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Submission + - Lower Marion Report: IT Did It, but Didn't Inhale (arstechnica.com)

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PSandusky

on Thursday May 06, 2010 @02:43PM

PSandusky writes: "A report issued by the Lower Marion School District's chosen law firm blames the district's IT department for the laptop webcam spying scandal. In particular, the report mentions lax IT policies and recordkeeping as major problems that enabled the spying. Despite thousands of e-mails and images to the contrary, the report also maintains that no proof exists that anyone in IT viewed images captured by the webcams."

Submission + - NASA space habitat research goes undersea (nasa.gov) 1

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PSandusky

on Wednesday May 05, 2010 @05:27PM

PSandusky writes: "NASA is preparing to make use of Aquarius, the underwater laboratory off Key Largo, for an extended period of time to research the effects of isolation in habitats situated in extreme environments. Planned areas of research include extravehicular activity logistics and crew health and performance. According to NASA's factsheet, the mission will include some communication with schools and social media sites. (Found via Ars Technica's Twitter feed.)"

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