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StopBadware.org Begins Issuing Warnings to Google Users

StopBadware.org Blog: “We’re entering a new phase here at StopBadware.org. Google—which is one of our partners—will present people with a warning before they visit websites that have been reported to StopBadware.org as sites that distribute badware. These warnings currently link to a general page on StopBadware.org, but as we finish researching sites, we’ll replace the …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, PC Security, Search Engines

GPO Takes Major Step Toward Creating Digital Information

GPO Takes Major Step Toward Creating Digital Information Management System Future Digital System (FDsys) Facts and Timeline The U.S. Government Printing Office encourages you to contribute information about your institution’s digitization projects containing U.S. Government publications to the Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Passage of the Cybercrime Convention

Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the Passage of the Cybercrime Convention, August 6, 2006: “The Cybercrime Convention – the first of its kind – will be a key tool for the United States in fighting global, information-age crime. This treaty provides important tools in the battles against terrorism, attacks on computer networks, …

Subjects: Cybercrime

Proposed Study to Compare Roles of Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers

SEC press release, August 1, 2006: “The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…issued a request for contract proposals to conduct the first stage of a major study comparing how the different regulatory systems that apply to broker-dealers and investment advisers affect investors. The full text of the RFP.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Securities Law

Senate Republican Conference Report – Securing America's Prosperity

Senate Republican Conference Message of the week, August 4, 2006 – “The nation is enjoying sustained job creation and robust economic expansion under Republican leadership, despite inflation concerns and high energy costs. The economy is making progress, with 19 consecutive quarters of economic (GDP) growth and 35 consecutive months of jobs gains producing more than …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents