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California Mesothelioma Victims Center Urges a Person Anywhere in California with Mesothelioma to Call Them for Direct Access to Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste To Explain the Compensation Process

LOS ANGELES , CALIFORNIA, USA, June 27, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ — The California Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "We are urging a person anywhere in California who has just been diagnosed with mesothelioma or their immediate family to … from Electric Power News https://ift.tt/2J7qMmJ Visit Toronto Wiring

EFF: Rep. Thompson Works to Secure Our Elections

Rep. Thompson Works to Secure Our Elections Foreign adversaries and domestic dirty tricksters can secretly hack our nation’s electronic voting systems. That’s why information security experts agree we must go back to basics: paper ballots. We also need “risk-limiting audits,” meaning mandatory post-election review of a sample of the paper ballots, to ensure the election-night “official” results are correct. EFF has long sought these reforms . A new federal bill is a step in the right direction: H.R. 2660, the Election Security Act . It was introduced on May 10 by Rep. Bennie Thompson, Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee; Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Chair of the House Administration Committee; and Rep. John Sarbanes, Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force. This bill would help secure our democracy from digital attack in the following ways: It requires paper ballots in all federal elections. In any post-election dispute, these paper ballots are the official expression of...

EFF: EFF to the inter-American System: If You Want to Tackle “Fake News,” Consider Free Expression First

EFF to the inter-American System: If You Want to Tackle “Fake News,” Consider Free Expression First Recent elections across the Americas ­from the United States to Brazil have stirred fears about the impact of “fake news”. Earlier this month, EFF made a submission to the Organization of American States (OAS), the pan-American institution currently investigating the extent and impact of false information across the region.  While acknowledging the perceived risks, our testimony warned of the dangers of over-reacting to a perceived online threat, at the cost of free expression standards in the region. Over-reaction isn’t just a future hypothetical. During 2018, 17 governments approved or proposed laws restricting online media with the justification of combating online manipulation. Citizens were prosecuted and faced criminal charges in at least ten countries for spreading “fake news.” Disinformation flows are not a new issue , neither is the use of “fake news” as a label to at...