Conyers Queries Telecom CEOs on Providing Customer Data to Gov’t
January 20, 2006 Text of Letter from Rep. John Conyers, Jr., to Presidents and CEO’s of 20 Telecommunications Companies Concerning Bush’s Secret Spying Program
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MSN Blog Post Explains Search Data Provided to DOJ
Following up on the news this week, Google Fights DOJ Order to Produce Records of Database Searches, this related posting Privacy and MSN Search states the the facts as follows: “Over the summer we were subpoenaed by the DOJ regarding a lawsuit. The subpoena requested that we produce data from our search service. We worked …
Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects
Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects: “The Registry contains records for projects that include digitized copies of publications originating from the U.S. Government. The projects may or may not be Federally funded. They are from libraries, government agencies, or other non-profit institutions.” Search the Registry Browse the registry If you have questions or comments, …
Libby Defense Seeks to Widen Document Access in Plame CIA Leak Case
Following up on previous posting on the Plame CIA leak case, New York Times reports that Lawyers in C.I.A. Leak Case Seek to Subpoena Journalists.
Conyers Holds Unofficial House Judiciary Cmte. Hearing in Basement – Again
No, not the Basement Tapes, but the second Basement Hearings [the first hearing was held on June 16, 2005.] Judiciary Democratic Congressional Briefing “Constitution in Crisis: Domestic Surveillance and Executive Power” January 20, 2006. From the Prepared Statement of Congressman John Conyers, Jr., January 20, 2006, Democratic Hearing on Domestic Surveillance: “There can be no …
Senate Resolution Clarifies No Congressional Authorization for Warrantless Wiretaps
Press release: “Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on Friday introduced a resolution setting the record straight that Congress did not authorize President Bush’s illegal spying program when it passed a 2001 resolution governing the use of military force in the war on terror.” Text of S. Res.__,…the Authorization of Use of Military Force Does Not Authorize …
Guide to Website Reliability
Beyond Algorithms: A Librarian’s Guide to Finding Web Sites You Can Trust, by Karen G. Schneider, a librarian and writer, who is Director of Librarians’ Internet Index (LII).
FBI Cybercrime Survey Reports $65 Billion Lost in 2005
New 2005 FBI Computer Crime Survey (19 pages, PDF). “The survey, developed and analyzed with the help of leading public and private authorities on cyber security, is based on responses from a cross-section of more than 2,000 public and private organizations in four states.”
New on LLRX.com
The January 15, 2006 issue of LLRX.com includes the following articles: Deep Web Research Research 2006, by Marcus P. Zillman The Google Library Project: The Copyright Debate, by Jonathan Band Researching Laws and Information on Nutritional and Dietary Supplements On the Web, by Joel Rothman Election Law @ Moritz, by Sara Sampson Adobe’s Macromedia Studio …
National Election Archive Project Report on 2004 Ohio Exit Poll Data
The Gun is Smoking – 2004 Ohio Precinct-Level Exit Poll Data Show Virtually Irrefutable Evidence of Vote Miscount (31 pages, PDF)
10 Year Plus Investigation Into Cisneros Ends, With $21 Million Pricetag
January 18, 2006: “Rep. Waxman asks Independent Counsel David M. Barrett for an explanation regarding why his office has been renting 11,500 square feet for only five full-time employees and other new details GAO recently provided on Mr. Barrett’s expenditures. To date, his ten-and-a-half year investigation of former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros has cost the …
Maine First With E-Waste Recycling Law
Press release, National Resources Council of Maine: Maine’s First-In-The-Nation Law Requiring Manufacturers to Pay to Recycle Electronic Waste Goes Into Effect “Today Maine launched the first manufacturer-funded program in the nation designed to capture hazardous electronic waste for safe disposal and recycling. Under the law enacted in 2004, beginning January 18, municipalities will send waste …
