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Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today released its annual report detailing consumer complaints about identity theft and listing the top 10 categories of fraud-related complaints filed with the FTC in 2004. For the fifth year in a row, identity theft topped the list of complaints, accounting for 39 percent of the 635,173 consumer fraud …
S.116, Privacy Act of 2005. Introduced in Senate on January 24, 2005, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) “The Privacy Act A comprehensive bill that would set a national standard for protecting personal information such as Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, and medical and financial data, including information collected both online and offline. Modeled on California’s …
“In a letter (PDF) to the Transportation Security Administration’s privacy officer, EPIC has asked why the Secure Flight Privacy/IT Working Group is not being operated in accordance with federal law intended to ensure transparency of government advisory committees. “EPIC has urged TSA, since the earliest days of its existence, to develop aviation security policies and …
The proliferation of PCs, digital cameras, cell phones and other electronic data collection and distribution gadgets has resulted in the increased importance of digital evidence in a range of cases outside the scope of those that involve cybercrimes such as ID theft and fraud.
Search Sites Play a Game of Constant Catch-Up: Google and Yahoo are in a neck and neck competition as they each launch new services at a steady pace, broadening the scope of applications available to users. See also Danny Sullivan’s related comments, NYT On Yahoo’s US Gains & Google’s Endless Betas And for some speculation …
The DOJ has estimated fees at $372,999 for a FOIA request made by People for the American Way. The group’s efforts to obtain copies of documentation pertaining to cases involving 9-11 detainees has been underway since 2003. Additional information about the matter and the government’s justification for the fees is detailed in this Daily Business …
Press release: “Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) gained the commitment of the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on the implementation of the controversial Patriot Act. The review would be of the entire act, including those provisions set to expire at the end of this year. Rep. Lofgren succeeded in adding an amendment to the …
Press release: FTC Continues Battle Against Telemarketing Fraud and Abuse “The quarterly enforcement update issued today can be found on the FTCs Web site here. The telemarketing fraud and abuse enforcement Web page can be found here.”
Access to Government Information in the United States, updated January 7, 2005.
Press release: Diebold Election Systems Submits Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail Printer for Federal Qualification – “Diebold Election Systems has completed design of a paper-based, voter-verifiable printer module that has been submitted for federal system qualification. The module enables a voter to print out, review and verify candidate selections made on a Diebold touch screen voting …
Telemarketing: Implementation of the National Do-Not-Call Registry GAO-05-113, January 28, 2005, Highlights. “The Conference Report for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, mandated that GAO evaluate the implementation of the national registry. Specifically, this report addresses (1) how FTC and FCC have implemented and operated the national registry, (2) fees collected to cover costs to operate …
SUMMARY: “The Copyright Office seeks to examine the issues raised by “orphan works,” i.e., copyrighted works whose owners are difficult or even impossible to locate. Concerns have been raised that the uncertainty surrounding ownership of such works might needlessly discourage subsequent creators and users from incorporating such works in new creative efforts or making such …
