KICKS News : Connecticut Fights Cigarette Bootlegging; Instagram Nudity Guidelines; Google’s Phone Finding App

Here's some stories making headlines on April 17th.

Thanks to MetroNews Source for the following:

• Connecticut is looking to crackdown on the bootlegging of cigarettes. Kevin Sullivan Revenue Services Commissioner says the state loses $60 million in annual cigarette tax revenue .The enforcement unit is being increased to 6 full time investigators.

• This Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombings. 168 people lost their lives that day and the nation is being asked to take a moment at 9:02am Central time on Sunday to remember.

• Instagram is updating its guidelines on nudity. The old guidelines allowed for no nudity or mature content. The new guidelines are more flexible allowing for photos of breast-feeding and post-mastectomy scars. An official with Instagram says they are just giving more detailed guidance  about the content they allow.

• Help..I've lost my phone! Now Google has an app for that! The app works with a desktop to locate a lost phone or tablet. Users need to install the latest version of the Google app on an Android phone or tablet. If you lose a device you log into your account and search "find my phone" using Google.com in a browser. The app DISPLAYS a MAP showing where the phone is! SCORE!!! Now if I could just read a map!!!

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