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FOR THE WEEK OF FEB 18, 2013

DAILY TECH NEWS. - TEAM YANGTZE -. FOR THE WEEK OF FEB 18, 2013. Googling for a lawyer while under arrest is a right, rules Canadian judge (The Verge) UVA Students Build & Test 3D Printed Unmanned Aircraft (3ders.org)

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FOR THE WEEK OF FEB 18, 2013

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  1. DAILY TECH NEWS -TEAM YANGTZE - FOR THE WEEK OF FEB 18, 2013 • Googling for a lawyer while under arrest is a right, rules Canadian judge (The Verge) • UVA Students Build & Test 3D Printed Unmanned Aircraft (3ders.org) • First Retinal Implant For Rare Eye Disease Approved By FDA (Medical News Today) • Facebook to Partner With Acxiom, Epsilon to Match Store Purchases With User Profiles (AdAge.com) • SD College Tests Fingerprint Purchasing Technology (AP)

  2. SAM February 19, 2013 GOOGLING FROM JAIL? • Case: Christopher McKay, 19, arrested for impaired driving. Placed one phone call and gave up. • Ruling: McKay was not given reasonable opportunity to access a lawyer. • “We are at an unprecedented time in human history…the vast majority of individuals born after the year 1980 first look to the virtual world for information.” WHAT NEXT? • Access to internet is part of a detainee’s reasonable opportunity to contact legal counsel • Every police station should have computers and internet at the ready for such situations.

  3. ANDREA February 17, 2013 UVA STUDENTS BUILD & TEST 3D PRINTED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT • 3D industry can spark manufacturing revolution in U.S. • Currently best suited for prototyping and custom tailoring • Household 3D printers in the next 5 – 10 years • Print your own shoes or clothes • Technology is equivalent to PC’s in the mid-1980s • Advancements needed to reduce manufacturing times • Potential to create Weapons and drones used for killing and spying

  4. NATE February 15, 2013 RETINAL IMPLANTS: A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS • Blind due to retinitis pigmentosa • Recent FDA clearance of Argus II. Functions through camera Argus II • Retina Implant AG Currently in second phase of clinical trials. Microchip replaces light-sensitive cells • Implant absorbs light entering eye and transforms light into electrical energy, stimulating the optic nerve • Research subjects now have ability to read, decipher objects such as telephones, and see facial features Retina Implant AG

  5. MIKE February 22, 2013 FACEBOOK TRACKING OFF-LINE PURCHASES WHAT ABOUT CONSUMER PRIVACY? • Facebook has partnered with consumer data tracking companies • Sells brands targeted ad space on individual profiles. • Matching data such as email addresses and phone numbers between loyalty programs and Facebook accounts, and selling the matched data to companies. 45 campaigns have been tested and proved that Facebook marketing is effective

  6. HILLARY February 22, 2013 SOUTH DAKOTA COLLEGE TESTS FINGERPRINT PURCHASING TECHNOLOGY • SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY • Pilot program at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology • Spanish-based Hanscan Identity Management patented technology • 50 students, 4 faculty, 2 stores • Machine requests birth date, fingerprint, and pulse Concerns: Privacy Big Brother Possibilities: Fraud protection Streamline purchasing Foster future innovation http://media.komonews.com/images/130222_fingerprint_purchases_660.jpg

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  8. REFERENCES http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/19/4007168/googling-for-a-lawyer-while-under-arrest-is-a-right-rules-canadian http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/256469.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/256592.php http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1757/20130077.full http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/02/19/second-test-of-retinal-implant-shows-restored-vision-to-the-blind/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/02/11/retinal-implant-brings-eyesight-to-the-blind/ http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/a-retinal-implant-that-doesnt-need-an-external-camera/13415 http://gizmodo.com/5985863/this-retinal-implant-has-given-sight-to-nine-blind-people facebook-partner-acxiom-epsilon-match-store-purchases-user-profiles facebook-partners-with-datalogix-to-track-offline-retail-purchases http://allfacebook.com/targeted-ad-test-epsilon-acxiom-datalogix_b111363 http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/will-facebook-inc-fb-become-the-amazon-com-inc-amzn-of-big-data-67789/ • http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=172669668 • http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/100772/Biometric_Authentication • http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8922 • http://www.3ders.org/articles/20121010-uva-students-build-and-test-3d-printed-unmanned-aircraft.html • http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130213-president-obama-called-3d-printing-the-potential-to-revolutionize-in-state-of-the-union-address.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing • http://www.economist.com/node/18114221 Template courtesey of www.presentationmagazine.com

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