Commentary on Public Records and the Internet
The different standards applied to the dissemination of court filings and to the disclosure of financial data on judges is a topic of interest to legal researchers.
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Substantive Regulatory Initiatives Overshadowed by Terrorism Issues
August 14, 2004, New York Times, Out of Spotlight, Bush Overhauls U.S. Regulations. This article documents how significant changes to agency regulations during this administration have impacted citizens while often unreported and unchallenged as news continues to focus on national security issues. August 15, 2004, Washington Post, Bush Forces a Shift In Regulatory Thrust (first …
FTC Request Public Comment on CAN-SPAM Regs
FTC press release: “The Federal Trade Commission will publish a Federal Register Notice on Friday, August 13, 2004, seeking public comment on proposed rules regarding commercial electronic mail messages. The CAN-SPAM Act, which took effect January 1, 2004, requires that the Commission issue regulations defining the relevant criteria to facilitate the determination of the primary …
Data Collection from Auto Black Boxes Raises Privacy Issues
EPIC Urges Privacy Protections for Auto Black Boxes : “In comments, EPIC urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to create privacy protections for “Event Data Recorders,” black boxes in vehicles that record crash data. EPIC noted that the boxes can become platforms for broader surveillance and that information collected by them should be subject …
Review of the Whois Source Domain Explorer
Another Expanded Whois Service, by Chris Sherman References: Network Solutions’ Enhanced Whois Lookup and the Whois Source Domain Explorer
CFR and Federal Register Available Via Science.gov
“The current Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and Federal Register (FR) are now available via science.gov, the Federal interagency science Web portal, which provides a federated search across multiple databases from multiple agencies.” [Link]
Quick Tech Guide Assists in Respone to Trojan or Virus
Recovering from a Trojan Horse or Virus, August 12, 2004.
Website That Verifies Legitimate Online Pharmacies
From the Internet Pharmacy and Online Pharmacies Verification website: “To be VIPPS certified, a pharmacy must comply with the licensing and inspection requirements of their state and each state to which they dispense pharmaceuticals. In addition, pharmacies displaying the VIPPS seal have demonstrated to NABP compliance with VIPPS criteria including patient rights to privacy, authentication …
Alternative Browsers Offer Useful Features Along With Learning Curve
In Search of a Browser That Banishes Clutter According to this article only 5% of the market uses a browser other than IE, but the alternatives, such as FoxFire, are gaining new users at a rapid pace.
“Groupthink” Now Questioned in Reporting of WMD Issue
The Post on WMDs: An Inside Story Prewar Articles Questioning Threat Often Didn’t Make Front Page (Washington Post, reg. req’d). Definition of groupthink. Testimony from Dr. John J. Hamre, Former Deputy Secretary of Defense, before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, hearing on 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Counterterrorism Analysis and CollectionThe Requirement for Imagination and …
Search Engine Use Continues to Remain Strong
From the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a new Data Memo on Search Engines (PDF, 7 pages): “Pew Internet Project data show that on any given day, more than half of all Internet users who are online will use a search engine. About 64 million American adults are online on a typical day and …
Increased Work for Firms Specializing in Electronic Discovery
The Surging Evolution of E-Discovery
