That, along with a stream of other information, set off an intensive review and delayed publication of the 2010 National Intelligence Estimate, a classified report reflecting the consensus of analysts from 16 agencies.
Google's disclosure that it had collected the private information set off a series of investigations by regulators around the world, the majority of which were settled by Google with a simple apology or with fines that were considered trivial for the world's biggest Internet search company.
Well now, most likely because it's summer, the same item of (true? false?) information sets off a media firestorm because people still working the holiday shift don't have anything better to do.
Bad information might set off an irrational decision that could lead to panic, or worse, put them in harm's way.
The industry was also concerned that simply providing educational information could set off the rule; regulators said that education would not be considered advice until a broker made a specific recommendation.
They are likely to fuel persistent claims that the company was cavalier with people's personal information and set off even more concern among the public and lawmakers around the world that Facebook's footprint is a risk to consumers and competitors alike.
The hackers' targeting of left-leaning groups — and the sifting of emails for sensitive or discrediting information — has set off alarms that the attacks could constitute a fresh wave of Russian government meddling in the U.S. political system … Some of the groups are associated with causes now under attack by the Trump administration.
But now, one of two controversial studies that shows how to make H5N1 avian influenza more transmissible in mammals is up on Nature's Web site for all the world to scrutinize including, some worry, would-be bioterrorists who might use the information to set off a pandemic.
Armed with this information I set off to find the least gentrifiable area in London.
