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IT Experts Share Antispyware Tactics

Anti-Spyware Tips And Tricks – “Get the straight dope from IT managers and security consultants about the best anti-spyware products, links to favorite anti-spyware information and software, how to tell if your system is infected, and what to do about it if it is.” See also Learn What Spyware Is, How To Stop It

Subjects: Cybercrime

Microsoft Announces Comprehensive PC Security Subscription Service

Press release: Microsoft to Deliver Automated, All-in-One PC Health Service for Consumers Windows OneCare Live: Coming Soon to Beta: “Windows OneCare is built specifically for people who don’t have the time or technical expertise necessary to secure and manage a computer on a daily basis. It is a comprehensive PC health service that goes beyond …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Microsoft, PC Security, Privacy

Guide to U.S. Government RSS Library

From FirstGov.gov, this U.S. Government RSS Library webpage aggregates links to a wide range of resources, including news releases, press briefings, transcripts, reports, advisories, statistics and technical documents, in one easy to use location, providing content on the following topical areas: Agriculture RSS Feeds Consumer RSS Feeds Cyber Security RSS Feeds Data and Statistics RSS …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, RSS

Gov’t Produced Video News Releases Violate Law

Video News Releases (VNRs): Unattributed Prepackaged News Stories Violate Publicity or Propaganda Prohibition – Statement of Susan A. Poling, Managing Associate General Counsel (GAO), to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, GAO-05-643T, May 12, 2005 Highlights: “In two legal opinions this past year, federal agencies commissioned and distributed prepackaged news stories and introductory …

Subjects: Government Documents

UK PubMed Central Project Receives Funding

From the UK Guardian Unlimited: “Some of Britain’s leading medical research funders have banded together to finance the country’s most comprehensive online repository of medical knowledge. The multimillion-pound UK PubMed Central project is a big boost to proponents of open access to scientific research. It will enable academic researchers to post papers published either online …

Subjects: E-Government, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Significant Hurdles Stymie Rollout of Terror Watch List

The Terror Watch List, under development for several years, has been plagued by set-backs; administrative, technical and political in nature. This BusinessWeek.com article reviews the origins of the system, the technology hurdles encountered during the course of its development, and the plans for its completion. See also Airline screening program panned by House appropriators

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, E-Records, Privacy