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A recently conducted customer information protection survey highlights increasing consumer concerns regarding the security of their personal data in online transactions, especially in the e-tail arena. The survey identifies specific companies (including American Express, eBay and AOL) and industries (including hospitals, pharmacies and banks) in whom respondents indicated particular trust.
“America after 9/11: Freedom Preserved or Freedom Lost?” Senate Judiciary Committee, Full Committee, hearing held November 18, 2003. Unfortunately, at this time no testimony or member statements have been posted online. However, here is a link to the testimony of the ACLU’s Nadine Strossen (thanks Marv!), to the testimony of the CDT’s James Dempsey, and …
From FAS, this link to CRS reports for Congress on First Amendment topics, from the First Amendment Center. The 16 reports were published in 2003, and address topics that include Internet privacy, freedom of press and speech, and regulation of the telemarketing industry.
From the National Security Archive at George Washington University: Justice Delayed is Justice Denied – The Ten Oldest Pending FOIA Requests – Some FOIA Requests Wait More Than Ten Years Without Being Processed- Annual FOIA Reports Do Not Answer Congress’s Question: How Long Does a FOIA Requester Wait? [Link] The National Security Archive, Freedom of …
In October I posted Minnesota Cannot Regulate Internet Telephony, and now note the growing interest on the federal level to regulate this technology by the end of 2004. On October 20, 2003 the Federal Communications Commission Technical Advisory Council (TAC) held a meeting on the topic of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The agenda is …
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: Real Reform or Political Pork? by Neil J. Squillante: “Many of my peers in the online marketing industry claim that requiring permission (opting in) would destroy emails commercial potential. I disagree and can personally attest to the fact that permission is good for business. If companies produce outstanding email newsletters …
For most employees, gone are the days when “signing in” to work involved the use of pen and paper. Now employees are issued smart cards and other electronic IDs used in conjunction with scanners and sensors throughout their office buidlings. Biometric technology is apparently the latest timekeeping application to be implemented in the workplace, and …
Judge Jeremy Foley, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, will rule in the next several weeks on whether internal documents stolen from Diebold Inc., and posted to or linked from a range of personal, non-profit and university websites, must be removed due to copyright infringement. See my November 14 posting which details relevant information …
“As Congress moves into the final wrangling over an update to the Fair Credit Reporting Act designed in part to slow the growth of identity theft, victim advocates are complaining the legislation might actually make things worse. The central issue is one of the oldest debates in American politics: states rights vs. a strong central …
“Software giant Microsoft is testing its answer to Google’s popular news aggregator and search site. “MSN Newsbot”, on MSN UK, France, Spain and Italy, signals at least one of Microsoft’s intentions as it seeks to build out its own search technology.” [Link]
A Google Gambol: Advanced Tricks and Techniques, Greg Notess, Creator, Search Engine Showdown & Reference Librarian, Montana State University Top Tech Trends for Internet Librarians, Elizabeth Lane Lawley, Rochester Institute of Technology The Blogging ExplosionLibraries & Weblogs, Darlene Fichter, Data Services Librarian, University of Saskatchewan Web Searching in 2004, Greg Notess, Creator, Search Engine Showdown …
From the Center on Democracy and Technology (CDT), a new report, Ghosts in Our Machines: Background and Policy Proposals on the “Spyware” Problem” offers a straight-forward review of how spyware programs operate, how to locate and disable them, and federal laws that in some measure address this technology, albeit with less than satisfactory results for …
