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14
Dec

The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users

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Source: https://themarkup.org/privacy/2021/12/06/the-popular-family-safety-app-life360-is-selling-precise-location-data-on-its-tens-of-millions-of-user The app is a major source of raw location data for a multibillion-dollar industry that buys, packages, and sells people’s movements By: Jon Keegan and Alfred Ng December 6, 2021 Life360, a popular family safety app used by 33 million people worldwide, has been marketed as a great way for parents to track their […]

14
Dec

Cybersecurity Policymaking in the BRICS Countries: From Addressing National Priorities to Seeking International Cooperation

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Belli, L. (2021) “Cybersecurity Policymaking in the BRICS Countries: From Addressing National Priorities to Seeking International Cooperation”, The African Journal of Information and Communication. South Africa, 28. doi: 10.23962/10539/32208. ABSTRACT In the concluding statement of the 2021 BRICS Summit, the bloc’s five members—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—pledged to pursue enhanced cooperation on cybersecurity issues, […]

14
Dec

On the anthropogenic and natural injection of matter into Earth’s atmosphere

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Leonard Schulz, Karl-Heinz Glassmeier, On the anthropogenic and natural injection of matter into Earth’s atmosphere,Advances in Space Research, Volume 67, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 1002-1025, ISSN 0273-1177,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2020.10.036.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273117720307663) Abstract Every year, more and more objects are sent to space. The increasing number of countries with space programs, advancing commercialization, and ambitious satellite constellation projects raise concerns […]

14
Dec

Active behaviors and screen time in offspring of parents with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

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Pizzo A, Drobinin V, Sandstrom A, Zwicker A, Howes Vallis E, Fine A, Rempel S, Stephens M, Howard C, Villars K, MacKenzie LE, Propper L, Abidi S, Lovas D, Bagnell A, Cumby J, Alda M, Uher R, Pavlova B. Active behaviors and screen time in offspring of parents with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and […]

11
Dec

World Migratory Bird Day 2022 Theme to Focus on Light Pollution

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Source: https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/news/2021/world-migratory-bird-day-2022-theme-focus-light-pollution Bonn, 9 December 2021 – Light Pollution will be the focus of the World Migratory Bird Day 2022 campaign.  Artificial light is increasing globally by at least 2 per cent per year and it is known to adversely affect many bird species. Light pollution is a significant threat to migratory birds, causing disorientation when they fly at […]

07
Dec

BfS International workshop: Impact of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields on oxidative stress

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16th to 18th February 2022, Cottbus General Information In Germany, the expansion of the power grid and the construction of several new high voltage power lines across the country is a result of the switch to renewable energy sources. Moreover, the new 5G mobile communication standard and the introduction of digital techniques into almost all […]