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After being badly burned in the deadliest alcohol-related crash in American history, Ciaran Madden was left scarred across her neck, back and arms. Picking up pieces from the tragedy tore her even deeper.
She decided to meet the man whose decision to drink and drive had shattered her world.
Madden decided to publicly share her story now — her pain and lessons learned — after two decades of silence. She hopes her story will save lives.
The mother of five, who until two years ago wouldn't let her oldest son ride a school bus, whose gut fearfully turns at the sight of bus lights flashing in the dark, said she was compelled to speak out after John Hardin High School principal Alvin Garrison was charged last month with driving under the influence.
"He gets a slap on the wrist and is back in the school," said Madden, who believes that, as a role model for young people, Garrison should have been fired or resigned.
She wants to see drinking and driving laws strengthened and hopes stories from the bus disaster can educate a new generation.
Before, she ducked as each anniversary approached; she dodged calls from reporters.
Rather than attend a public memorial for crash victims on a Friday night in 1998 she went with her father to a Garth Brooks concert.
There she could not escape the memories of friends who had suffered and friends she had lost. One song wrung 10 years of pain from her essence and her emotions poured forth.
"When he sung The Dance," Madden said, "I bawled my eyes out."
How could I have known you'd ever say goodbye
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end; the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance
Madden is one of two known passengers on the First Assembly of God bus that burst into flames on May 14, 1988, killing 27 and injuring dozens more, to meet the man in person who caused the crash.
Katrina Henderson went with Madden on the first trip to the Kentucky State Reformatory in 1994 to meet Larry Mahoney. But, according to Madden, Henderson did not make a return trip.
"I wanted to see him," Madden said. "I wanted to come face to face with the monster. ee I needed to know, 'Hey, he's an everyday guy who made a mistake.'"
Coming to terms face to face
Mahoney has lived in obscurity in his native Owen County since his release from prison in 1999. The rural, ridge-lined community sits near the Kentucky Speedway, a few miles off the interstate.
It's a short drive from the crash site — and the large, green sign that reminds motorists of it to this day.
Mahoney has also repeatedly turned down media requests for interviews while in prison and since his release.
Some survivors of the bus disaster say they want to hear what Mahoney has to say.
Others want to tell him they forgive him in person, and still others impacted by the crash wonder what they would gain from such an encounter.
"I don't know what Larry Mahoney would tell me that would mean anything to me," said Jason Booher, a crash survivor who now lives in Pikeville.
Madden, a 20-year-old college student seeking to have questions answered and looking for closure, wrote Mahoney a letter in 1994 and began correspondence that would develop into a five-year friendship.
"When he first realized who the (first) letter was from his heart stopped," Madden recalled.
Mahoney wrote back with remorse of his role in the tragedy.
"For the past six years now, I think about it day and night," he wrote. "It's never off my mind. It's really hard to deal with and will always be that way for me."
In letters, Mahoney offered her advice on life and boys, as well as telling her not to drink when she was a college student.
Madden visited him following arguments with her boyfriend or dad. Their bond strengthened beyond that of victim and culprit.
She recalls the first time she visited him as an emotional encounter of tears and embraces.
"As soon as I seen him he started crying," Madden recalled. "I knew he was human because I'd seen him breakdown in the courtroom. ee I asked him, 'Can I give you a hug?' And he said, "I was gonna ask you the same thing.' When I did (hug him), he just fell. There was a release and I could just feel it."
Looking back and looking forward
The friendship between the two continued for five years, as Madden would drive to La Grange once or twice a month to visit. She has not spoken to him since he was released for good behavior in 1999.
"He was my out," she said.
Madden is quick to point out that she still holds Mahoney responsible for killing her best friend, 13-year-old Emillie Thompson, with whom she went on the trip, as well as 26 others and leaving many more burned physically and emotionally.
"He chose to get behind the wheel and we paid for it," she said in a matter-of-fact tone.
Not every visit to the prison was a civil one, Madden recalled.
"I could go up there and yell at him and be mad as hell," she said. "And he took it. He had to take it."
It took a long time for Madden to find forgiveness for the man who left her scarred.
"There's not a day that goes by that I don't look in the mirror and see it," she said.
Soon, her 17-year-old stepdaughter Mandy will get her driver's license, and the aftermath of that painfully fateful May night brings new fears for Madden as her children grow up.
"It scares me," she said of the disaster's echoes that still affect her 20 years later.
But, through the fear, she found closure by facing her monster and finding he was as human as she.
"Larry Mahoney didn't set out to kill 27 people," she said.
She explained her compassion and forgiveness, feelings shared to varying degrees by many who lived through the tragedy.
"He's a good guy," Madden said. "He's not the devil everybody thinks he is."
