Social Data: Definition, Application, and Risks

Social data refers to publicly shared information on social media platforms. Discover how it's used for marketing, its advantages, and the risks associated with data breaches.

Bill targeting energy data project moves ahead

A bill that could put the brakes on a technology project seven years in the making is headed to the governor’s desk. On ...

RIPEC warns of unsustainable pace of state spending in FY27 budget analysis

State lawmakers, government watchdogs and community groups are now focused on the $14.9 billion total of Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed fiscal 2027 budget. But Michael DiBiase, president and CEO of the ...
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Recalibrating Economic Crime Sentencing: The U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Proposed Reforms to Section 2B1.1 and What They Mean for the Defense Bar

Federal sentencing for fraud and theft offenses has long been dominated by a single metric: monetary loss. Section 2B1.1 of ...
Government Technology

Public Outcry Surrounds West Virginia Data Center Tax Break Bill

State lawmakers are ramping up data center pursuit a year after passing controversial legislation aimed at drawing data ...

Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’

The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to ...
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Hanover leaders recommend denial of proposed data center

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — After hours of public comment and debate, the Hanover County Planning Commission recommended denying a proposed data center campus that would span more than 400 acres.
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Botetourt County residents voice concerns over proposed data center’s impact on local water supply

BOTETOURT CO., Va. – Local residents packed a meeting Thursday at the Western Virginia Water Authority to express concerns about a proposed data center planned for the area. The crowd was so large ...
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Neighbors to share voices about proposed data center development in Hanover

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — Some neighbors in Hanover County are voicing concerns about water usage, pollution and noise from the proposed 410-acre Hunting Hawk data center as the planning commission ...
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Could the proposed data center project in Hamilton be in jeopardy?

Ahead of another round of public comment surrounding a proposed data center's construction in Hamilton at Wednesday's council meeting, City Manager Craig Bucheit announced the project could be in ...
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Apex residents speak out against proposed 190-acre data center

APEX, N.C. (WTVD) -- Some residents of Apex are voicing concerns about a proposed massive data center near their neighborhood. The proposed site, spanning 190 acres near Old US-1 and Sharon Harris ...
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Proposed 936-acre data center in northeast Lubbock headed to city council

The fate of a 936-acre "major hyperscale data center" in Lubbock rests in the hands of the city council, which will soon decide whether to approve or deny it — after it faced opposition from the ...