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FTC Joins Foreign Partners in Recommending Enhanced International Cooperation to Enforce Privacy Laws

Press release: “The FTC and its foreign partners are calling for stepped-up cooperation among privacy regulators and law enforcement authorities to promote greater protection for personal information. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a 30-nation forum that promotes economic growth, trade, and development, issued recommendations today.” International Cooperation to Enforce Privacy Laws: Organization …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

Joint Committee on Taxation Description of Energy Advancement And Investment Act of 2007

In connection with a markup scheduled by the Senate Finance Committee for June 19, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Description Of The “Energy Advancement And Investment Act Of 2007” (JCX-31-07) and the estimated revenue effects (JCX-32-07).

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

DHS OIG Privacy Policy Guidance Memo Regarding Use of Social Security Numbers

Privacy Policy Guidance Memorandum 2007-02 Regarding Use of Social Security Numbers at the Department of Homeland Security, June 4, 2007 (PDF, 4 pages)

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft, Privacy

GAO Report on Electronic Absentee Voting Initiatives for Military and Overseas

Elections: Action Plans Needed to Fully Address Challenges in Electronic Absentee Voting Initiatives for Military and Overseas Citizens, GAO-07-774, June 14, 2007 “The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) protects the rights of military personnel, their dependents, and overseas citizens to vote by absentee ballot. The Department of Defense (DOD) and others have …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOD Report – Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq

Press release: “It is too early to discern trends out of the U.S. troop surge as part of the Baghdad security plan, defense officials said here today. Speaking on background, the officials discussed the quarterly report to Congress, titled Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq. The report was released yesterday, but the cut-off for data …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Complaint Against Federal Judge: The Process Explained

“A Judicial Misconduct and Disability page explains how to complain about a federal judge, in any of the 13 judicial circuits. Its one outgrowth of a report in which a committee chaired by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer called for improvements in how complaints are handled.”

Subjects: Courts, Legal Research

Investigations Involving the Internet and Computer Networks

“This National Institute of Justice Special Report is intended as a resource for individuals responsible for investigations involving the use of the Internet and other computer networks. Any crime could involve devices that communicate through the Internet or through a network. Criminals may use the Internet for numerous reasons, including trading/sharing information (e.g., documents, photographs), …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, Internet, Privacy

Most of Us Still Drive to Work Alone

Press release, Public Transportation Commuters Concentrated in a Handful of Large Cities: “Despite rising fuel costs, commuters continued to drive their cars in 2005, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau analysis of data from the American Community Survey. The survey, gathered over the course of the year, found that driving to work was the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Over 1 Million Potential Victims of Botnet Cyber Crime

Press release: “[June 13, 2007] the Department of Justice and FBI announced the results of an ongoing cyber crime initiative to disrupt and dismantle botherders and elevate the publics cyber security awareness of botnets. OPERATION BOT ROAST is a national initiative and ongoing investigations have identified over 1 million victim computer IP addresses. The FBI …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft, Privacy

Openness and Accountability: A Study of Transparency in Global Media Outlets

International Center for Media and the Public Agenda (University of Maryland), Openness and Accountability: A Study of Transparency in Global Media Outlets: “The Libby, Enron and Arthur Andersen cases have all put the issue of transparency in the forefront of the news. But how transparent are the media themselves? How candid are they about how …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Paper Addresses Legal Education and the Promise of New Technology

Koo, Gene, New Skills, New Learning: Legal Education and the Promise of New Technology (March 26, 2007). Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2007-4, via SSRN. [thanks Darlene Fichter] “Today’s legal workplace demands technology-related skills that the traditional law school curriculum does not cover. The original research conducted for this white paper finds that these skills …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

FTC Offers Information on Botnets, Hackers, and Spam

Press release: “Tens of thousands of consumers are unwitting accomplices of illegal spammers and at the mercy of identity thieves, warns the Federal Trade Commission. These consumers computers have been secretly hijacked by criminals who install spam-sending software and spyware on the computers when consumers open malicious e-mail attachments or visit a malicious Web site. …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Mail, ID Theft, Privacy

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