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Congress may be considering legislation to regulate RFID technology, following the lead of several state legislatures that have proposed bills requiring that consumers are informed as to how and when such tags are used on what may potentially be a wide range of products they purchase.
“Lawyers Have Heart is a 10K Run and 3K Fun Walk that raises funds for research and community education programs of the American Heart Association/Greater Washington Region. Since its inception in 1991, the event has raised over $2.5 million and has featured thousands of Washington area private and government lawyers, members of the Administration, Congress …
From the California Voter Foundation, a new study, Voter Privacy in the Digital Age (65 pages, pdf), “Findings From the California Voter Foundation’s 2002 state-by-state survey of voter registration data gathering and privacy practices.” See also the accompanying news release, and for reference, the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252.
From Dave Winer, Really Simple Syndication, Everything a non-tech user needs to know about RSS 2.0. See also RSS History and RSS resources on beSpacific, here and here.
“The Nieman Watchdog Journalism Project grows from this premise and this goal: to help the press ask penetrating questions, critical questions, questions that matter, questions not yet asked about today’s news. [The recently launched] NiemanWatchdog.org seeks to encourage more informed reporting by putting journalists in contact with authorities who can suggest appropriate, probing questions and …
10 Principles of Change Management, by John Jones, DeAnne Aguirre, and Matthew Calderone (Booz Allen Hamilton) – Tools and techniques to help companies transform quickly (4/14/04). See also, Change Strategies Are the Key to KM, by Nina Platt.
“An essential book for anyone who writes reports, articles, books, letters or memoranda, The Economist Style Guide will enlighten, educate and amuse.” See also this webpage for excerpts from the book. I recommend reviewing the entry, Americanisms.
Federal Register: June 1, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 105), Notices, [Page 30948-30951], Transportation Security Administration, Privacy Act of 1974: Systems of Records; Telecommunications Usage Detail Records; Registered Traveler Operations Files: “The Registered Traveler Operations Files will be used to conduct a Registered Traveler (RT) Pilot Program in a limited number of airports to test and …
From Deloitte, the 2004 Global Security Survey (36 pages, pdf). “The goal of [the survey] is to help participants assess the state of information security within their organization relative to other comparible financial institutions around the world…” Areas covered include: governance, investment, value, risk, responsiveness, use of security technologies, quality of operations, and privacy. Respondents …
Swedish bank Nordea PLC has implemented a new method of password authentication to secure online customer transactions. Account log-in requires the use of an individual’s national ID number, a password, and a code chosen from a group supplied to users in batches of 50.
When Software Fails to Stop Spam, It’s Time to Bring In the Detectives.
Baltimore courthouses join wireless age. See also this press release, which states “the Baltimore City State’s Attorneys Office has joined with the Baltimore City Circuit Court to provide a wireless Internet subscription service to attorneys and courthouse visitors.”
