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Franken Urges Justice Department To Investigate Geotagging Technology In Online Media
Technology Opens Users Up To Stalking By Revealing Their Exact Location
WASHINGTON, D.C. [08/24/10] – Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) called on the Justice Department to examine the dangers of automatic location tagging, known as "geotagging." This technology embeds a person’s precise location into digital photos or videos posted online, allowing users to unwittingly broadcast that information, and could result in devastating consequences by allowing stalkers to pinpoint their victims' locations.
“While embedded geotags are very useful to many consumers, they have the potential to reveal a user’s location to a stalker, putting that user in immediate danger,” said Sen. Franken. “The victims of stalking need to be protected. That’s why I called on the Justice Department to ensure that this technology is better understood.”
Sen. Franken’s letter to Attorney General Holder can be found here: http://franken.senate.gov/files/letter/100824_GEOtag_Letter.pdf
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United Nations Creates New Structure for Empowerment of Women
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Mom and Me Library at Anna Marie's
The Children’s Program is very excited to introduce our "Mom and Me Library". The goal for our new library is to encourage kids and their moms to build healthy educational habits together. We will be building a small library of children’s books that residents will check in and out, we will teach a reading and writing skills class, and will encourage moms and kids to read to each other. It will also assist women who may have their own reading difficulties. Our advocate will teach the class 1-1.5 hours per week. The library will be open daily, 8am-7pm. Read more
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Anna Marie's Partners with Minnesota's First Domestic Violence Court
Anna Marie's is proud to be a partner in the first domestic violence court of its kind in Minnesota dealing with the most dangerous, repeat felony domestic violence offenders. Read full article
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STUDY: MANY VICTIMS OF PARTNER VIOLENCE EXPERIENCE REPRODUCTIVE COERCION
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