Washington state stay-at-home order extended through May 4
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday extended orders to keep non-essential businesses closed and most of the state’s more than 7 million residents home through May 4, saying social-distancing measures must remain in place an additional month to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading at The Kitsap Sun. (Ted S. Warren)
The Technology 202: Zoom chief Eric Yuan says he was not prepared for flood of security and privacy complaints
The chief executive of Zoom, the breakout app of the coronavirus pandemic, wasn’t expecting a pandemic would bring his company overnight success. Nor was he prepared for the ensuing torrent of security and privacy complaints — and reports of harassment on its video conferencing platform. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (PhotoCredit)
New law protects victims of abuse with alerts
Victims of domestic violence or abuse can receive real-time alerts of when their abuser is near, under a bill signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday. The bill was first introduced three years ago. Victims with protection orders would have access to technology notifying them when their abuser is at or near a location they are required by law to stay away from, according to the bill. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review.
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