Privacy
Google Takes Big Leap Into Streaming Media
$35 Chromecast links Web content from computers, smartphones to TV
Jul 25, 2013Mark Reback
Articles by Mark Reback
Energy
Battle Lines Drawn In Fight To Raise Malpractice Awards
The fight to lift the 40-year-old cap on pain and suffering damages is headed for voters, unless the Legislature can help find…
Jul 25, 2013
Privacy
Initiative To Lift California Medical Malpractice Cap Filed
The drive to raise the amount victims can recover in medical malpractice lawsuits may be going to California's ballot box.
Jul 25, 2013
Privacy
Watchdog Group, Father Begin Medical Malpractice Initiative Campaign
SACRAMENTO -- Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog and the father of two children killed by a drug-abusing driver have taken the first step…
Jul 25, 2013
Healthcare
Danville Dad Of Slain Kids Seeks To Lift Medical-Negligenc Damages Cap
A Danville man whose two children were slain by a drugged driver in 2003 has filed a proposed ballot measure that would…
Jul 25, 2013
Privacy
Industry, Advocates Finalize Mobile App Guidelines
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of industry lobbyists and privacy rights advocates voiced support Thursday for new voluntary guidelines for mobile apps…
Jul 25, 2013
Privacy
Privacy Vote Sends Mixed Signals – No Consensus On Voluntary Code Of Conduct For Apps
This was not a good week for groups trying to hammer out voluntary privacy policies. A government-hosted multistakeholder group came close Thursday,…
Jul 25, 2013
Privacy
Agreement Calls For Mobile App Privacy Disclosures
Sample screens disclose what is collected and how it is shared (Source: NTIA) Updated with additional quotes and analysis ( (7/26/2013 1 PM ET))
Jul 25, 2013
Privacy
Ballot Measure Targets Doctors Overprescribing Pain Meds
California's low medical malpractice cap is the hot item in a proposed ballot initiative filed Thursday, but the measure also seeks to…
Jul 25, 2013
WellPoint’s 2Q Profits Jump 24% & Stock At All-Time High Due To Excessive Rate Hikes
Washington DC -- Health insurance giant WellPoint today announced a 24% profit increase in the 2nd quarter of 2013, as compared to…
Jul 24, 2013
Privacy
The Circuit: Tech Companies Spent Millions On Lobbying
Lobbying from tech firms: Technology firms spent millions on lobbying during the second quarter of 2013, according to public records released by…
Jul 23, 2013
Healthcare
UNITED HEALTHCARE: Faces Class Action Over Mail Order Program
Matt Reynolds at Courthouse News Service reports that United Healthcare Insurance subjects thousands of HIV-positive Californians to "potentially life-threatening" delays by making…
Jul 23, 2013
Privacy
Why Google Is Testing Encryption of Drive Consumer Data
There may be a hidden agenda to Google's move to begin experimenting with encryption of Google Drive consumer data, as reported by…
Jul 22, 2013
Energy
Sacramento Bee Op-Ed: Another View: Toxic Waste Watchdog Rewards Serial Polluter
The state's top toxics regulator just pulled a fast one on a farming community suffering birth defects and infant deaths. The Department…
Jul 21, 2013
Healthcare
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Editorial: Keeping The Courts Open To Injured Patients
In the spring of 1975, physicians in the Bay Area walked off the job. The strike, triggered by a fourfold increase in…
Jul 20, 2013
Energy
Report Says Keystone XL Will Increase Gas Prices
YORK -- The Keystone XL pipeline will raise gasoline prices in the United States, hiking prices at the pump 20 to 40…
Jul 18, 2013