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The proliferation of PCs, digital cameras, cell phones and other electronic data collection and distribution gadgets has resulted in the increased importance of digital evidence in a range of cases outside the scope of those that involve cybercrimes such as ID theft and fraud.
Search Sites Play a Game of Constant Catch-Up: Google and Yahoo are in a neck and neck competition as they each launch new services at a steady pace, broadening the scope of applications available to users. See also Danny Sullivan’s related comments, NYT On Yahoo’s US Gains & Google’s Endless Betas And for some speculation …
The DOJ has estimated fees at $372,999 for a FOIA request made by People for the American Way. The group’s efforts to obtain copies of documentation pertaining to cases involving 9-11 detainees has been underway since 2003. Additional information about the matter and the government’s justification for the fees is detailed in this Daily Business …
Press release: “Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) gained the commitment of the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on the implementation of the controversial Patriot Act. The review would be of the entire act, including those provisions set to expire at the end of this year. Rep. Lofgren succeeded in adding an amendment to the …
Press release: FTC Continues Battle Against Telemarketing Fraud and Abuse “The quarterly enforcement update issued today can be found on the FTCs Web site here. The telemarketing fraud and abuse enforcement Web page can be found here.”
Access to Government Information in the United States, updated January 7, 2005.
Press release: Diebold Election Systems Submits Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail Printer for Federal Qualification – “Diebold Election Systems has completed design of a paper-based, voter-verifiable printer module that has been submitted for federal system qualification. The module enables a voter to print out, review and verify candidate selections made on a Diebold touch screen voting …
Telemarketing: Implementation of the National Do-Not-Call Registry GAO-05-113, January 28, 2005, Highlights. “The Conference Report for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, mandated that GAO evaluate the implementation of the national registry. Specifically, this report addresses (1) how FTC and FCC have implemented and operated the national registry, (2) fees collected to cover costs to operate …
SUMMARY: “The Copyright Office seeks to examine the issues raised by “orphan works,” i.e., copyrighted works whose owners are difficult or even impossible to locate. Concerns have been raised that the uncertainty surrounding ownership of such works might needlessly discourage subsequent creators and users from incorporating such works in new creative efforts or making such …
From OMB Watch: “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed one database from its public website and slightly altered another due to a Data Quality Act (DQA) challenge submitted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber submitted the request May 26, 2004, asserting that physical and chemical property information in several EPA databases was …
Press release: “Business.com… announced the addition of “People Search” to its core business search capabilities. “People Search” allows business professionals to easily locate and learn about sales prospects, potential business partners, and job candidates on the Web by searching summaries of 24 million business people via a database… (that) continually scans millions of corporate websites, …
New from Amazon’s A9.com Search – Yellow Pages on A9.com: “Using trucks equipped with digital cameras, global positioning system (GPS) receivers, and proprietary software and hardware, A9.com drove tens of thousands of miles capturing images and matching them with businesses and the way they look from the street.” Web Yellow Page Search Gets Image Boost: …
