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Philadelphia Releases Rules for Flying Drones

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By Justin Friend, Regional Integration Center Coordinator, Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management 

PHILADELPHIA, PA (September 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Drones are becoming commonplace in our everyday lives, both for play and professional use.

Not only do they provide a leisure activity, but drones give us an elevated perspective away from the limitation of having our feet firmly on the ground.

Op-Ed: Unplugging at the Beach | Batavick

 

The tranquil Sea Isle Beach, Sea Isle N.J. (photo credit Sea Isle City)

 

Frank J. Batavick | CNBNewsnet

 

The placid ocean shimmered in the evening sun. Undulating ribbons of foam-kissed waves gently petted the shore. Long fingers of color — moss green, marine gray, midnight blue — softly vibrated across the surface like rippling beach chair fabric. As a laughing gull soared silently above, a 40-something, bikini-clad woman — tall and tan and middle-aged and lovely — came ambling by ... texting … tap, tap, tapping … staring at her iPhone. And nature gently wept.

CNB RULES FOR COMMENTS

William E. Cleary Sr. | CNBNews Editor

GLOUCESTER CITY NEW JERSEY (December 19, 2015)-In the nine years we have been in business we have posted 25,766 comments and have withheld 823 comments for one reason or another. Most of those that are not posted contain libelous or slanderous comments from people who give no facts to back up their statement (s). These same people don’t use their real name nor do they give a real email address. WE can be sued for statements that are unfounded. Just because you read a comment on a social media site or heard some scuttlebutt at the bar doesn’t make it true. Unless you can give substantial facts to back up your remarks your comment will not appear. Keep in mind even if you are correct and the matter is taken to court there are still going to be court fees. 

Racketeering Indictment Charges 12 in Connection With Ring That Used Internet to Sell Cocaine

TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman today announced that the Division of Criminal Justice obtained a first-degree racketeering indictment charging 12 men in connection with a drug ring that marketed cocaine and designer drugs online and distributed them via the mail. They were charged in an investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice called “Operation Skin Deep,” which also led to a second indictment charging three men with selling cocaine in Atlantic City.

Developing Story: Freehold Theater Evacuated During Star Wars Showing

 

FREEHOLD -- People watching the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie here were asked to leave the AMC Theatre in the Raceway Mall after a threat this morning, according to a news report and Twitter users. The evacuation came in just before noon, and just four days after another evacuation was ordered. On Monday, an…

Recent Email Phishing Campaigns – Mitigation and Response Recommendations

National Cyber Awareness System:

TA15-213A:

08/01/2015 06:01 PM EDT

 

Original release date: August 01, 2015

Systems Affected

Microsoft Windows Systems, Adobe Flash Player, and Linux

Overview

Between June and July 2015, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) received reports of multiple, ongoing and likely evolving, email-based phishing campaigns targeting U.S. Government agencies and private sector organizations. This alert provides general and phishing-specific mitigation strategies and countermeasures.

ICE warns parents, children about summer online threats

PRESS RELEASE

Summer is here, which means warm weather, outdoor fun and, most importantly, no school for children nationwide.

SCAMMERS MAY USE PARIS TERRORIST ATTACK TO SOLICIT FRAUDULENT DONATIONS | cnbnews.net

FBi press release February 13, 2015

In the wake of the terrorist attack against Charlie Hebdo in Paris last month, the FBI would like to warn the public about the potential for fraudulent solicitations of donations for victims. These solicitations come in many forms, such as crowdfunding platforms, e-mail campaigns, or cold calls, and perpetrators may divert some or all of the funds for their own use.

A number of charities and crowdfunding campaigns have already begun soliciting donations. At the time of this advisory, the FBI has not recorded any reports of fraudulent donation schemes relating to the Charlie Hebdo attack. But based on previous trends, the Bureau can reasonably assume that such schemes may target individuals in the United States.

Twitter Marketing Software Developer Reveals Latest Company Updates

 

December 26, 2014

Displayed with permission from PR Newswire

DALLAS, Dec. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Twitter marketing tool developer SocialCentiv is rolling out new updates for its innovative platform. The company recently discussed improvements it is making to SocialCentiv on its blog. With the changes, businesses will be able to "navigate the site more intuitively and find new customers more easily," according to the SocialCentiv team.

New Features, More Guidance

eBay Database Breach, Reset Your Password

eBay: How not to handle a security breach (via The Inquirer)

PRIVACY has been thrown back into the spotlight this week by the eBay database breach. eBay is not the only firm to have suffered at the hands of hackers, and nor is the breach the worst financially or by the amount and type of data that was compromised…

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Privacy Tools: How to Safely Browse the Web

by Julia Angwin
ProPublica, Jan. 14, 2014

In the course of writing her book, Dragnet Nation, ProPublica reporter Julia Angwin tried various strategies to protect her privacy. In this blog post, she distills the lessons from her privacy experiments into useful tips for readers.

One of the easiest and simplest things you can do to protect your privacy is to be a smarter Web browser.

This is surprisingly difficult because most popular Web browsing software is set up to allow users to be tracked by default. The reason is simple economics – you don’t pay for Web browsing software, so the companies that make it have to find other ways to make money.

The most egregious example of this conflict came in 2008 when Microsoft’s advertising executives helped quash a plan by the engineers to build better privacy protections into the Internet Explorer 8 Web browser. Microsoft has since added additional protections – but they are not turned on by default. The situation is no better at Google, whose Chrome Web browser has “buried and discouraged” the “Do Not Track” button, and is pioneering the use of new tracking technology that cannot be blocked. And it’s worth noting that the other big Web browser maker, Mozilla Corp., receives 85 percent of its revenues (PDF) from its agreement to make Google the default search engine on Firefox.

Zuckerberg owns nearly a third of Facebook: US regulators

 

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) February 13, 2013, 7:38:04 PM EST

 

Josh Edelson/AFP/File

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at an event at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on January 15, 2012. Zuckerberg's stake in Facebook has climbed to nearly 30 percent since the leading social network made its dismal stock market debut, according to a filing Wednesday with US regulators.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey': Is it really necessary? (+trailer)'

 

 
'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' will be followed by two planned sequels.
(Warner Bros./AP)

My first thought in watching “The Hobbit” was: Do we really need this movie? It was my last thought, too. Having powered his way through the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, which had its occasional majesties, director Peter Jackson now feels compelled to give us this prequel, based on the Tolkien novel that spawned the cult I never joined.