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Press release: “…Internet Archive has successfully advocated for an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA prohibits circumvention of technological measures employed by or on behalf of copyright owners to protect their works (“access controls”). Specifically, 17 U.S.C. §1201(a)(1)(A) provides, in part, that No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively …
Remarks and Q&A by the Director of National Intelligence, Ambassador John D. Negroponte, Harvard’s Kennedy School, December 1, 2006.
“In an effort to reach predetermined goals of enabling police and fire departments in multiple jurisdictions to communicate in real-time during a major incident, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff announced that 46 U.S. cities are planned to have interoperable communications in place by the end of 2007. DHS will assist the …
U.S. Public Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery: “…the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a paper recommending that federal standards allow certification only for “software independent” (i.e. ones that create a paper trail) e-voting systems. A key technical panel will consider and vote upon the recommendations this [week]. Calling these …
Google for Educators: “Google recognizes the central role that teachers play in breaking down the barriers between people and information, and we support educators who work each day to empower their students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. This website is one of the ways we’re working to bolster that support and explore how …
Press release: Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14), “who first highlighted the need for an investigation of a deal involving voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic is urging the Department of Treasury to make the results of the investigation public when they are finalized (letter to Treasury). Smartmatic, a company with Venezuelan roots, announced shortly before Novembers elections that …
India and Iran: WMD Proliferation Activities, November 8, 2006
The 12-1-2006 issue of Forbes includes a Special Report, simply titled, Books. The report includes a series of articles on endurance of books, and the role technology has and will play, in their evolving future role. Custom-Built Libraries, By Brandy Slagle Publish And Perish, By Elisabeth Eaves. “Books crumble. Discs degrade. Is the age-old quest …
Committee on Government Reform Minority Office: “In an ongoing effort to protect and preserve the vast resources of the Environmental Protection Agency, Reps. Gordon, Dingell, Waxman, and Oberstar call on the agency to stop efforts to close libraries across the country pending a review by Congress. In a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, Ranking …
Press release: “By conservative estimates, one European in ten has a disability, which means that at least 80 million people from the 46 Council of Europe member countries live with some form of disability, whether physical, intellectual or psychological. Ahead of the International Day of Disabled Persons on 3 December, the Council of Europe has …
The nonprofit Educational Testing Service’s (ETS) new Information and Communications Technology (ICT) literacy exam “measures students’ abilities to research, organize, and communicate information using technology….Feedback from librarians and faculty members has shown that while most college-age students can use technology, they don’t necessarily know what to do with the content the technology provides….To achieve information …
From Bank System and Technology: The Top 10 Information Security Myths – “If you buy into all of these commonly held beliefs, you’d better believe your data is at risk. We separate the facts from fiction.” Top 10 Most Overlooked Aspects of IT Security
