Daily Archives: July 31, 2015

Could Facebook Sue The Police For Violating Its Terms Of Service?

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Last week, Facebook lost a bid to protect 381 users from search warrants issued by the Manhattan District Attorney in connection with an alleged Social Security disability fraud case. Facebook argued both that search warrants were overly broad and that the users in question should have been notified about them. But according to the New York Daily News, a panel of Appellate judges ruled Facebook didn’t have legal standing to contest the warrants and had to hand over access to the accounts with no notification to the users.

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Legionnaires’ Disease — Another Summer Scourge From Unexpected Places

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A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Bronx has sickened at least 46 and killed 2 thus far. This follows a cluster earlier this year in Flushing, and regular, sporadic cases totaling 200-300 per year in New York City. Ironically, the Bronx outbreak is occurring on the anniversary of the first Legionnaires’ outbreak, which was in Philadelphia in 1976. That occurred at an American Legion’s convention, sickened more than 221, and led to 34 deaths.

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In-Flight Personal Video: 5 Ways to Improve the Experience

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I don’t really travel by air all that much. But for various reasons this summer, I’ve been a jet-setter. On four trips thus far in the past six weeks, I’ve flown on planes from four airline brands: American, U.S. Air (part of the American family), Southwest and Delta. Each has offered in-flight entertainment systems that I could access through my smartphone and tablet. On these networks, you can watch TV shows and movies, read e-books, play games, track your flight and if you pay extra, surf the web. While I prefer using seat-back screens the most for entertainment, I love this personal portable device concept. One plane — I can’t recall which — offered this option plus a movie on the overhead screens.

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