Tag: safety

Quit Smoking With Cigarettes That Might Explode?
It's hard to be a smoker in 2013. Law after law and policy after policy has severely limited the range of locations where those pressed for a nicotine fix can puff away in peace...
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Porn Industry May Have to Strap on Some Goggles
Zippp! Look out! Gushhh! Watch it! Worried about being hit and infected by another human being’s bodily fluids? California porn stars need not fret, for lawmakers wish to upd...
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Navy Yard Shooting; Can We Stop Future Shootings?
Authorities have identified the perpetrator responsible for the Navy Yard shooting as Aaron Alexis, a man who enlisted in the Navy in 2007 yet was let go from the Navy Reserve in 2...
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Roller Coaster Set To Reopen After Lawsuit
A roller coaster in Texas was the cause of a death of a young woman two months ago. It is set to reopen this weekend, with new safety measures put in place. The event occurred at S...
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Cities Safer Than Rural Areas, Shows Study
Americans' vision of the rural U.S. is often the idyllic Mayberry setting of The Andy Griffith Show. However, a new st...
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Facebook Partners with State Attorneys General for New Privacy Initiative
Facebook, who is always fighting an uphill battle to when it comes to privacy and users' trust, has just announced a joint initiative with the National Association of Attorneys Gen...
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Google Snags a New Self-Driving Car Safety Chief
Google, who has been working very hard to get their self-driving cars on the road, has just made another leap forward for the initiative. Just a couple months after having driverl...
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Facebook Ramps Up Its Anti-Bullying Initiative
In honor of Bullying Prevention Month, Facebook it taking a few steps to insert itself deeper into the cause, including the launch of a new bullying resource page and the backing o...
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Claims of Cyberbullying Epidemic May Be Exaggerated
Let's face it, kids are jerks - jerks that have been picking on other kids since the dawn of time. Bullies are a part of life, and sometimes bullying can make its way out of the s...
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Facebook’s Still Debating Whether or Not to Let in Your 12-Year-Old; Are You Still Concerned?
I'm 27 years old. Actually, I'm not 27 years old. I'm 26 years old. I just lied on the internet! And trust me, it really is so easy that a preteen can do it. And they do - al...
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Facebook Is Still No Country For Sex Offenders, Says Indiana Judge
"Sex offenders are deplorable and allowing them access to our children via Facebook is criminal." How about "it's a universal human right, protected by the constitution, t...
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If Facebook Lets in Preteens, They Better Not See Any Ads and Parents Better Have Control, Say Consumer Groups
Facebook's longstanding rules on preteens accessing the service may be changing, as we learned earlier this month that the company was...
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Google Discusses Its Safe Browsing Record
No, this isn't an advertisement for the benefits Google's Chrome browser provides. Not even vicariously. Instead,...
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New App Wants To Be An iWitness To Crime
It's a rough world out there, and you can find yourself in a dangerous situation in the blink of an eye. There have always been a variety of tools that people carry in order to fe...
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Facebook May Soon Let Kids Under 13 Join The Party
Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities section 4, article 5 clearly states that "You will not use Facebook if you are...
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