Willard Shepard and Brian Hamacher report: Perhaps the new airport body scanners are a bit too revealing. A TSA worker in Miami was arrested for aggravated battery after police say he attacked a colleague who’d made fun of his small genitalia after he walked through one of the new high-tech security scanners during a recent…
Category: Workplace
AU: Forensic police who refused to supply DNA sent back to general duties
Robyn Ironside reports: Five police forensics officers have been booted out of their roles for refusing to supply DNA samples to their employer. The Queensland Police Service had given the officers until March 1 to provide a “voluntary” sample for the purpose of eliminating their DNA from crime scenes. As many as 50 per cent…
Gmail Ditched By Major University
Paul McDougall reports: In a potential blow to Google’s efforts to establish itself as a major player in enterprise software, a leading public university has ended its evaluation of Gmail as the official e-mail program for its 30,000 faculty and staff members—and it’s got some harsh words for the search giant. In a joint letter…
TN: Sumner teachers union says policy violates privacy
Jennifer Easton reports: Members of Sumner County’s teachers union say they’re prepared to go to court if the school board votes for a policy requiring educators to declare their union status. Board members voted 9-2 April 20 to defer the policy to a study session after questions came up about whether it violates teachers’ rights…