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- Maryland will hand out 133k Chromebooks to the public https://statescoop.com/maryland-will-hand-out-133000-chromebooks-to-the-public/ 108 comments
- Reporter who told Missouri officials of website flaw did 'nothing out of line' https://statescoop.com/missouri-parson-reporter-did-nothing-wrong/ 190 comments
- California officials defend $50M vaccine website https://statescoop.com/california-officials-defend-50m-vaccine-website/ 3 comments
- After alleged 'bait and switch,' Nevada DMV cancels $78M IT contract http://statescoop.com/after-bait-and-switch-nevada-dmv-cancels-78-million-it-contract 114 comments
- CISA, FBI urge local election offices to move to .gov domains https://statescoop.com/cisa-fbi-urge-election-offices-government-domain-2024/ 23 comments technology
- City council accuses NYC privacy chief over agency biometric use. City council members accused the chief privacy officer of providing false information during a hearing about how the city uses biometric data. https://statescoop.com/city-council-accuses-nyc-privacy-chief-biometric-use/ 3 comments privacy
- States warned about facial recognition for unemployment claims | StateScoop https://statescoop.com/labor-dept-inspector-general-warns-states-facial-recognition-unemploymen/ 4 comments privacy
- Iowa becomes sixth state with its own data privacy law. Iowa's new law is most similar to Utah's, as it also defines personal data. The law is set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2025. https://statescoop.com/iowa-privacy-law-sixth-state/ 6 comments privacy
- Wyoming governor reluctantly allows first state ‘stablecoin’ https://statescoop.com/wyoming-first-state-stablecoin-mark-gordon/ 16 comments cryptocurrency
- Texas school district fires employee after discovering crypto mining rigs https://statescoop.com/galveston-school-district-cryptocurrency/ 63 comments cryptocurrency
- Philadelphia gives CityCoins the green light https://statescoop.com/philadelphia-citycoins-mark-wheeler-jim-kenney/?category_news=city 10 comments cryptocurrency
- The City of Miami plans to pay city residents using $21 million in cryptocurrency that it’s been stashing away since August, Mayor Francis Suarez said on Thursday. The plan, which will potentially require the creation of digital wallets for all of Miami’s 442,000 residents, https://statescoop.com/miami-bitcoin-resident-payments-francis-suarez/?category_news=city 16 comments cryptocurrency
- The City of San Jose, California, plans to activate 20 wireless hotspots, designed for cryptocurrency mining, across low-income neighborhoods https://statescoop.com/san-jose-launches-cryptocurrency-pilot-to-close-digital-divide/ 47 comments cryptocurrency
- Facial recognition use surges after Capitol riot | StateScoop https://statescoop.com/facial-recognition-capitol-riot-charlie-baker/ 25 comments privacy
- New Stimulus bill includes .gov legislation to help states & localities move to more secure top-level domain https://statescoop.com/stimulus-bill-includes-gov-bill-domains/ 61 comments netsec
- Louisiana declares emergency over cyberattacks https://statescoop.com/louisiana-declares-emergency-over-cyberattacks-targeting-schools/ 3 comments technology
- Mayors refuse business with anti-net neutrality vendors in open internet pledge https://statescoop.com/mayors-refuse-business-with-anti-net-neutrality-vendors-in-open-internet-pledge 5 comments politics
- Dozens of mayors sign letter supporting resolution to restore net neutrality https://statescoop.com/dozens-of-mayors-sign-letter-supporting-resolution-to-restore-net-neutrality 660 comments technology
- Google wants to build a city http://statescoop.com/google-wants-to-build-a-city 5 comments technology
- Federal judge set to decide legal battle over online posting of Georgia's laws http://statescoop.com/federal-judge-set-to-decide-legal-battle-over-online-posting-of-georgias-laws 14 comments law
- Kentucky's health care exchange faces uncertain future following governor's election http://statescoop.com/kentuckys-healthcare-exchange-faces-uncertain-future-following-gov-election/ 2 comments politics