Wilmington Technology
Latest News and Articles from Thomas Peracchio as Wilmington Technology Examiner.
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Delaware laws proposed to protect social media privacy
Legislation introduced in Dover by Representative Darryl M. Scott would protect the privacy of individuals using social media in the workplace and at school.Two bills were introduced in the Delaware House and have been assigned to the...
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Delaware Senator Coons calls for making R&D tax credit permanent
On Thursday, Delaware Senator Chris Coons called for support of the research and development (R&D) tax credit, asking to make it permanent.Coons is talking about a provision of the IRS tax code for funding business research and...
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Maryland first to pass legislation on employers access to social media accounts
Privacy and technology are hot topics. A recent Supreme Court ruling exposes many digital privacy issues regarding the government's right to track and report your movements using technology such as cell phones and GPS devices.This week the...
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Maryland first to pass legislation on employers access to social media accounts
Privacy and technology are hot topics. A recent Supreme Court ruling exposes many digital privacy issues regarding the government's right to track and report your movements using technology such as cell phones and GPS devices.This week the...
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Supreme Court ruling exposes many digital privacy issues
The case of the United States v. Jones (docket 10-1259) was the US Supreme Court’s first look at the Fourth Amendment implications of police use of Global Positioning System devices. The US Supreme Court ruled on January...
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Maryland House passes Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012
Delaware tried, and failed, to develop an off shore windfarm. Now, just to the south of Delaware's coastline, a windfarm has been proposed for the coast off of Ocean City, Maryland.The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act...
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FCC pushes to replace textbooks with tablet computers in schools
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski and Education Secretary Arne Duncan hosted a discussion on Thursday with technology executives and education groups on the topic of replacing textbooks with tablet computers in...
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Is access to high speed internet a basic human right?
As we explore government's role in technology we address broadband access as a basic human right.Recent initiatives by the FCC would have you believe that broadband access is a basic right, and that every school student should...
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Should cell phone jammers be allowed in private places?
The actions of a SEPTA commuter in Philadelphia has the internet buzzing on the topic of cell phone jammers. In the case of the Philadelphia bus rider he took it upon himself to use the jamming device to silence cell...
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FCC alert responds to increased interest in illegal cell phone jammers
In response to a week long barrage of discussions on the topic of cell phone jammers the FCC issued a consumer alert on Tuesday addressing the topic. The FCC alert reminds us that using cell phone jammers is illegal...
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Cell phone jammer becomes famous technology vigilante
A Philadelphia man has stirred up quite a buzz across the internet for his use of a cell phone jammer to quiet passengers use of a cell phone on a local Philadelphia SEPTA bus route.The NBC news station in...
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With gambling revenues down will Delaware jump on internet gambling bandwagon?
On the national level casino gambling was up in 2011 compared to the year before. But according to industry reports compiled by the USA Today the results on a state by state level are mixed.
Delaware's neighbor...
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