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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110718_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A federal court recently ruled that airport scanners were not a violation of the constitution and an acceptable form of search. However, the Transportation Security Administration violated the law by not providing a 90-day period for public customer feedback. Judge Douglas Ginsburg also stated that the radiation Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/podcasts/ShellyPalmerDigitalLiving18July2011.mp3″ text=”Click to play episode #1″] Shelly Palmer chats with Gary Shapiro, the president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association about the future of innovation in the United States. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110715_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Amazon is trying to push a voter initiative in California that would prevent the state from collecting sales tax on Internet purchases. The company fears that California’s new laws to collect Internet retail tax will be adopted by other states. Internet retailers could bring the state around Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110714_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Police forces are preparing to use hand-held facial-recognition devices starting as early as September. The device attaches to an iPhone and would allow officers to snap a picture, then immediately match someone’s face to their record. The technology could become as commonplace as taking fingerprints. In other Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110713_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Netflix recently announced that it’s separating streaming and physical rental plans and raising its prices. For $7.99 you can now choose either unlimited streaming or unlimited, one DVD at a time rentals. If you want to keep your DVD rentals and streaming, it will now cost you Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110712_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to create online health insurance exchanges to help people find affordable coverage. Starting in 2014, people will be able to search a database of statewide plans, compare prices and submit questions. The government predicts the exchanges will encourage Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110711_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Israel recently used Facebook as a way to prevent pro-Palestinian supporters from flying to or entering the country. Israel’s government blacklisted hundreds of names based on social media activity and ordered airports to prevent their travel. Over 300 people were held for questioning after landing at Tel Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110708_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Major Internet service providers have come to an agreement with entertainment organizations to help fight copyright infringement. ISPs will now issue a series of warnings to customers breaking copyrights, including the suspension of service. While the system isn’t actual law, ISPs hope it will help reduce the Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110707_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook recently announced a partnership with Skype that lets you make video calls from within Facebook. Facebook users can now also group chat without setting up an actual group. Video calls only require installing a small Skype app, which can be accessed at the top of any Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110706_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] China is working on installing a network of up to 500,000 surveillance cameras within the country. Officials claim that they will be used to prevent crime, but activists are worried that they will only contribute to political unrest. Western companies like Cisco Systems have agreed to help Continue Reading →