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Before the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20580 In the Matter of ) ) "Verizon Wireless" ) ) ) Complaint, Request for Investigation, Injunction, and Other Relief Submitted by The Electronic Privacy Information Center I. Introduction 1. This complaint concerns material changes to the business practices of "Verizon Wireless," the second-largest mobile phone carrier in the United States, that have adversely impacted the privacy interests of the company's customers. After consumers entered into long-term contracts with Verizon Wireless, the company changed its data use and disclosure practices, making the personal information of its customers more widely available to others. Moreover, Verizon represents that the information that it discloses to others cannot be linked to its customers but provides no basis whatsoever for this assurance. Such practices are unfair and deceptive, contrary to the privacy and security interests of Verizon Wireless customers, and actionable by the Federal Trade Commission. 2. Eighty-eight percent of Verizon's users enter into long-term contracts with Verizon Wireless, most of which run for two years. Every contract includes a penalty for early cancellation, which can be as high as $350. 3. Verizon Wireless represented to these consumers that the company would not collect or distribute users' location data, web browsing histories, internet search terms, demographic information, and mobile device usage information. The company stated that it would provide "clear and meaningful notice of our practice and obtain [consumers'] affirmative consent" before changing its information and disclosure practices. 4. Without obtaining the affirmative consent of its users, Verizon Wireless subsequently altered its business practices, collecting and distributing users' location data, web browsing histories, internet search terms, demographic information, and mobile device usage information. EPIC Complaint 1 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 5. Furthermore, Verizon Wireless described the company's changes so as to falsely assure consumers that it was not disclosing "any information that identifies [the user] personally." Users' location data, web browsing histories, internet search terms, demographic information, and mobile device usage information are often personally identifiable. 6. Verizon Wireless's collection and disclosure of this personal information violates user expectations, diminishes user privacy, and contradicts Verizon Wireless's own representations. 7. These business practices are Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices, subject to review by the Federal Trade Commission (the "Commission") under section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. 8. These business practices impact approximately 100 million Verizon Wireless customers, consumers who fall within the jurisdiction of the United States Federal Trade Commission.1 9. EPIC urges the Commission to investigate Verizon Wireless, determine the extent of the harm to consumer privacy and safety, require Verizon Wireless to immediately cease its unfair and deceptive data collection and disclosure practices, delete all data collected pursuant to the recent changes, ensure that all data disclosed by Verizon Wireless pursuant to the recent changes is deleted by the recipients; implement an opt-in consent model for all future changes to the company's data collection and disclosure practices, and provide such other relief as the Commission finds necessary and appropriate. II. Parties 10. The Electronic Privacy Information Center ("EPIC") is a not-for-profit research center based in Washington, D.C. EPIC focuses on emerging privacy and civil liberties issues and is a leading consumer advocate before the Federal Trade Commission. EPIC first brought the Commission's attention to privacy risks of targeted marketing and then to the privacy risks of online advertising.2 In 2004, EPIC filed a complaint with the FTC regarding the deceptive practices of data broker firm Choicepoint, which had failed to safeguard consumer information in the firm's possession.3 As a result of the EPIC complaint, the FTC fined Choicepoint $15 million, the largest fine in the history of the FTC at the time.4 EPIC also initiated the complaint to the FTC regarding Microsoft Passport.5 The Commission subsequently required Microsoft to implement a 1 About Us, http://aboutus.verizonwireless.com/ataglance.html (last visited Oct. 26, 2011). 2 DoubleClick, Inc., __ F.T.C __ (2000) (Complaint and Request for Injunction, Request for Investigation and for Other Relief), available at http://epic.org/privacy/internet/ftc/DCLK_complaint.pdf. 3 Choicepoint, Inc., FTC File No. 052-3069 (2004) (Request for Investigation and for Other Relief), available at http://epic.org/privacy/choicepoint/fcraltr12.16.04.html. 4 Federal Trade Comm'n, ChoicePoint Settles Data Security Breach Charges; to Pay $10 Million in Civil Penalties, $5 Million for Consumer Redress (Jan. 26, 2006), http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/01/choicepoint.shtm. 5 Microsoft Corporation, (July 26, 2001) (Complaint and Request for Injunction, Request for Investigation and for Other Relief), available at http://epic.org/privacy/consumer/MS_complaint.pdf. EPIC Complaint 2 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 comprehensive information security program for Passport and similar services that reduced the risk of the profiling of Internet users.6 EPIC filed a complaint with the FTC regarding the marketing of amateur spyware,7 which resulted in the issuance of a permanent injunction barring sales of CyberSpy's "stalker spyware," over-the-counter surveillance technology sold for individuals to spy on other individuals.8 EPIC's 2010 complaint concerning Google Buzz provided the basis for the Commission's investigation and October 24, 2011 subsequent settlement concerning the social networking service.9 In that case, the Commission found that Google "used deceptive tactics and violated its own privacy promises to consumers when it launched [Buzz]."10 11. Cellco Partnership is a Delaware partnership doing business as "Verizon Wireless."11 Verizon Wireless is a voice and data services company headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ.12 The company was formed in 2000 as the result of a joint venture between Verizon, Inc. and Vodafone Group, Plc. ("Vodafone").13 Verizon, Inc. owns a 55 percent interest in Verizon Wireless, and Vodafone owns the remaining 45 percent.14 III. Factual Background A. Verizon Wireless' Business Practices Impact More than 100 Million Consumers 12. In 2010, Verizon Wireless claimed annual revenue of $63.4 billion, representing 60 percent of Verizon, Inc.'s aggregate revenue.15 6 Microsoft Corporation, File No. 012 3240, Docket No. C-4069 (2002), available at http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0123240/0123240.shtm; see also Fed. Trade Comm'n, Microsoft Settles FTC Charges Alleging False Security and Privacy Promises (Aug. 8, 2002) ("The proposed consent order prohibits any misrepresentation of information practices in connection with Passport and other similar services. It also requires Microsoft to implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program. In addition, Microsoft must have its security program certified as meeting or exceeding the standards in the consent order by an independent professional every two years."), http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/08/microsoft.shtm. 7 Awarenesstech.com, et al., __ F.T.C. __ (2008) (Complaint and Request for Injunction, Request for Investigation and for Other Relief), available at http://epic.org/privacy/dv/spy_software.pdf. 8 FTC v. Cyberspy Software, No. 6:08-cv-1872 (D. Fla. Nov. 6, 2008) (unpublished order), http://ftc.gov/os/caselist/0823160/081106cyberspytro.pdf. 9 Federal Trade Comm'n, FTC Charges Deceptive Privacy Practices in Google's Rollout of Its Buzz Social Network (Mar. 30, 2011), http://ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/google.shtm ("Google's data practices in connection with its launch of Google Buzz were the subject of a complaint filed with the FTC by the Electronic Privacy Information Center shortly after the service was launched."). 10 Id. 11 Cellco Partnership, 10-K filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Mar. 12, 2010, available at http://news.verizonwireless.com/investor/pdf/Cellco-Partnership-2009-Form-10-K.pdf 12 About Us, http://aboutus.verizonwireless.com/ataglance.htmlhttp://aboutus.verizonwireless.com/ataglance.html (last visited Oct. 26, 2011). 13 Verizon Communications, Inc., Annual Report 3 (Form 10-K) (Feb. 28, 2011), http://eol.edgarexplorer.