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Tech Tuesday: Teen's death from fentanyl inspires law that would monitor minors' online activity

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After 16-year-old Sammy Chapman was found dead from fentanyl poisoning he received through a drug dealer on Snapchat, his parents began lobbying for laws to help parents monitor their children's online activity.

Sammy’s Law is now receiving bipartisan support as it makes it’s way through the house.

Centuries ago, society upheld those who were gifted orators. So when the written word was introduced, there were worries: would the written word supplant that skill?

And so it is today with our reliance on digital skills: will that replace the need to write by hand? What skills do we gain when we put pen to paper?

We’ll hear news about recent AAA data that shows driving assistance systems aren’t as self-sufficient as we think.

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