User Registration Down the Road for Google?
This AP article, Google Discusses Strategy With Analysts, includes news that the company “is likely to require its users to begin providing personal information to use some of its products and services.”
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Reasonable Notice and Search Act
S. 316: A bill to limit authority to delay notice of search warrants (By Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]) Introduced Feb 8, 2005. Related references: “The Reasonable Notice and Search Act revises the Patriot Act authority to delay notice of the execution of search warrants – so-called “sneak and peak” provisions – and requires the Attorney …
Library, Bookseller, and Personal Records Privacy Act
S. 317: A bill to protect privacy by limiting the access of the Government to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes. Introduced (By Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]), Feb 8, 2005. Related reference: Feingold Introduces Bills To Protect Civil Liberties – “The Library, Bookseller and Personal Records Privacy Act will …
House Members Call For Hearings on Delayed Release of 9/11 Info
Reps. Waxman and Maloney ask for hearings on whether political considerations caused the Administration to delay release of findings by the 9/11 Commission about pre-attack warnings: “We are writing to request that our Committee hold hearings to investigate two extremely serious questions raised by an article that appeared in this morning’s New York Times. The …
Free Flow of Information Act of 2005
H.R. 581: To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Introduced by Rep. Mike Pence, Feb 2, 2005. Note: Rep. Pense has a blog. Related reference: Fees for FOI Request to DOJ Could Top $400,000 …
Real ID Act Passes House By Wide Margin
As a follow-up to my February 9 posting, Controversy Surrounds Real ID Act, yesterday evening the House passed the bill (96% of Republicans supporting, 78% of Democrats opposing), which “Prohibits Federal agencies from accepting State issued driver’s licenses or identification cards unless such documents are determined by the Secretary to meet minimum security requirements.” These …
More Facts on National Security Issues Prior to 9/11 Released to Public
Commentary and newly released documents concerning national security issues prior to 9-11, from the New York Times, 9/11 Report Cites Many Warnings About Hijackings, and from the National Security Archive, 9/11 Commission Staff Report on FAA Failings Published on Web.
Another Try for Antispyware Bill
Representatives Goodlatte, Lofgren and Smith reintroduced their anti-spyware legislation on January 25, 2005 (already passed last fall by the House Judiciary Committee), and now called the Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2005.
Web Guide to EU Materials
European Union Legal Materials: A Guide for Infrequent Users , by Duncan E. Alford.
Controversial Clarke Memo on al-Qaeda Posted Online
Press release: “The National Security Archive today posted the widely-debated, but previously unavailable, January 25, 2001, memo from counterterrorism coordinator Richard Clarke to national security advisor Condoleezza Rice – the first terrorism strategy paper of the Bush administration. The document was central to debates in the 9/11 hearings over the Bush administration’s policies and actions …
Previously Unreleased Gov Docs on Budget Reveal Cuts
Unpublished Administration Budget Documents Show Domestic Cuts Would Significantly Reduce Funding For Most Public Services: “The budget the Administration has released shows cuts in discretionary programs only for 2006. This analysis uses back-up materials OMB has provided Congress to show the size of the discretionary program cuts by program area over the next five years; …
Bibliography of Online Research Tools Updated
“An updated white paper link compilation is now available and titled Online Research Tools by Marcus P. Zillman. It is a comprehensive listing of online research tools that offer various downloadable as well as web applications to allow you to do your research and searching on the Internet far more effective and productive.”