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHTML1?SessionID=XukkiWhUFX_cXzg&ID=7 759054. 14 Id. 15 Id. EPIC Complaint 3 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 13. Verizon Wireless has over 100 million customers, 89.7 million of whom are retail customers.16 Consumers access Verizon Wireless's network using a variety of devices, including smartphones, tablets, and computers. 14. Consumers of Verizon Wireless's devices or services enter into term, month-to-month, or prepaid contracts with the company.17 15. Eighty-eight percent of Verizon Wireless's customers are locked into term contracts with the company. The majority of these contracts run for two years. 18 16. Verizon Wireless' term contracts contain early termination penalties, which the company calls "Early Termination Fees" ("ETF").19 Verizon Wireless' ETFs can be as high as $350.20 Thus, consumers are effectively locked into their long-term contracts. B. After Locking Consumers into Long-Term Contracts, Verizon Wireless Unilaterally Altered the Company's Personal Data Collection and Disclosure Policies, Collecting and Revealing Consumers' Personal Information that was Previously Kept Confidential 17. Prior to October 14, 2011, Verizon Wireless assured consumers that it would not collect or disclose personal information concerning customers' location data, web addresses and search terms, demographic information, and mobile device usage. 18. In selecting the Verizon service over the service of other competing carriers, consumers relied upon the representations made by Verizon regarding the protection of personal information that the company would obtain from the consumer. 19. In the absence of a statutory obligation to regulate Verizon's data collection practices, the representations that the company made regarding its data collection practices was in fact the only privacy safeguard for consumers. 20. The company's Customer Agreement stated that "[Verizon Wireless] may collect personal information about you,"21 but did not notify consumers that the company collected customers' location data, web addresses and search terms, demographic 16 About Us, http://aboutus.verizonwireless.com/ataglance.html (last visited Oct. 26, 2011).http://aboutus.verizonwireless.com/ataglance.html 17 Most cell phone consumers use term contracts, although the adoption rate of prepaid service plans has increased in recent years. See New Millennium Research Center, Recession has Cell Phone Consumers' Number, as Two out of Three New Wireless Subscribers in US Go Prepaid (Mar. 31, 2010), http://newmillenniumresearch.org/news/033110_prepaid_trends_news_release.pdfhttp://newmillenniumresearch.org /news/033110_prepaid_trends_news_release.pdf. 18 Verizon Communications, Inc., supra note 12, at 3. 19 See Letter from Kathleen Grillo, Verizon Wireless, to Joel Gurin and Ruth Milkman, Federal Communications Commission (Feb. 23, 2010) http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/etf/VerizonWirelessETFResponse.pdf. 20 http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/etf/VerizonWirelessETFResponse.pdfId. 21 Verizon Wireless, Customer Agreement, VERIZON WIRELESS (Feb. 25, 2011), http://web.archive.org/web/20110225151331/https://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/globalText?textName=CUSTO MER_AGREEMENT&jspName=footer/customerAgreement.jsp (emphasis added). EPIC Complaint 4 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 information, and mobile device usage. As such, the Verizon notice failed to provide the consumer any useful information on which the consumer could meaningfully assess the company's practices. 21. Verizon Wireless' Customer Agreement directed consumers to the company's "Privacy Policy" for more information about the types of information that the company collected.22 22. The company's Privacy Policy did not mention the disclosure of web addresses and location data to third parties for business and marketing purposes.23 23. In fact, Verizon Wireless's Privacy Policy assured consumers that the company did not collect data concerning consumers' web usage, stating, "Verizon does not gather information from your use of our broadband access services to determine your Web surfing activities across non-Verizon sites for the purpose of providing you with interest- based advertisements. If Verizon engages in this type of online behavioral advertising, we will provide you with clear and meaningful notice of our practice and obtain your affirmative consent."24 (emphasis added) 24. On October 14, 2011, Verizon Wireless announced that the company had changed its practices concerning collection and disclosure of users' personal information.25 25. The company stated that it had started collecting its customers' location data, web addresses and search terms, demographic information, and mobile device usage. The company further stated that it had started disclosing this personal information to third- parties, ostensibly for marketing purposes.26 26. On October 17, 2011, Verizon Wireless sent an email to its customers concerning the company's expanded collection and distribution of users' personal information.27 27. Verizon Wireless' actions in the wake of the October 14, 2011 announcement confirm that the company made material alterations to the manner in which it collected and disclosed users' personal information. 28. After Verizon Wireless altered its business practices, the company modified its Customer Agreement to read: "We collect personal information about you."28 22 Verizon Wireless, Customer Agreement, VERIZON WIRELESS (Oct. 26, 2011), https://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/globalText?textName=CUSTOMER_AGREEMENT&jspName=footer/custo merAgreement.jsp. ("You can find out how we use, share and protect the information we collect about you in the Verizon Privacy Policy, available at verizon.com/privacy."). 23 See Verizon Wireless, Privacy Policy, VERIZON WIRELESS (Jul. 10, 2010), http://web.archive.org/web/20100710202206/http://www22.verizon.com/about/privacy/policy/#outsideVz. 24 Id. 25 Julia Greenberg, Verizon Begins Tracking Cellphone Activity: Web Use, Location, and Apps, International Business Times, Oct. 14, 2011, available at http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/230862/20111013/verizon-wireless- private-policy-cellphone-mobile-users-web-browsing-location-apps-google-facebook-ao.htm. 26 See infra Appendix A: Important Notice About How Verizon Wireless Uses Information. 27 Id. 28 Verizon Wireless, supra note 21. EPIC Complaint 5 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 29. After Verizon Wireless altered its business practices, the company modified its Privacy Policy to read: "As described in more detail in other sections of this policy, Verizon also may share certain information with outside companies to assist with the delivery of advertising campaigns, or preparing and sharing aggregate business and marketing reports."29 30. The company now collects users' personal information to "to prepare business and marketing reports that we may use ourselves or share with others."30 31. The company now combines users' personal information with other data obtained by the company to "determine whether you fit within audience an advertiser is trying to reach."31 32. The company now allows third parties to conduct "advertising that is customized based on predictions generated from your visits over time and across different websites."32 33. Verizon Wireless's new data collection and disclosure policy states that the company discloses two new categories of personal information: mobile usage information and consumer information.33 34. Mobile usage information includes: (1) the URLs of websites that a user visits, including search terms entered; (2) geolocation information; and (3) "[a]pp and device feature usage."34 35. Consumer information includes: (1) the type of device, amount of usage, and type data plan that a consumer uses; and (2) demographic information, such as age, gender, and interests.35 36. The new policy also details the ways in which this newly-collected personal information is used by Verizon Wireless and third-party companies, including (1) creating business and marketing reports that are used by Verizon Wireless or disclosed to others; (2) allowing other businesses to use geolocation information to create business and marketing reports; and (3) allowing advertisers to use demographic information to target ads.36 29 Verizon Wireless, Privacy Policy, VERIZON WIRELESS (Oct. 26, 2011), https://www22.verizon.com/about/privacy/policy/#outsideVz. 