Google announced yesterday in a blog post that it is harnessing anonymous speed and position from Google Maps (GMaps) users to improve its traffic service. As a consequence, Google is able to expand its traffic layer to cover all U.S. Highways and arterials – i.e. where and when they have users on the road. This…
Court: Homeland security can’t rely on God
Courthouse News posted an interesting court case in Kentucky. Following 9/11, the Kentucky legislature created the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security. The provisions of the statute required certain statements to be posted publicly, including a provision to “[p]ublicize the findings of the General Assembly stressing the dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the…
ABA files suit over FTC Red Flags Rule
The American Bar Association filed suit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Federal Trade Commission, seeking an injunction to block the application of the so-called Red Flags Rule to practicing lawyers. As the BLT previously reported, the bar association has been lobbying for months to exempt lawyers from…
New directives on border searches of electronic media
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced new directives to enhance and clarify oversight for searches of computers and other electronic media at U.S. ports of entry. “Keeping Americans safe in an increasingly digital world depends on our ability to lawfully screen materials entering the United States,” said Secretary Napolitano. “The new…