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The BBC reports that the results of recent surveys of London commuters, requesting their PC login passwords in exchange for chocolate, were that a majority of respondents provided them without hesitation. Must be really good chocolate! In addition, the survey established that pet names are all too often passwords of choice, and are also willingly …
From Tax-News.com a report on offshore tax return preparation, and the response, by IRS commissioner Mark Everson, to concerns expressed in this letter to him by Rep. Edward J. Markey, a member of the Congressional Privacy Caucus. [JURIST’s Paper Chase] See also this February 15, 2004 New York Times article, Outsourcing Abroad Applies to Tax …
The National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) released a new study, Exporting the Law: A Legal Analysis of State and Federal Outsourcing Legislation (pdf, 32 pages) [Donna Cavallini] “Legislators in at least 36 states have introduced more than 100 bills to restrict overseas outsourcing, and legislation on the issue has also proliferated at the federal …
OMB Releases Revised Bulletin on Peer Review; Seeks Additional Public Comment, April 15, 2004: “As part of a continuing effort to enhance the quality and credibility of scientific information that is disseminated to the public, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released today a revised draft of guidance to agencies and requested additional public …
From the UK National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC), Vulnerability Advisory Notice 236929, issued April 20, 2004. “The vulnerability described in this advisory affects implementations of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) that comply with the Internet Engineering Task Forces (IETFs) Requests For Comments (RFCs) for TCP…TCP is a core network protocol used in the majority …
Who Pays for Open Access? by Helen Doyle, Andy Gass, Rebecca Kennison. “Here we address…the perception that the publication-charge model puts an unfair burden on authors. Subsequently, we will address concerns about the long-term economic viability of the open-access model, the integrity and quality of work published in open-access journals, and the effect that open …
Today the FTC hosted a public workshop, “Monitoring Software on Your PC: Spyware, Adware, and Other Software,” (Agenda, pdf) “to explore the issues associated with the distribution and effects of software that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge and which may send such information to another entity without the …
The Legal Framework in U.S. Law for Sharing Law Enforcement and Intelligence Information, by Rebekah Bina and Caroline Nicolai. (Syracuse University College of Law students) “This paper provides an overview of the legal authorities governing information sharing, followed by a brief discussion of the recent developments, benefits, and risks in this growing field.”
Broadband Penetration on the Upswing: 55% of Adult Internet Users Have Broadband at Home or Work. “As of March 1, the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that 68 million adult Americans log on via broadband either at home or work. Fully 48 million adult Americans have broadband connections at home.”
The CAN-SPAM Act: Requirements for Commercial Emailers “The law, which became effective January 1, 2004, covers email whose primary purpose is advertising or promoting a commercial product or service, including content on a Web site. A “transactional or relationship message” email that facilitates an agreed-upon transaction or updates a customer in an existing business …
From the National Information Standards Organization, “a draft Question/Answer Transaction Protocol (pdf, 52 pages) that supports Q&A between library patrons and reference sources has been released for a one-year trial use period April 5, 2004-April 5, 2005…The Protocol defines a method and structure for data exchange between digital reference service domains. This new standard supports …
Digging Up Low Web Fares: Useful tips on how to locate competitive air fares online, with some work, persistence and flexibility in your choice of travel dates.
