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New Additions to the Google Toolbar

Google Toolbar 3 Beta offers new features including: SpellCheck – Check your spelling whenever you type in web forms WordTranslator – Translate English words into other languages AutoLink (US only) – Turn street addresses into links to online maps See also Google Introduces New Toolbar Features, by Jennifer Laycock

Subjects: Search Engines

Search Public and Private Laws from 104th-109th Congress

From GPO, Public and Private Laws: “Public and private laws are prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). GPO Access contains the text of public and private laws enacted from the 104th Congress to the present. The database for the current session of Congress is …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Florida Court Determines Unlawful Use of Spyware

Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal decision, O’Brien v. O’Brien, filed February 11, 2005, addressed the issue of a wife’s use of spyware to intercept her husband’s communications with another woman. The court affirmed the trial court’s finding that the electronic communications were illegally obtained. Related reference: 2004 Florida Statutes, Chapter 934, Security of Communications, …

Subjects: Courts, Legal Research, Privacy

FTC and Global Consumer Protection Agencies Launch ADR Directory

From the FTC press release today: “The Federal Trade Commission and consumer protection agencies around the world have created a valuable new tool to help consumers resolve cross-border disputes. The International Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Directory contains contact information for dispute resolution service providers that can help consumers resolve problems with foreign sellers, regardless of …

Subjects: E-Government