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This afternoon AP reported that VoteHere Inc., a company that provides “secure e-voting technology,” was the victim of hackers some months ago. Internal documents and blue prints were stolen, and the case is under investigation by the FBI. VoteHere contends the crime was committed in an effort to undermine e-voting technology, which has been assailed …
The federally funded Internet Fraud Complaint Center, last week renamed the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), reported a 60% increase in a range of cybercrimes from 2002 to 2003. According to the IC3, cybercrimes include: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) matters, Computer Intrusions (hacking), Economic Espionage (Theft of Trade Secrets), On-line Extortion, International Money Laundering, and …
United States Animal Identification Plan (USAIP) Draft, pdf, 74 pages.
How the Internet Has Changed Our Lives – The sites that have “had the greatest impact on Internet and on society as a whole” include: Google, eBay, Microsoft Outlook, Amazon, and Blogger.
Traffic flow in the greater DC, Virginia and Maryland metro areas are now covered by almost 300 closed circuit video cameras whose live feeds can be viewed on the Internet via TrafficLand.com. Users simply chose specific areas by clicking on a map designating major highways and commuter routes to view real-time traffic patterns.
From today’s Christian Science Monitor: The Internet hasn’t reeled in everyone yet America’s Online Pursuits: The Changing Picture of Who’s Online and What they Do, a report released December 22 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. [Link] Table of Contents Full report in pdf, 101 pages From the Summary of Findings: “Despite this …
Happy Holidays to All, and just for good measure, here is the new issue of LLRX.com: Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research CyberAge Stalking Technology Bunny Hop: Two Bits Forward and One Byte Back Overview of Sources of Canadian Law on the Web, Revised A Guide to the Israeli Legal System Notes fom the …
How You Can Thwart ID Thieves quickly cuts to the chase and enumerates eight free or low-cost ways to protect yourself against ID theft. For more resources, see my other postings on this topic here.
Jackson Web Site Unites, Divides Legal Profession: The Santa Barbara prosecutor in the Michael Jackson case launched a website to disseminate key documents in what is described as an unusual action in such a high-profile criminal case. There is a growing interest in public access to court documents, and this article highlights several blogs, government …
This FTC press release details a joint proposed rulemaking of eight federal regulators on new regulations under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act) to ensure that financial institutions provide practical, effective mechanisms to ensure the privacy of their customers’ personal data. Advance notice of the proposed rulemaking, Interagency Proposal to Consider Alternative Forms of Privacy Notices …
From today’s New York Times, an article on how House members are purchasing email lists to spam constituents (with the caveat that the messages include an opt-out option) in an effort to build a list of potential voters comprised of those who have chosen to opt-in and receive future messages.
This new book, Mexican Legal Dictionary and Desk Reference, by prolific author and international/comparative law scholar Professor Jorge Vargas, should be in the library collection of any organization that conducts research on Mexican law. The resource includes “over 3,000 legal terms, definitions, rules and legal principles taken from federal codes, federal statutes, regulations, bilateral treatises …