30 Appendix A. 31 Id. 32 Id. 33 See infra Appendix A: Important Notice About How Verizon Wireless Uses Information 34 Id. 35 Id. 36 Id. EPIC Complaint 6 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 37. Verizon Wireless claims that none of the information collected and disclosed can identify the user personally, however the company has failed to make public the technique it has adopted to ensure this safeguard.37 38. Verizon Wireless did not seek customers' consent to the new collection and disclosure practices. Instead, the company collected and disclosed all users' personal information, while requiring users to opt-out of the regime if they objected to the new practices. 39. The online opt-out process requires users to check radio buttons indicating (1) their opt- out preference for each phone line on the account; and (2) which specific disclosures they wish opt out of (marketing reports or mobile advertising).38 C. Verizon Wireless's Information Disclosure Notice is False and Misleading Because the Company Discloses Information that is Personally Identifiable 40. The Commission recognizes that personally identifiable information ("PII") is information that is linked or could be reasonably linked to an individual.39 41. Verizon Wireless's information disclosure notice states that it collects and discloses information about "the location of [a user's] device" and "addresses of websites [users] visit" including "URLs" and "search terms [the user] has used."40 42. The Commission considers geolocation information to be personally identifiable information. In response to technological changes, the increased use of mobile devices, and new business practices, the Commission proposed amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") Rule to make clear that "personal information" includes geolocation information.41 43. Recent studies demonstrate that web addresses can be used to personally identify users.42 44. AOL and Netflix have released improperly anonymized data sets consisting of users' web search terms and video ratings. Bloggers and the media have been able to personally identify individual consumers using these data sets.43 45. The Commission has previously held companies accountable for their representations regarding the de-identification of customer data. In Liberty Financial, the Commission found that a company made false and misleading representations about the privacy of the consumer information that it collected. The company made representations that "[a]ll of [the user's] answers will be totally anonymous." In fact, the company "d[id] not maintain 37 Id. 38 See infra Appendix B: Customer Privacy Settings. 39 See infra Part III.C.1. 40 See infra Appendix A: Important Notice About How Verizon Wireless Uses Information. 41 See infra Part III.C.2. 42 See infra Part III.C.3. 43 Id. EPIC Complaint 7 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 the information it collects . . . in an anonymous manner because individuals can be identified with their responses to the survey."44 1. Personally Identifiable Information is Information That is Linked or Could be Reasonably Linked to an Individual 46. The Commission has recognized that PII is information that is linked or could reasonably be linked to an individual. 47. The Commission's 2010 report on a proposed privacy framework for businesses and consumers states that the proposed framework "applies to those commercial entities that collect data that can be reasonably linked to a specific consumer, computer, or other device."45 48. The Commission's report on behavioral advertising concludes that companies should extend behavioral advertising protections to any data that can be reasonably linked to a specific consumer, computer, or other device.46 49. The Commission's Health Breach Notification Rule requires entities to provide breach notification to an individual if they have a reasonable basis to believe the data can be linked to that individual.47 50. The European Union's Article 29 Data Protection Working Party and the OECD Privacy Guidelines also define PII in a way that includes information that can reasonably be linked to an individual.48 51. It is necessary to place the burden on the service provider to demonstrate that it is not possible to reconstruct user identity.49 44 See infra Part III.C.4. 45 FEDERAL TRADE COMM'N, PROTECTING CONSUMER PRIVACY IN AN ERA OF RAPID CHANGE 43 (2010), available at http://www.ftc.gov/os/2010/12/101201privacyreport.pdf. 46 FEDERAL TRADE COMM'N, FTC STAFF REPORT: SELF-REGULATORY PRINCIPLES FOR ONLINE BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING 42 (2009), available at http://www.ftc.gov/os/2009/02/P085400behavadreport.pdf. 47 16 C.F.R. § 318 (2009). 48 See Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, Opinion 4/2007 on the Concept of Personal Data, 6, 01248/07/EN/WP 136 (June 20, 2007), http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/privacy/docs/wpdocs/2007/wp136_en.pdf. (PII includes four elements: (1) any information (2) relating to (3) an identified or identifiable (4) natural person. The Working Party's Opinion states that information is PII when, "although the person has not been identified yet, it is possible to do it."); see also OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and the Transborder Flows of Personal Data, http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,3746,en_2649_34255_1815186_1_1_1_1,00&&en-USS_01DBC.html#part1 (defining personal data as simply "any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual."). 48 Id. at 12. 49 Testimony and Statement for the Record of EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg on ""Communications Networks and Consumer Privacy: Recent Developments" before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Apr. 23, 2009 ("Without this statutory obligation, there would be no practical consequence if a company inadvertently disclosed personal information or simply changed its business model to true user-based profiling.") EPIC Complaint 8 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 2. Geolocation Data is Personally Identifiable Information 52. Verizon Wireless' new policy states that it collects and discloses information about "the location of [a user's] device."50 Verizon Wireless claims that this information does not identify users personally but does not reveal the techniques that ensure this protection. 53. The Commission recognizes that geolocation information is linked or could reasonably be linked to an individual. 54. The Commission's amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") Rule updates the definition of Personally Identifiable Information in response to changes in technology, the increased use of mobile devices, and new business practices.51 Under the new Rule, "personal information" includes "geolocation information."52 55. The Commission's COPPA Rule recognizes that geolocation information allows a company to be able to contact a specific individual, even without collecting other identifying information.53 In fact, geolocation information "may be more precise than street name and name of city or town."54 56. The European Commission's Article 29 Working Party recently issued an Opinion on geolocation data and mobile devices concluding that geolocation information was personally identifiable information. 55 57. Restrictions on the collection of location information are appropriate to protect privacy and ensure personal mobility.56 3. Web Addresses and Search Term Data are Personally Identifiable Information 58. Verizon Wireless also collects and discloses "addresses of websites [users] visit" including "URLs" and "search terms [the user] has used."57 As with geolocation information, the company claims that this data does not identify users personally. However, recent studies and the experiences of companies such as AOL and Netflix reveal that web addresses and search term data are linked or could reasonably be linked to an individual consumer. 50 See infra Appendix A: Important Notice About How Verizon Wireless Uses Information. 51 Federal Trade Comm'n, FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Revisions to Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (Sept. 15, 2011), http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/09/coppa.shtm. 52 Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, 76 Fed. Reg. 59804, 59813 (proposed Sept. 27, 2011) (to be codified at 16 C.F.R. pt. 312), http://www.ftc.gov/os/2011/09/110915coppa.pdf. 53 Id. at 59811. 54 Id. at 59813. 55 Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, Opinion 13/2011 on Geolocation services on smart mobile devices 13, 881/11/EN/WP 185 (May 16, 2011), http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/privacy/docs/wpdocs/2011/wp185_en.pdf. 56 Marc Rotenberg, "Communications Privacy: Implications for Network Design," 36 Communications of the ACM 61, 68 (August 1993). 