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 State Databases Drop 
 Thousands of Voters 

Centralized registration information was intended to clear up discrepancies, but propagated them instead

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 18, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of Americans nationwide are facing reams of red tape after new state registration systems booted them from voter rolls, the Washington Post reports. Yesterday the Supreme Court rejected a challenge of 200,000 Ohio voters whose data conflicted with state records, but states such as Montana, Colorado, and Wisconsin also face conflicts. It's "this season's big issue," one analyst said. More »

Feds Compile Database on Border-Crossing US Citizens

Agents will track crossings and store info for 15 years

Washington Post Washington Post Aug 20, 08 4:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The federal government has begun tracking the border crossings of US citizens and building a huge database with the information, the Washington Post reports. The data collection, made possible by machine-readable documents, has alarmed privacy groups. The government plans to keep the information for 15 years and share it with investigators whenever needed. More »

 Obama Donor
 List Is 'Gigantic'  

Database could make him power broker for decades

Bloomberg Bloomberg Apr 28, 08 8:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s massive donor and networking list—stuffed with data on 2 million people—will make him a major power broker even if his campaign falters, Bloomberg reports. Unlike past hopefuls, Obama has inspired donors to reveal addresses, phone numbers, and even views on specific issues. "It's gigantic," a database company CEO said of the list. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • John McCain • Hillary Clinton • Facebook • political donors • civil liberties • database

Senate Backs
Product Safety Crackdown

Sweeping changes in consumer laws

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Mar 7, 08 2:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The Senate has passed a tough new product safety measure covering toys, household appliances and thousands of other products. It would ban lead in toys, increase civil penalties for hazardous products tenfold, enable more state regulation and create a database of dangerous items on the market. It also sets up a confrontation with the White House, which in the past has sided with manufacturers who oppose the bill, reports the Los Angeles Times . More »

Government Typos 'Kill' Thousands

People very much alive struggle to convince Social Security they're alive

MSNBC MSNBC Mar 1, 08 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - It's not easy being dead—just ask Laura Todd. The Tennessee woman is one of an estimated 12,000 people a year the government declares dead—often because of a typo in the Social Security database—when they're still very much alive, MSNBC reports. The error can create a financial mess and is just shy of impossible to correct. More »

More about:  death • Social Security • Medicaid • government • database • bureaucracy • red tape

Comcast Launches Web Film, TV Trove

Hub called Fancast will offer 3,000 hours of media, plus listings and data bases

Reuters Reuters Jan 8, 08 7:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Comcast will offer more than 3,000 hours of film and television titles on a new online venture called Fancast. Users will also be able to use the hub to tap into the vast IMDB database, seek TV listings, and find their way to TV shows and theatrical releases available elsewhere. Agreements with several large content providers allow for comprehensive offerings. More »

More about:  movie • cable TV • Comcast • database

Oracle Blasts Forecasts With 35% Profit

Software maker rides spending spree
to another big quarter

Bloomberg Bloomberg Dec 19, 07 6:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Database software-maker Oracle surprised analysts today, reporting its income surged 35 percent in the second quarter to $1.3 billion, thanks to the success of new programs and customer-support contracts. Experts had expected sales of approximately $5.03 billion, Bloomberg reports, but the company boasted sales of $5.36 billion—pulling in a profit of 25 cents per share. More »

More about:  Silicon Valley • software • Oracle • Larry Ellison • tech stocks • database

Google Wants You To Map Businesses

Search giant will hire everyone to collect data at $10 a pop

Infocommerce Aug 17, 07 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google is hiring—and you don't even need to know html. The search giant wants locals to visit pizza joints, ice cream parlors, drugstores, and other businesses as part of a Herculean effort to build a commerce database. An army of freelancers will collect the data, snap a digital photo, and then send it to Google for $10 a pop, reports InfoCommerce. More »

More about:  Google • employment • workers • data • database • freelance

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