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Maryland Attorney General’s Office warns of sports betting scams during March Madness

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Attorney General’s Office is warning of the risks involved in sports betting, especially during March Madness. Officials are urging people to be wary of scams and aggressive marketing that targets getting customers to make bigger and riskier bets. The Maryland Attorney General’s Office listed several precautions people can take to protect themselves. They are recommending checking consumer […]

Six new speed cameras to be activated in Baltimore County next week

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Six new speed cameras will go online in Baltimore County next week, officials announced on Thursday. On Monday, March 18, 2024, the Baltimore County Police Department will activate six new speed cameras in the following five school zones. Lamb of God School, 4400 block of Ridge Avenue (eastbound) The Jemicy School, 11200 block of Garrison Forest Road (north and […]

Governor Moore visits Maryland Department of Information Technology to discuss modernization efforts

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore visited the Maryland Department of Information Technology in Crownsville this week to discuss the modernization of state service through the use of enhanced information technology. The visit is in support of the Moore-Miller administration’s efforts to make state government more efficient and effective through the implementation of artificial intelligence, user-centered design, and ensuring equal access to […]

Attorney General Brown urges FTC to update children’s online privacy rules

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, including Maryland’s Anthony G. Brown, sent a letter (PDF) to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging the agency to update and strengthen the rules that technology companies must follow when collecting personal data about children online. The letter argues that the current rules, outlined in the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which […]

AGs demand Meta improve account takeover protections

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general, including Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, has sent a letter to Meta Platforms demanding that the company take stronger measures to protect users from account takeovers. The letter (PDF) calls on Meta to “thoroughly review its data security practices for protecting its users’ accounts from being unfairly locked out or taken […]

Maryland Air National Guard to retire A-10 fighter jets in Middle River, transition to cyber unit

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The U.S. Air Force on Thursday selected Warfield Air National Guard Base, located at Martin State Airport in Middle River, as the preferred location to transition from an A-10 to a cyber wing mission. The 175th Maryland Air National Guard will retire the A-10 fighter jets stationed at the base. “Replacing the aging A-10 Thunderbolt IIs at the […]

Maryland Attorney General warns of new election scam involving robocalls

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A new type of election scam that involves robocalls is spreading and it could have a major impact on the fairness of elections, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office is warning. The scam usually involves a robocall that impersonates a real political campaign or candidate. The goal of the call is to mislead the voter, manipulate their choices, or even […]

AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile customers face widespread outages across U.S.

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Approximately 32,000 AT&T customers were reported to have experienced service disruptions across the U.S. on Thursday morning, according to the tracking site DownDetector. The outages were concentrated in areas such as Baltimore, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Atlanta, with more than 50,000 customers reporting issues in the affected areas, NBC News reports. Verizon and T-Mobile customers also reported […]