57 See infra Appendix A: Important Notice About How Verizon Wireless Uses Information. EPIC Complaint 9 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 59. Personally identifiable information may be revealed through web address data, including "[p]otentially identifying demographic information (gender, ZIP, interests) in the Request-URI" and "[u]sername or real name in page title."58 60. An example from Sports.com "contain[ed] the user's email address in the URL."59 61. Furthermore, a company in possession of the browsing history of users could "deanonymize" it by correlating the data to external information.60 62. Personally identifiable information is frequently revealed "when a first-party website stuffs information into a URL."61 For example, Photobucket embeds usernames in URLs; other URLs may contain a usernames, "real" names, or email addresses.62 63. Usernames, which are most frequently disclosed in URLs, can be used to personally identify users.63 64. Companies that have released improperly anonymized data have quickly discovered the ease with which it can be used to identify an individual. 65. Researchers and bloggers were able to personally identify individuals using a dataset released by AOL that contained web search queries, despite the fact that AOL had replaced subscriber names or user IDs with pseudonymous identification numbers.64 66. Similarly, researchers were able to reconstruct user identity after Netflix published "blinded" information about 500,000 customers. As with AOL, researchers using other 58 Arvind Narayanan, There is no Such Thing as Anonymous Online Tracking, STANFORD CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOC'Y (July 28, 2011 12:38pm), http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/6701. 59 Id. (emphasis original) 60 Id. 61 Jonathan Mayer, Tracking the Trackers: Where Everybody Knows Your Username, STANFORD CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOC'Y (Oct. 11, 2011 8:06am), http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/6740. 62 Id. 63 Id. Mayer explained in detail the ways in which usernames constitute identifying information. First, in many cases, consumers simply use their names to create usernames. Second, even when consumers create wholly fictitious usernames, they often routinely reuse them on different sites, and thus the usernames may become linked across websites. In fact, "simple algorithms for linking usernames could achieve pairwise precision and recall of over 70%" and companies such as Infochimps, Spokeo, and Google are already linking usernames in their products. Id. Additionally, "combining data from multiple accounts often provides a sufficiently comprehensive mosaic to identify an individual." Id. A search for Narayanan's username, for example, "turned up his yCombinator Hacker News account, which includes his job and links to his personal website, blog, and Twitter account." Id. Finally, Mayer pointed out that some websites, such as Quantcast, already include username in their definition of personally identifiable information. Id. 64 See, e.g., Michael Barbaro & Tom Zeller, Jr., A Face Is Exposed for AOL Searcher No. 4417749, N.Y. TIMES, (Aug. 9, 2006), http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/technology/09aol.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=aol%20queries&st=cse&oref=slogin; Ellen Nakashima, AOL Takes Down Site With Users' Search Data, WASH. POST. (Aug. 8, 2006), http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080701150.htm. EPIC Complaint 10 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 publicly available information were able to personally identify specific Netflix customers and thus discover information about the films they had rented.65 67. Other studies have also demonstrated the ease with which improperly anonymized data is in fact personally identifiable.66 4. The Commission has Previously Held Companies Accountable for Their Misrepresentations Regarding the De-Identification of Customer Data 68. In Liberty Financial Companies, Inc., the Commission found that a company made false and misleading representations about the privacy of the consumer information that it collected. The company created an online survey that collected personal and financial information from minors while promising that "[a]ll of [the user's] answers will be totally anonymous."67 In fact, the company "d[id] not maintain the information it collect[ed] at the Measure Up Survey area in an anonymous manner because individuals c[ould] be identified with their responses to the survey."68 The company also stated that users who took the survey would be entered into a contest and would receive an e-mail newsletter, neither of which actually existed.69 69. The Commission also held Microsoft accountable for violations associated with the Microsoft Passport identification and authentication system that collected users' personal information in connection with making purchases.70 The case arose from the company's false representations about how personal information was protected, the security of making purchases through the Passport system, the limitations on collecting personal information other that described in the policy, and the extent of parental control over what information participating websites could collect about their children.71 70. In 2004, the FTC charged Gateway Learning Corporation with making a material change to its privacy policy, allowing the company to share users' information with third parties, without first obtaining users' consent.72 This was the first enforcement action to 65 See Bruce Schneier, Why "Anonymous" Data Sometimes Isn't, WIRED (Dec. 13, 2007), http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2007/12/securitymatters_1213; see also Letter from Maneesha Mithal, Assoc. Dir., Div. of Privacy and Identity Prot., FTC, to Reed Freeman, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Counsel for Netflix (Mar. 12, 2010), available at http://www.ftc.gov/os/closings/100312netflixletter.pdf. 66 See Arvind Narayanan & Vitaly Shmatikov, Robust De-Anonymization of Large Sparse Datasets, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_oak08netflix.pdf; see also Paul Ohm, Broken Promises of Privacy: Responding to the Surprising Failure of Anonymization, 57 UCLA L. REV. 1701 (2010); see also Latanya Sweeney, Comments to the Department of Health and Human Services on "Standards of Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information" (Apr. 26, 2002), available at http://privacy.cs.cmu.edu/dataprivacy/HIPAA/HIPAAcomments.pdf. 67 Liberty Financial Companies, Inc., FTC File No. 982 3522, Docket No. C-3891 (1999) (complaint), available at http://www.ftc.gov/os/1999/08/libertycmp.pdf. 68 Id. 69 Id. 70 Microsoft Corporation, File No. 012 3240, Docket No. C-4069 (2002) (decision and order), available at http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0123240/microsoftdecision.pdf. 71 Microsoft Corporation, File No. 012 3240, Docket No. C-4069 (2002) (complaint), available at http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0123240/microsoftcmp.pdf. 72 Press Release, FTC, Gateway Learning Settles FTC Privacy Charges (July 7, 2004), EPIC Complaint 11 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 "challenge deceptive and unfair practices in connection with a company's material change to its privacy policy."73 Gateway Learning made representations on the site's privacy policy, stating that consumer information would not be sold, rented or loaned to third parties.74 In violation of these terms, the company began renting personal information provided by consumers, including gender, age and name, to third parties.75 Gateway then revised its privacy policy to provide for the renting of consumer information "from time to time," applying the policy retroactively.76 IV. Legal Analysis A. The FTC's Section 5 Authority 71. The FTC Act prohibits unfair and deceptive acts and practices, and empowers the Commission to enforce the Act's prohibitions.77 These powers are described in FTC Policy Statements on Deception78 and Unfairness.79 72. A trade practice is unfair if it "causes or is likely to cause substantial injury to consumers which is not reasonably avoidable by consumers themselves and not outweighed by countervailing benefits to consumers or to competition."80 73. The injury must be "substantial."81 Typically, this involves monetary harm, but may also include "unwarranted health and safety risks."82 Emotional harm and other "more subjective types of harm" generally do not make a practice unfair.83 Secondly, the injury "must not be outweighed by an offsetting consumer or competitive benefit that the sales practice also produces."84 Thus the FTC will not find a practice unfair "unless it is injurious in its net effects."85 Finally, "the injury must be one which consumers could not http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/07/gateway.shtm. 73 Id. 74 Gateway Learning Corp., Docket No. C-4120 (2004) (complaint), available at http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0423047/040917comp0423047.pdf. 75 Id. 76 Id. 77 See 15 U.S.C. § 45 (2010). 