Exec. Order on Access to Classified NSA Documents
Executive Order 13381–Strengthening Processes Relating to Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information Presidential Documents, June 27, 2005.
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Advocacy Group Requests Investigation Into Online Sale of Personal Data
From EPIC: In a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission, EPIC urged the agency to investigate online data brokers, companies that promise to sell phone calling records, the identities of people who own private mail boxes, and the identities associated with AOL Screen names, Match.com profiles, and Lavalife profiles. The complaint argues that this information …
New Working Paper on E-Voting Machine Security and Reliability
How Can We Ensure the Accuracy of Vote Counts?, Working Paper, July 4, 2005 (18 pages, PDF), by Kathy Dopp, MS Mathematics, University of Utah, President of USCountVotes’ National Election Data Archive Project – ElectionArchive.org. Abstract: “Some methods which are thought to ensure election integrity, such as logic and accuracy testing of voting equipment, do …
Article Examines Increasing Application of Classified Status to Patents
This article, Patents gagged in the name of national security, by Paul Marks, appears in the July 9 issue of New Scientist. The abstract is below, but full text is available fee only. “Every year, governments slap secrecy orders on a handful of private patents. Many patent applications never see the light of day because …
Wireless 411 Privacy Act
S. 1350: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to protect the privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communications services. “The legislation would require wireless carriers to have a clear pre-authorization before listing a subscriber’s name and number in a directory. The bill also prevents call forwarding services from connecting callers without giving …
Citizen Blogs on London Bombings Have Global Impact
From WSJ free content today: Bloggers and Photographers Chronicle Chaos in London
Yahoo Launches Expanded Content for Hot Jobs
From the Yahoo announcement: “No more searching dozens of sites to find the jobs that you want. We’ve already collected jobs from the major web sites you know, and also the hard-to find ones you may have been missing.” See Yahoo! HotJobs [Online Recruitment Blog]
House Committee Releases Report on ID Theft and Terrorism
Press release, July 1, 2005: “Three House members today released a report on the need for strong federal laws to protect consumers from identity theft. The report, Identity Theft and Terrorism, prepared by the House Homeland Security Committee, highlights the security gaps currently existing in consumer database companies and large financial institutions.” Congressional Report on …
NY County Clerk’s Office Launches First Subscriber Service in Nation
Government Technology reports that Suffolk County, New York is blazing an e-government trail with the launch of a subscriber based Virtual County Clerk’s Office. The service will allows subscribers to “perform title searches for residential and commercial property, do background searches for employment and credit worthiness, or procure other land property documents…” and receive e-mail …
EFF Adds Labor Section to Blogging Guide
As a follow-up to my June 5 posting, Advocacy Group Publishes Legal Guide for Blogger, today EFF announced the addition of a labor law section to its guide. “The Bloggers’ FAQ on Labor Law addresses legal issues arising from workplace blogging, including union organizing, protections for political blogging away from the workplace, and whistle-blogging.”
Pervasiveness of Spyware Has Changed Behavior of Internet Users
A press release on the new Pew Internet and American Life Project Report released this afternoon: “Spyware and the threat of unwanted programs being secretly loaded onto computers are becoming serious threats online. Nine out of ten internet users say they have adjusted their online behavior out of fear of falling victim to software intrusions. …
The Financial Times Global 500 List
Available free, this listing (13 pages, PDF) of the Global 500 ranks each company for both 2005 and 2004, indicating country, market value and prices as of March 31, 2005. GE, ExxonMobil and Microsoft occupy positions 1, 2, and 3 respectively, and maintain these positions in the June 30 update, which notes the dramatic rise …
