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Technology

NW Minn. county first in state to use video chat for 911 calls

NW Minn. county first in state to use video chat for 911 calls

When the technology goes live later this month, Pennington County dispatchers will be able to activate a caller’s cellphone camera. Sheriff Ray Kuznia says it’s the future.
by Dan Gunderson

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Retrace the Apollo 11 moonwalks - without leaving Minnesota

Retrace the Apollo 11 moonwalks - without leaving Minnesota

Volunteers from the Minnesota Astronomical Society have created a nearly life-size mock-up of the Apollo 11 lunar module and placed it in a field in Carver County. "We can't go to the moon and visit the historical site. So we kind of just brought the site down to Earth,” said one volunteer.
by Andrew Krueger

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Girls report more harassment amid rise in U.S. cyberbullying

Girls report more harassment amid rise in U.S. cyberbullying

Twenty-one percent of girls in middle and high school reported being bullied online or by text message in the 2016-17 school year, compared with less than 7 percent of boys.
by The Associated Press

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Are Facebook users better off after its $5 billion fine?

Are Facebook users better off after its $5 billion fine?

If you're one of Facebook's more than 2 billion users, are you any better off now than you were before the Federal Trade Commission imposed new privacy restrictions and a $5 billion fine on the company this week?
by Associated Press

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FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps

FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps

As part of the agency's settlement with Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg will have to personally certify his company's compliance with its privacy programs. The FTC said that false certifications could expose him to civil or criminal penalties.
by The Associated Press

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Mpls. city council looks to regulate police use of facial-recognition technology

The Minneapolis Police Department doesn’t have its own facial-recognition technology yet, but some city council members are already looking to regulate its use. MPR’s Cathy Wurzer spoke with Council member Steve Fletcher, who serves on the council’s public safety committee.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parents, sometimes you're the problem when it comes to tech use

Parents, sometimes you're the problem when it comes to tech use

Parents of young kids pick up their phones an average of almost 70 times a day — often to escape a stressful parenting moment. Here's how to stop using your phone as a pacifier, for you or your kids.
by Anya Kamenetz

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Fast-growing web of doorbell cams raises privacy fears

Fast-growing web of doorbell cams raises privacy fears

Critics complain that the systems turn neighborhoods into places of constant surveillance and create suspicion that falls heavier on minorities. Police say the cameras can serve as a digital neighborhood watch.
by The Associated Press

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How a 10-year-old boy helped Apollo 11 return to Earth

How a 10-year-old boy helped Apollo 11 return to Earth

Greg Force was just a boy when his father, the director of a NASA tracking station in Guam, called home with an important mission for him: To help the crew of Apollo 11 return safely to Earth.
by Mia Warren and Josh Axelrod

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