78 Fed. Trade Comm'n, FTC Policy Statement on Deception (1983), available at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/policystmt/ad-decept.htm [hereinafter FTC Deception Policy]. 79 Fed. Trade Comm'n, FTC Policy Statement on Unfairness (1980), available at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/policystmt/ad-unfair.htm [hereinafter FTC Unfairness Policy]. 80 15 U.S.C. § 45(n); see, e.g., Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Seismic Entertainment Productions, Inc., Civ. No. 1:04-CV- 00377 (Nov. 21, 2006) (finding that unauthorized changes to users' computers that affected the functionality of the computers as a result of Seismic's anti-spyware software constituted a "substantial injury without countervailing benefits."). 81 FTC Unfairness Policy, supra. 82 Id.; see, e.g., Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Information Search, Inc., Civ. No. 1:06-cv-01099 (Mar. 9, 2007) ("The invasion of privacy and security resulting from obtaining and selling confidential customer phone records without the consumers' authorization causes substantial harm to consumers and the public, including, but not limited to, endangering the health and safety of consumers."). 83 FTC Unfairness Policy, supra. 84 Id. 85 Id. EPIC Complaint 12 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 reasonably have avoided."86 This factor is an effort to ensure that consumer decision making still governs the market by limiting the FTC to act in situations where seller behavior "unreasonably creates or takes advantage of an obstacle to the free exercise of consumer decisionmaking."87 Sellers may not withhold from consumers important price or performance information, engage in coercion, or unduly influence highly susceptible classes of consumers.88 74. The FTC will also look at "whether the conduct violates public policy as it has been established by statute, common law, industry practice, or otherwise."89 Public policy is used to "test the validity and strength of the evidence of consumer injury, or, less often, it may be cited for a dispositive legislative or judicial determination that such injury is present."90 75. An act or practice is deceptive if it involves a representation, omission, or practice that is likely to mislead the consumer acting reasonably under the circumstances, to the consumer's detriment."91 76. There are three elements to a deception claim. First, there must be a representation, omission, or practice that is likely to mislead the consumer.92 The relevant inquiry for this factor is not whether the act or practice actually misled the consumer, but rather whether it is likely to mislead.93 77. Second, the act or practice must be considered from the perspective of a reasonable consumer.94 "The test is whether the consumer's interpretation or reaction is reasonable."95 The FTC will look at the totality of the act or practice and ask questions such as "how clear is the representation? How conspicuous is any qualifying information? How important is the omitted information? Do other sources for the omitted information exist? How familiar is the public with the product or service?"96 78. Finally, the representation, omission, or practice must be material.97 Essentially, the information must be important to consumers. The relevant question is whether consumers would have chosen another product if the deception had not occurred.98 Express claims 86 Id. 87 Id. 88 Id. 89 Id. 90 Id. 91 FTC Deception Policy, supra. 92 FTC Deception Policy, supra ; see, e.g., Fed Trade Comm'n v. Pantron I Corp., 33 F.3d 1088 (9th Cir. 1994) (holding that Pantron's representation to consumers that a product was effective at reducing hair loss was materially misleading, because according to studies, the success of the product could only be attributed to a placebo effect, rather than on scientific grounds). 93 FTC Deception Policy, supra. 94 Id. 95 Id. 96 Id. 97 Id. 98 Id. EPIC Complaint 13 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 will be presumed material.99 Materiality is presumed for claims and omissions involving "health, safety, or other areas with which the reasonable consumer would be concerned."100 79. The FTC presumes that an omission is material where "the seller knew, or should have known, that an ordinary consumer would need omitted information to evaluate the product or service, or that the claim was false . . . because the manufacturer intended the information or omission to have an effect."101 B. Verizon Wireless' Collection and Disclosure of Users' Personal Data Constitutes an Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practice 80. As set forth above, Verizon Wireless induced consumers to enter into two-year contracts while representing that the company would not collect or distribute users' personal web browsing or search histories. 81. Verizon Wireless drafted such contracts to include substantial penalties if users elect to terminate the agreements prior to the completion of the two-year term. 82. Before changing its policy concerning data collection and disclosure on October 14, 2011, Verizon Wireless stated that it would provide consumers with "clear and meaningful notice of our practice and obtain [consumers'] affirmative consent" before collecting or disclosing web-browsing information, including internet search terms.102 83. Before changing its policy concerning data collection and disclosure on October 14, 2011, Verizon Wireless represented to consumers (through the company's failure to provide notice of collection or disclosure) that the company would not collect or disclose users' location data, demographic information, and mobile device usage information. 84. The company now requires consumers to opt out of the companies' collection and disclosure of users' location data, web browsing histories, internet search terms, demographic information, and mobile device usage information. Requiring consumers to opt out is not equivalent to obtaining their affirmative consent. Thus, Verizon Wireless deceived consumers about their ability to control access to their personal information. 85. After changing its policy concerning data collection and disclosure on October 14, 2011,Verizon assured consumers that the company "will not [disclose] any information that identifies [the user] personally."103 But the information that Verizon Wireless collected and disclosed, including geolocation and web address information, personally identifiable. Thus, Verizon Wireless' policy is likely to mislead consumers. Moreover, 99 Id. 100 Id. 101 Cliffdale Associates, Inc., 103 F.T.C. 110, 110 (1984). 102 Verizon Wireless, supra. 103 See infra Appendix A: Important Notice About How Verizon Wireless Uses Information. EPIC Complaint 14 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 consumers acted in reliance on Verizon's representation in selecting the company's services as compared with competing services offered by other providers. 86. Furthermore, mobile phone consumers will likely fail to understand the extent of the personal data disclosure that Verizon Wireless' new policy allows. As FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz has observed, "consumers don't read privacy policies."104 And those consumers who do read Verizon Wireless' privacy notice are likely unfamiliar with online data collection and marketing practices.105 Thus, reasonable consumers are likely to equate a policy declaring that no personally-identifying information will be disclosed with the promise to keep them anonymous. 87. Verizon Wireless's personal data collection and disclosure practices are material. They impact millions of consumers, most of whom are locked into long-term contracts with Verizon Wireless. The company's practices result in the collection and disclosure of voluminous personal information about consumers. 