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With a $5 million grant in hand from the Craig Newmark (Craigslist founder) Philanthropies, Consumer Reports plans to give consumers tools they need to gird against cyber threats – and to advocate for the same from business and government. This is part of a much larger initiative by the charity to build civic infrastructure and policy frameworks.

A program designed to curb youth violence and curtail gang activity is proving controversial for London’s Metropolitan police. Project Alpha, which is funded by the Home Office, has claimed it consulted with a range of youth organizations before launching its initiative to monitor social media favored by youth for warning signs of threats. But several of the organizations listed as being contacted for consultation have said they had never been formally approached and questions have been raised about whether racial profiling of teens has taken place.

Thanks to its recent acquisition of Electriq Marketing, DRINKS will now provide at-home alcohol delivery with full regulatory compliance.

CTARS, the cloud-based system used for out-of-home care service, has raised concerns on behalf of individuals because it won’t release information on whose data was compromised, citing privacy reasons.