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From the ACLU, Court Orders CIA to Comply With Request For Torture Records and the New York Times, A.C.L.U. Gains in Its Quest for C.I.A. Documents on Detainees. American Civil Liberties Union, et al., Plaintiffs, Opinion and Order Denying Application by CIA for Stay of FOIA against Obligation to Search and Review Department of Defense, …
Via EPIC, news of the availability of the Department of Homeland Security Privacy Report to Congress, April 2003-June 2004 (112 pages, PDF): “This Report on Department of Homeland Security privacy activities…demonstrates that, through the establishment and functionality of the operations of the DHS Privacy Office, we are working to “operationalize” privacy awareness and best practices …
Drivers on Cell Phones Kill Thousands, Snarl Traffic: “Cell phone distraction causes 2,600 deaths and 330,000 injuries in the United States every year..”
“As the Bound Congressional Record is the newest application available on GPO Access, currently only Volume 145 (1999; first session of the 106th Congress) is available. Additional volumes will be added in the near future.” [Link]
Membership of the 109th Congress: A Profile – CRS Report
As a follow-up to my posting yesterday, FTC Releases Annual Report on Consumer Complaints – ID Theft Tops List, this Washington Post article (reg. req’d) highlights that the D.C. metropolitan area led the country in the number of complaints to the FTC.
From the Sunshine Week project, links to several dozen Open government Web sites.
“Rand McNally Traffic helps you avoid the delays with real-time traffic information, speed maps, and data on your phone…Access unlimited real-time information (compiled from multiple sources) in 94 metro areas.” [Link]
Live Blogging the State of the Union and Bloggers get set for State of the Union. Related news: Are bloggers journalists? Do they deserve press protections?
“The Trademark Document Retrieval (TDR), offers the public an advanced electronic portal to PDF viewing, downloading and printing of an array of information and documents for more than 460,000 trademark applications totaling more than eight million document pages. As new applications are filed, they will be added to the database. It is expected that more …
From the MSN Weblog, MSN Search Launches, and take a look at the site’s promo, which includes references to Sweden, the Beatles and the White Stripes. Details about the site from Beta News, Search Engine Watch, and Search Engine Guide. From Business Week, see also Microsoft’s Mission: Search and Destroy
Law Barring Junk E-Mail Allows a Flood Instead. Another article joins the chorus complaining about the failure of the CAN-SPAM Act to stem the tide of junk email, and highlights how industry, government and advocacy groups continue to do battle against the threats. From the perspective of the spammers however, it is a lucrative business, …
