Are computer safety laws taking the right tack? Some experts say the crucial issue is not furniture or lighting, but reducing stress
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Health issues that relate to computer use - radiation from video display terminals, job stress and repetitive motion disorders - will take on increased significance in the 1990's. Tens of millions of new computer users will join tens of millions of current users who are getting older. 'Baby Boom' people will be entering their 40's, which is the age when repetitive motion injuries increase, and there will be a cumulative effect from years of exposure to automation. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has passed an ordinance that will require businesses in that city to pay more attention to consequences of computer use in the workplace. San Francisco's law calls for adjustable chairs and tables, adjustable screens and keyboards, time away from computers and noise reduction. The law, which will affect businesses with 15 or more employees, was opposed by businessmen because of incremental costs.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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Can invaders be stopped but civil liberties upheld?; Industry executives have joined to stimulate debate over computer users' rights
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While computer crime is increasing, many are complaining that the government's response to it has, in many cases, been overly harsh and has in some cases violated civil liberties. To help defend users who have been unfairly abused by prosecuting agencies, a group called the Electronic Frontier Foundation has been established by several prominent computer industry personalities, including founders of Apple Computer and Lotus Development. The foundation's main complaint is that while most hackers are relatively harmless explorers, they are treated by the Secret Service and other investigators as though they were drug smugglers. The complaints point out that laws and law enforcement agencies have fallen behind the technology they are trying to police.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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Computer redux
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William B. Travis High School in Austin, TX, appeals for funding for the school's computer system. Current federal, state and local budget restrictions make it difficult for schools to obtain funds for computers and related technologies. An instructor at William B. Travis, Robert Malone, is appealing to wealthy contributors in the local community, to computer and software companies, to organizations that promote education-related contests, to local businesses, computer retailers, to national business and to private foundations.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1989
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