88. Verizon Wireless's description of the effects of opting-out states only that "[consumers] will receive mobile ads whether [they] participate or not," which encourages consumers to forgo their opportunity to opt out, falsely suggesting that users will experience no benefit from opting out.106 89. Verizon Wireless continues to engage in the unfair and deceptive data collection and disclosure practices through the date of this complaint. V. Prayer for Investigation and Relief 90. EPIC urges the Commission to investigate Verizon Wireless, determine the extent of the harm to consumer privacy and safety, require Verizon Wireless to immediately cease its unfair and deceptive data collection and disclosure practices, delete all data collected pursuant to the recent changes, ensure that all data disclosed by Verizon Wireless pursuant to the recent changes is deleted by the recipients; implement an opt-in consent model for all future changes to the company's data collection and disclosure practices, and provide such other relief as the Commission finds necessary and appropriate. 104 U.S. Fed. Trade Comm'n, Introductory Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz at FTC Privacy Roundtable 3 (2009), available at http://www.ftc.gov/speeches/leibowitz/091207privacyremarks.pdf. 105 FTC Deception Policy, supra note 93 (noting that the FTC asks "How familiar is the public with the product or service?" in evaluating whether the consumer's interpretation is reasonable); Indeed, a new Carnegie-Mellon study on online advertising found that "many participants have a poor understanding of how Internet advertising works, do not understand the use of first-party cookies, let alone third-party cookies, did not realize that behavioral advertising already takes place, believe that their actions online are completely anonymous unless they are logged into a website, and believe that there are legal protections that prohibit companies from sharing information they collect online." See Aleecia M. McDonald and Lorrie Faith Cranor, Carneigie Mellon University, An Empirical Study of How People Perceive Online Behavioral Advertising (Nov. 10, 2009). 106 Id. EPIC Complaint 15 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 91. EPIC reserves the right to supplement this petition as other information relevant to this proceeding becomes available. Respectfully Submitted, Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director John Verdi, EPIC Senior Counsel David Jacobs, EPIC Consumer Protection Fellow Electronic Privacy Information Center 1718 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20009 202-483-1140 (tel) 202-483-1248 (fax) EPIC Complaint 16 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 Appendix A: Important Notice About How Verizon Wireless Uses Information EPIC Complaint 17 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 EPIC Complaint 18 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 EPIC Complaint 19 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 Appendix B: Customer Privacy Settings EPIC Complaint 20 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011 EPIC Complaint 21 In the Matter of Verizon Wireless October 28, 2011
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Like most fishing guides, Tim Whitfield gets his share of questions at the boat ramp. Folks want to know what's biting and where. And like most charter boat captains, Whitfield won't share his secret spots, but he will tell anglers where to find their own.
Many of his customers are freshwater fishermen, used to catching largemouth and smallmouth bass. Red drum, spotted sea trout and snook -- the big three on the local flats fishing scene -- have a lot in common with the bass.
All are aggressive species. Many of the artificial lures anglers use in freshwater, especially top-water plugs, will also work in saltwater. With water temperatures cooling, Gulf Coast guides like Whitfield target redfish in shallow water. November and December are prime months for big reds, especially for purists who prefer artificial lures.
The red drum is a particularly hardy species. Found from Massachusetts to Key West and throughout the Gulf of Mexico, redfish can measure more than 40 inches and weigh more than 40 pounds in local waters. Fish on Florida's east coast tend to be a little bigger than their west coast counterparts.
Young redfish live in sea-grass meadows and over muddy and sand bottoms in inshore estuaries such as Tampa Bay. Slot limit reds (18 to 27 inches) are considered juveniles and not yet sexually mature. Adult redfish are usually found in the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean.
Redfish travel in large schools often containing 100 fish or more. When the wind is light and the sea is calm, these giant herds are easy to spot. The trick is to learn how to read the water. It could be something as simple as keeping an eye out for jumping mullet, because where you find mullet, redfish won't be far behind. The carnivorous drum travel with the herbivorous mullet, because the latter "spook" critters such as shrimp out of the sea grass.
Redfish eat just about anything but prefer crustaceans, pinfish and small "finger" mullet. This fish will hit top-water baits (repeatedly, and often without success for the angler), but its favorite method of feeding is head down, nose in the grass as it roots around for crabs and other critters. Veteran guides such as Whitfield know they can always get a redfish to eat by tossing out a chunk of cut ladyfish, but some anglers are more interested in sport than fillets.
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As snowpack levels decline with the warming climate, many streams will experience less water flow, especially during summer months, potentially exposing more fish to predation by birds and other animals. A new study has found that providing adequate shade and cover in small streams may reduce predation on trout by as much as 12 percent, from just one species of bird – the kingfisher.
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May 26, 2015 09:05 AM - Steve Williams, Care2
Wind farms may be a vital source of green energy, but new research shows that the construction of off-shore wind farms could potentially be damaging the hearing of harbour seals and other marine life. Researchers at St. Andrews University in Scotland believe that there is cause for concern that human building operations in our coastal waters, for example the pile driving process that hammers the foundation posts for wind turbines into the sea bed, could be damaging the hearing of marine mammals to an extent we hadn't previously guessed at.
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2015 is 22 May. The theme for the Day this year is "Biodiversity for Sustainable Development". More than 4,500 mammal, bird and amphibian species are currently deemed at risk of extinction. Not all species have been catalogued, so we do not know exactly how many we are losing each year, but a report recently published in the journal Natuesuggests that approximately 41 per cent of amphibian species, 26 per cent of mammal species and 13 per cent of bird species are likely to be lost in the near future.
National-scale effort addresses pollinator declines
May 20, 2015 03:51 PM - Puneet Kollipara, Science/AAAS
A new White House plan to promote the health of bees and other pollinators calls for boosting research into ongoing population declines—and potential solutions. The plan, released yesterday, also recommends numerous measures to address growing concerns about the threat that bees, birds, butterflies, and other pollinators face from multiple factors, including pathogens, pesticides, climate change, and habitat loss. By addressing scientific knowledge gaps, the research should make the plan's suggested measures much more effective, the report says.
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A piece of the restoration puzzle to save populations of endangered freshwater mussels may have been found, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey led study. Local population losses in a river may not result in irreversible loss of mussel species; other mussels from within the same river could be used as sources to restore declining populations.
Bird populations responding to climate change
May 16, 2015 08:53 AM - University of Utah
With puzzling variability, vast numbers of birds from Canada's boreal forests migrate hundreds or thousands of miles south from their usual winter range. These so-called irruptions were first noticed by birdwatchers decades ago, but the driving factors have never been fully explained. Now scientists have pinpointed the climate pattern that likely sets the stage for irruptions – a discovery that could make it possible to predict the events more than a year in advance.
The researchers found that persistent shifts in rainfall and temperature drive boom-and-bust cycles in forest seed production, which in turn drive the mass migrations of pine siskins, the most widespread and visible of the irruptive migrants. "It's a chain reaction from climate to seeds to birds," says atmospheric scientist Court Strong, an assistant professor at the University of Utah and lead author of the study.
