1. Florida’s Auditor General focuses on student data protectionhttps://www.gainesville.com/news/20190910/floridas-auditor-general-focuses-on-student-data-protection
Summary: For students at Florida public education system, their SSNs are at risk because too many education employees were given unnecessary access to students' Social Security Numbers. The state is now working on improving students' SSN security.
Problem: Florida students' SSNsare at risk of being stolen.
Who is affected: Students who attend institutions Florida public education system.
2. Vaping-Linked Lung Problems Surface In Floridahttps://health.wusf.usf.edu/post/vaping-linked-lung-problems-surface-florida#stream/0
Summary: vaping associated pulmonary injury has become epidemic in Florida recently, 450 patients from 33 states including were diagnosed with "VAPI" and five died. About a fourth of high school students in Florida reported they have used vaping devices.
Problem: Vaping has caused an epidemic disease nation-wide, and this is a common habit among teenagers in Florida.
Who is affected: Users of vaping devices
3. UF Preview prices broke state law. How are they fixing it?https://www.alligator.org/news/uf-preview-prices-broke-state-law-how-are-they-fixing/article_2daeae4c-d2b6-11e9-9c0c-9fca1017f082.html
Summary: the University of Florida was revealed to overcharge orientation fee for over a decade while limit law set the upper limit to be $35. Although there is a $35 option, the website of UF preview was not able to display that option clearly, causing students to overpay their orientation fee.
Problem: UF is overcharging orientation fee from incoming students.
Who is affected: Students at UF.
4. Miami Beach wants to limit traffic during big events, so it may double parking rateshttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article234949117.html
Summary: Commissioners of Miami Beach would conduct a vote on 11th increasing the parking rates up to $50 a day to reduce the occupancy of city-owned parking spaces during "high impact period". The second voting will likely be conducted on the 25th of September.
Problem: Parking costs in Miami Beach will be likely increased during certain events.
Who is affected: anyone who uses public parking lot while in Miami Beach.
5. Phone scammers posing as state’s top law enforcement officers, FDLE warns
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-fdle-phone-scam-20190907-di54smkngjdlxjitfhpwrktibi-story.html
Summary: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement received reports that scammers were utilizing Caller-ID altering techniques to spoof phone numbers of law enforcement officers. Scammers change the caller-ID into publically known numbers such as law enforcement, toll-free numbers or local area code to make targets more likely to answer the phone.
Problem: Scammers are now spoofing numbers of state's top law enforcement officers.
Who is affected: Cellphone users in Florida and Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Summary: For students at Florida public education system, their SSNs are at risk because too many education employees were given unnecessary access to students' Social Security Numbers. The state is now working on improving students' SSN security.
Problem: Florida students' SSNsare at risk of being stolen.
Who is affected: Students who attend institutions Florida public education system.
2. Vaping-Linked Lung Problems Surface In Floridahttps://health.wusf.usf.edu/post/vaping-linked-lung-problems-surface-florida#stream/0
Summary: vaping associated pulmonary injury has become epidemic in Florida recently, 450 patients from 33 states including were diagnosed with "VAPI" and five died. About a fourth of high school students in Florida reported they have used vaping devices.
Problem: Vaping has caused an epidemic disease nation-wide, and this is a common habit among teenagers in Florida.
Who is affected: Users of vaping devices
3. UF Preview prices broke state law. How are they fixing it?https://www.alligator.org/news/uf-preview-prices-broke-state-law-how-are-they-fixing/article_2daeae4c-d2b6-11e9-9c0c-9fca1017f082.html
Summary: the University of Florida was revealed to overcharge orientation fee for over a decade while limit law set the upper limit to be $35. Although there is a $35 option, the website of UF preview was not able to display that option clearly, causing students to overpay their orientation fee.
Problem: UF is overcharging orientation fee from incoming students.
Who is affected: Students at UF.
4. Miami Beach wants to limit traffic during big events, so it may double parking rateshttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article234949117.html
Summary: Commissioners of Miami Beach would conduct a vote on 11th increasing the parking rates up to $50 a day to reduce the occupancy of city-owned parking spaces during "high impact period". The second voting will likely be conducted on the 25th of September.
Problem: Parking costs in Miami Beach will be likely increased during certain events.
Who is affected: anyone who uses public parking lot while in Miami Beach.
5. Phone scammers posing as state’s top law enforcement officers, FDLE warns
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-fdle-phone-scam-20190907-di54smkngjdlxjitfhpwrktibi-story.html
Summary: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement received reports that scammers were utilizing Caller-ID altering techniques to spoof phone numbers of law enforcement officers. Scammers change the caller-ID into publically known numbers such as law enforcement, toll-free numbers or local area code to make targets more likely to answer the phone.
Problem: Scammers are now spoofing numbers of state's top law enforcement officers.
Who is affected: Cellphone users in Florida and Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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