill today at the same time as the team launched a brand new website for monitoring the money in a new kind of transparency: www.recovery.gov.
High Blood Pressure Climbs in WinterExcerpt: Falling temperatures in winter may cause an unhealthy rise in high blood pressure in elderly people, according to a new study linking cooler temperatures with higher blood pressure.
Internet's no longer made-in-U.S. productI waited to see if anyone seeded this and I haven't found it. But I may not have looked hard enough, so I am sorry if this is a duplicate story.
Wireless Sensors Learn From LifeEuropean and Indian researchers are applying principles learned from living organisms to design self-organising networks of wireless sensors suitable for a wide range of environmental monitoring purposes.
U.S. says states can lift emission monitoring barA U.S. federal court on Tuesday overturned a rule that prevented state and local authorities from raising emissions monitoring requirements for polluting units such as chemical plants and oil refineries. ...
AT&T Mulls Watching You SurfAT&T is "carefully considering" monitoring the Web-surfing activities of customers who use its Internet service, the company said in a letter in response to an inquiry from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sweden Can Monitor Calls, Emails from FinlandSwedish lawmakers have been flooded with criticism after approving a controversial eavesdropping law. The legislation also affects most emails, phone calls and faxes sent abroad from Finland. The law, which goes into effect in January, is designed to prevent terrorist attacks.
Your Lifestyle May Hurt Your CreditMost borrowers know a late payment or high outstanding balance can hurt their credit.
Lawyers Fear Monitoring in Cases on TerrorismPORTLAND, Ore. — Thomas Nelson, an Oregon lawyer, has lived in a state of perpetual jet lag for the last two years.
Noveda Technologies partners to create First Net Zero Electric Commercial building in the US - ASHRAE High Performance BuildingsNet zero electric - how Noveda Technologies real time energy monitoring solution and Ferreira Group teamed to create the first building in the U.S. that has achieved and continues to achieve being net zero electric in a 42,000 square foot commercial facility.
Spitzer Caught in His Own Mouse Trap? Some may not be aware that Spitzer was an important catalyst in developing the market for robust transactional monitoring technologies that the financial services industry today uses to uncover money laundering, fraud and market manipulation.
Bloodless Diabetes MonitoringTo track their blood sugar levels, patients with diabetes typically prick their fingers at least three times a day and feed blood samples into glucometers.
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