Outrage at how the 911 emergency service ‘failed New York’ during Hurricane Sandy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2235113/Hurricane-Sandy-Outrage-911-emergency-service-failed-New-York.html Some of the city’s most vulnerable residents were unable to get through to overwhelmed 911 operators, while others were referred to non-emergency numbers, the NY Post reported Disabled David Gotthelf, 72, drowned in his Rockaways home after emergency services failed to reach him despite a friend calling for hours and hours By Adam Shergold […]

Department of Homeland Security monitors Facebook, Twitter and news sites for ‘situational awareness’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2085940/Department-Homeland-Security-monitors-Facebook-Twitter-news-sites-situational-awareness.html By Reuters Reporter Last updated at 11:57 PM on 12th January 2012 The US Department of Homeland Security’s command center routinely monitors dozens of popular websites, including Facebook, Twitter, Hulu, WikiLeaks and news and gossip sites including the Huffington Post and Drudge Report, according to a government document. A ‘privacy compliance review’ issued by […]