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US Issues Final Rules Halting Increase Of Fuel Efficiency Penalties | Engadget

July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 mdbincbi

The Trump administration isn’t deterred by legal attempts to preserve a once-planned increase in fuel efficiency penalties. The NHTSA has issued final rules freezing the fine at $5.50 for every tenth of a mile per gallon a new vehicle consumes above required standards, halting an Obama-era plan that would have gradually raised the penalty to $14. The NHTSA said it was just following Congress’ desire to ensure the rate stayed at the statute’s requirement. Read full story here: US Issues Final Rules Halting Increase Of Fuel Efficiency Penalties | Engadget

Border Officials To Start Sharing Data About U.S., Canadian Travellers | CBC News

July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 mdbincbi

Border agents will be able to share information about U.S. and Canadian citizens more freely as the third phase of a 2011 border agreement meant to make it easier for trade and travel across the Canada-U.S. border comes into effect. It was announced on Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency will exchange biographic data, travel documents, and other information related to border crossings of U.S. and Canadian citizens. Read full story here: Border Officials To Start Sharing Data About U.S., Canadian Travellers | CBC News

Citizenship Question Causing An Uproar In U.S. Has Been Part Of Canada’s Census Since 1901 | CBC News

July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 mdbincbi

A politically divisive debate continues to rage over U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to add a citizenship question to the U.S. census. That same question has been part of Canada’s census form for over a century without a ripple. Trump has been waging a fierce fight to add the controversial query to the 2020 census, and said Friday he’s now considering an executive order to get it done after a Supreme Court ruling blocked his efforts. Read full story here: Citizenship Question Causing An Uproar In U.S. Has Been Part…

The Pentagon Can Now Identify People By Measuring Their HeartBeats | Digital Trends

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 mdbincbi

As if facial recognition and digital fingerprinting weren’t scary enough, the Pentagon has reportedly developed a method for remotely identifying and tracking people through their heartbeat. Heartbeats are as unique and distinctive as fingerprints, but are distinct in that they can be read from a distance. And it’s this that the Pentagon is taking advantage of, according to a report in the MIT Technology Review. Developed to identify combatants in war zones, the idea is to listen in to those unique cardiac signatures using an infrared laser. Unlike other identification methods like…

TSA PreCheck vs. Global Entry vs. CLEAR: Cost And Benefits Of Each | CNET

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 mdbincbi

Standing in a long line at the airport is no way to start a vacation. And it is certainly no way for frequent business travelers to fly. You’ve likely heard of various programs that promise to get you through airport security faster, and you’ve probably endeavored to look into them when you found yourself making painfully slow progress through a TSA checkpoint. Perhaps you’re reading these words while standing in an airport security line right now! Read full story here: TSA PreCheck vs. Global Entry vs. CLEAR: Cost And Benefits…

Amazon’s Helping Police Build A Surveillance Network With Ring Doorbells | CNET

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 mdbincbi

If you’re walking in Bloomfield, New Jersey, there’s a good chance you’re being recorded. But it’s not a corporate office or warehouse security camera capturing the footage — it’s likely a Ring doorbell made by Amazon. While residential neighborhoods aren’t usually lined with security cameras, the smart doorbell’s popularity has essentially created private surveillance networks powered by Amazon and promoted by police departments. Read full story here: Amazon’s Helping Police Build A Surveillance Network With Ring Doorbells | CNET

DHS Gave Border Agents Free Rein Over Thousands Of Warrantless Device Searches | CNET

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 mdbincbi

Border agents conducted more than 33,000 device searches in 2018. Court records show they were allowed to share what they found with other government agencies. Police are required to get a warrant to search through your devices, but the Department of Homeland Security’s border patrol agents haven’t been following those rules, documents show. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed evidence in court on Tuesday detailing testimony and documents on how the DHS has allowed its agents to search through people’s phones and laptops without a…

Report Reveals Worsening US Air Pollution, Emissions Concerns | Electrek

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 mdbincbi

A new report shows air pollution is getting worse in the US, and the current EPA’s efforts to weaken emissions regulations on cars and power plants are seen as a major threat to improving the state of affairs. The American Lung Association released its 20th annual “State of the Air” report, which focuses on the years 2015-2017. In these years, “more cities had high days of ozone and short-term particle pollution compared to 2014-2016.” Many cities also suffered from increased levels of year-round particle pollution. Read full story here: Report Reveals…

Canadian Dollar Hits 4-week Low As Investors See End To Bank Of Canada’s Hiking Bias | The Globe and Mail

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 mdbincbi

The Canadian dollar weakened to a nearly four-week low against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday as the greenback climbed broadly and investors bet that the Bank of Canada would forgo language pointing to further interest rate hikes. Canada’s central bank is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at 1.75 per cent on Wednesday and for the rest of this year, with calls for the next hike in early 2020 resting on a knife’s edge, a Reuters poll showed. Read full story here: Canadian Dollar Hits 4-week Low As…