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From the FTC press release: “The Federal Trade Commission has launched the seventh annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), February 6-12, 2005, in cooperation with federal, state and local agencies, and national advocacy organizations committed to consumer protection and education. This year’s theme, “Identity Theft: When Fact Becomes Fiction,” focuses on minimizing the risk of …
FCC press release: “On February 7, with the cooperation of wireless carriers, the Commission published on its Web site a list of mail domain names used to send messages to wireless service. This list is to protect cellular and wireless consumers from unwanted commercial electronic mail messages by alerting marketers to which Internet domain names …
In its latest play in the ongoing search wars, Google on Tuesday quietly launched a beta site for a new map service. Google Maps Explore Google Maps FAQs for Google Maps Related news: Google image index hits 1 billion mark
Press release: “The Army continued its effort to keep the public informed concerning detainee operations by releasing its sixth set of documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The release contains 77 cases that have been previously released to the American Civil Liberties Union. The documents were mailed to the requesting media organizations on …
Best Search Tools Chart, last updated January 11, 2005 by Joe Barker. [thanks Mike Ravnitzky]
Guide to International Refugee Law Resources on the Web, by Elisa Mason Making Effective FOIA Requests, by Scott A. Hodes The Role of Peer to Peer File Sharing in Law Firm Marketing, by Andy Havens
As a follow-up to my July 28, 2004 posting, Archivist of the U.S. Forced to Resign? the Washington Post (reg. req’d) once again addresses the issue, this time in an editoral, A New Archivist. The current status of the nomination of Allen Weinstein.
FY06 U.S. Budget now available on GPO Access: “The Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2006, was released on Monday, February 7, at 10:00 AM EST. It is now available on GPO Access in digital form. You can also place orders for the printed version through the U.S. Government Bookstore.” Browse the FY06 budget Download …
From the EFF press release: “Today the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) released logfinder, a software tool to help people reduce the unnecessary collection of personal information about computer users…Such data tells a lot about a user’s browsing and email habits and…must be turned over to government entities with court orders and can be subpoenaed by …
As Piracy Battle Nears Supreme Court, the Messages Grow Manic Legal documents related to the case.
VoIP Leaders Form Alliance for VoIP Security Research and Testing: “The industry’s first Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Security Alliance was launched today in conjunction with leading VoIP vendors, providers, security researchers, and thought leaders to discover and reduce VoIP security risks. A complete list of members can be accessed at www.voipsa.org.”
From the New Millennium Research Council, Washington, D.C., a report co-authored by six telecom experts, ‘Not In The Public Interest the Myth of Municipal Wi-Fi Networks’ – Why Municipal Schemes to Provide Wi-Fi Broadband Service With Public Funds Are Ill-Advised, February 2005. (40 pages, PDF) “Many American cities and towns are now considering municipal …
