Area census self-response rates decline from 2010
Compared to 2010, Golden Triangle residents are self-responding to the 2020 census at a lower rate, data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows.
Turner’s data usage dwarfs other Columbus councilmen
Marty Turner’s data usage cost the city almost $3,000 during a one-year period, according to documents provided to The Dispatch.
8 cities win open-data contest from ex-NYC mayor Bloomberg
Jackson, Mississippi, and Mesa, Arizona, aim to make troves of data about city operations available online for the first time.
JPMorgan breach heightens data security doubts
New details on a cyberattack against JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s computer servers this summer add to increasing doubts over the security of consumer data kept by lenders, retailers and others.
Visa, MasterCard push for chip cards
Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, including this week’s revelation that hackers stole consumer data from eBay’s computer systems.
Study: 4 of 5 fourth graders are not proficient readers
A recently released Kids Count study shows 4 out of 5 Mississippi school children are not proficient readers by the time they enter the fourth grade.
Experts share Kids Count data with Rotarians
A pair of Mississippi State University researchers shared data from Mississippi Kids Count during Tuesday’s meeting of the Columbus Rotary Club at Lion Hills Golf Club.
Facebook: Governments demanded data on 38K users
WASHINGTON — Government agents in 74 countries demanded information on about 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year, with about half the
Police: FBI didn’t share Tsarnaev warning
WASHINGTON — The FBI did not initially share with Boston police the warnings it had received from Russia about one suspect in last month’s marathon