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May 15, 2015 08:43 AM - Editor, Population Matters
Started in 2006, Endangered Species Day is "a celebration of wildlife and wild places" intended to promote the "importance of protecting endangered species and everyday actions people can take to help protect them". Every year on the third Friday in May — and throughout the month — zoos, aquariums, parks, botanical gardens, wildlife refuges, museums, schools, community centers, conservation groups and other organizations hold tours, speaker presentations, exhibits, children's activities and more to commemorate the Day.
World's largest herbivores in danger of extinction due to hunting and habitat loss
May 15, 2015 08:25 AM - UCLA Newsroom
Many of the world's largest herbivores — including several species of elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses and gorillas — are in danger of becoming extinct. And if current trends continue, the loss of these animals would have drastic implications not only for the species themselves, but also for other animals and the environments and ecosystems in which they live, according to a new report by an international team of scientists.
The study, which was co-authored by Blaire Van Valkenburgh, a UCLA professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was recently published in the open-access online journal Science Advances.
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New research by NOAA Fisheries has revealed the opah, or moonfish, as the first fully warm-blooded fish that circulates heated blood throughout its body much like mammals and birds, giving it a competitive advantage in the cold ocean depths. The silvery fish, roughly the size of a large automobile tire, is known from oceans around the world and dwells hundreds of feet beneath the surface in chilly, dimly lit waters. It swims by rapidly flapping its large, red pectoral fins like wings through the water.
Would you give up chocolate to save a friend?
May 13, 2015 12:06 PM - Emily Underwood, Science/AAAS
We've all heard how rats will abandon a sinking ship. But will the rodents attempt to save their companions in the process? A new study shows that rats will, indeed, rescue their distressed pals from the drink—even when they're offered chocolate instead. They're also more likely to help when they've had an unpleasant swimming experience of their own, adding to growing evidence that the rodents feel empathy.


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Photo Caption: Volunteers Cameron Jimenez, (from left) son of Sgt. Luis Jimenez, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Sharon Jones, spouse of a 2nd Brigade Combat Team Special Troops Battalion Soldier, and Kristy Keever, spouse of a 526th Brigade Support Battalion Soldier, fill backpacks with school supplies July 25 for Operation Homefront's Back-to-School Brigade program.
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By Spc. Gary Yim, 372nd MPAD
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Pencils and papers. Markers and glue. The time has come to go back to school.
The Tennessee and Kentucky chapter of Operation Homefront is trying to make the new school year easier on some military Families at Fort Campbell.
The nonprofit organization is giving away 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to pre-registered active duty Families staff sergeant and below at their headquarters inside Gate 7 during the Back-to-School Brigade program July 31.
"The idea is to relieve some of the financial burden on our Soldiers who might not have much," said Val Amadon, director of programs in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Operation Homefront teamed up with Dollar Tree stores to get donations from the store's customers. Dollar Tree has been collecting donations since July 9 and will continue to collect donations until Aug. 15.
Donations collected up to Wednesday were added to the backpacks.
"The donations that are collected after July 30 will be given directly to Fort Campbell schools," Amadon said.
The backpacks were packed by volunteers during the last week.
Some volunteers had prior experience with Operation Homefront.
"We got a backpack last year," said Kristy Keever, spouse of a 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Abn. Div. Soldier. "I felt like I should do something to help out this year."
Others were just looking for a place to volunteer and give back.
"We wanted to get out of the house and do something productive," said Norma Martinez, who volunteered with her husband, Sgt. Luis Jimenez, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade.
"We thought it would be good to bring our boys out to teach them about [selfless service]," the sergeant added.
Whatever their motivation, volunteers filled each backpack with pencils, paper, folders and age-appropriate school supplies. "The younger ones get things like crayons while the older ones get No. 2 pencils for standardized tests," said Amadon.
In order to receive a backpack, eligible recipients registered earlier this month online at www.operationhomefront.net. After the first 1,000 registrations, applicants were placed on a waiting list.
"If we have extras or if people who registered don't show up, we start going down the waiting list and give [backpacks] to them," said Amadon.
Founded in 2002 as individual chapters, Operation Homefront reorganized into a national program in 2012.
Some of the other programs the organization has include Holiday House, Star Spangled Baby Shower and Holiday Meals for Military Families.
"Our next program is a Star Spangled Baby Shower in September," said Amadon. "We will need volunteers beginning in August to help with that."
Potential volunteers can call Operation Homefront at (270) 412-9104, or can go online at www.operationhomefront.net.


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Eric Newnham buys into Talon Outdoor
By Maisie McCabe, mediaweek.co.uk, Friday, 06 July 2012 09:50AM
Eric Newnham, the former global chief executive of Kinetic and founder of Poster Publicity, has bought a majority stake in the outdoor specialist agency Talon Outdoor.
Newnham has bought around three-quarters of Talon from its joint shareholders, managing director Nick Jarman, and the specialist financial media agency Ptarmigan Media. He will join the agency as an executive director. No financial details of the deal have been disclosed.
A large proportion of Talon Outdoor's business is the outdoor planning and buying for Ptarmigan Media clients such as Aberdeen Asset Management, Legal & General, and HSBC, but the agency has ambitions to grow other work.
With Newnham's input, Talon Outdoor will pursue expansion opportunities and could look to work on the outdoor planning and buying for other media agencies, work with digital agencies, or win direct business.
Following Newnham's purchase of three-quarters of the business, former IPM chief executive Jarman and Ptarmigan Media now share ownership of the final quarter.
Since Newnham left his final role as chairman of Kinetic in 2011, he has been involved in and invested in a number of digital businesses, and is chairman of digital technology provider Blis Media.
Newnham said: "The outdoor industry needs a slightly different perspective on the market place. Outdoor is very polarised. Two companies [Kinetic and Posterscope], one of which I helped create, dominate the industry.
"They dominate the advertising money, but I believe there is room for companies that can be a bit more nimble. Companies that can do new things for clients without having to do all the process work."
Newnham said he saw digital and mobile agencies as particularly well-suited future partners for outdoor specialists, because of the ability to offer location-based targeting.
He said: "We couldn't have done it before as outdoor media was just pieces of paper that couldn't talk back to you. The tramlines that have opened up are considerable.
Newnham was group chief executive and major shareholder at Poster Publicity which merged with WPP's Portland International to become Kinetic in 2005. He was chief executive of Kinetic from its inception until March 2010.
Jarman said: "Eric joining Talon is hugely exciting. He is one of the key players in the sector and his knowledge and contacts are invaluable. But more than that, he comes to us with a very exciting point of view.
"Together, we want to create a stronger specialist agency that is both forward-thinking and innovative; under Eric's guidance we can do this."
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