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Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief with the New Jersey Supreme Court related to the issue of attorney advertising In the brief, the staff of the FTCs Office of Policy Planning, in coordination with the Office of the General Counsel, state that the Court should vacate Opinion …
FinancialPrivacyNow.org: “Identity theft is one of the fastest growing financial crimes. Nearly 10 million Americans fall victim each year. The Identity Theft Resource Center reported in 2005, on average, an ID theft victim of new account and other fraud spent 60 hours resolving problems brought on by ID theft, those victims of existing accounts spent …
American Library Association: “As part of its effort to support libraries and librarians seeking to improve their protection of library users privacy, ALA is making available new tools to help libraries conduct audits of its privacy policies and procedures. Developed by ALA during its own 2003 privacy audit, each tool is a document template that …
Financial Services Factbook 2007: “Each year the Financial Services Fact Book, a partnership between the Insurance Information Institute and The Financial Services Roundtable, expands to reflect developments shaping the financial services sectors. This years book highlights a host of new trends, from baby boomer demographics to the general mobility of the U.S. population.”
Civil Rights Resource Guide: “The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material related to civil rights, including photographs, documents, and sound recordings. This guide compiles links to civil-rights resources throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, it provides links to external Web sites focusing on civil rights …
This Google Phonebook Name Removal site provides a form to remove your residential and/or businesss listing information from the Google phonebook. The page notes: “Removing your phonebook listing will not remove your personal information from other pages on the web or from other reverse phone listing lookup services.” [via Darlene Fichter].
The Open House Project Recommendations Report – Congressional Information and the Internet – A Collaborative Examination of the House of Representatives and Internet Technology, May 8, 2007, Collaboratively Authored by a project of Sunlight Foundation [Available as a PDF]. Executive Summary and Acknowledgments Open House Project Legislation Database Preserving Congressional Information Congressional Committees Congressional Research …
Information Technology: VA and DOD Are Making Progress in Sharing Medical Information, but Are Far from Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records GAO-07-852T, May 8, 2007. “For almost a decade, VA and DOD have been pursuing ways to share health information and create comprehensive electronic medical records. However, they have faced considerable challenges in these efforts, leading …
2007-M-00003 EPA Needs to Respond More Timely to Reports of Investigation [Report PDF – 21 pages] [At a Glance PDF], May 7, 2007.
“The Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a joint report, “Competition in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry.” The purpose of the report is to inform consumers and others involved in the industry about important competition issues involving residential real estate, including the impact of the Internet, the competitive structure of …
Inmate Search – “The Department of Corrections website is a service that is maintained by the Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide certain inmate information to the public. The information on this service is provided as a voluntary service to promote communication between the DOC and the public by allowing computerized access to certain information …
“The CourTopics database contains resource guides, state profiles, and much more for over 130 court-related topics.”
