http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/2998/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/here_come_black_boxes_cars <p>WASHINGTON—Many motorists don't know it, but it's likely that every time they get behind the wheel, there's a snitch along for the ride.<br /> The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday proposed long-delayed regulations requiring auto manufacturers to include event data recorders—better known as "black boxes"—in all new cars and light trucks beginning Sept. 1, 2014.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/here_come_black_boxes_cars#comments big brother data News Article police state Privacy Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:12:37 +0000 Lendog 24873 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/social_psychologist_diederik_stapel_faked_data_least_30_papers <p>Prof Stapel co-authored a paper published in Science magazine that said white people are more prone to discriminate against black people when they encounter them in a messy environment, such as one containing litter, abandoned bicycles and broken sidewalks.</p> <p>"These findings considerably advance our knowledge of the impact of the physical environment on stereotyping and discrimination and have clear policy implications," the paper's abstract says.</p&g