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ACLU v. Gonzales – Patriot Act and Data Collection on Library Patrons

ACLU press release: “The American Civil Liberties Union today disclosed that the FBI has used a controversial Patriot Act power to demand records from an organization that possesses “a wide array of sensitive information about library patrons, including information about the reading materials borrowed by library patrons and about Internet usage by library patrons.” The …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Internet, Libraries, Patriot Act, Privacy

Google Continues to Capture Headlines With Free Services and Upgraded Features

Google has been the topic of several articles in the New York Times this week. Yesterday the focus was on corporate expansion, and today there is news about Google Desktop 2, an IM application called Google Talk, and Gmail for everyone (all of these services are free). See also: Google’s Grand Ambitions – Its lips …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Mail, Knowledge Management, Privacy, Search Engines

Advocacy Group Highlights Audit Concerns For E-Voting

From EPIC: “The U.S. Election Assistance Commission held its third and final public hearing in Denver, Colorado on its proposed Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. EPIC’s statement (13 pages, PDF) focused on the importance of election administration in creating reliable, secure, accessible, transparent, accurate, and auditable public elections.”

Subjects: E-Government

NYC Transit Plays Catch-Up on Security After Years in Holding Pattern

Press release: “The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced today it has awarded a $212 million contract to Lockheed Martin for a state of the art Integrated Electronic Security System(IESS)/Command, Communication and Control to enhance security throughout the New York transportation network…The IESS calls for the installation of over 1,000 cameras and 3,000 sensors throughout the MTA …

Subjects: E-Government