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Automated self-service U.S. Postal Service kiosks are taking and storing photos of users, according to documentation obtained by EPIC through a FOIA request. Section 3.2.8 of the documentation states: “In order to augment security, a digital photo of the customer will be necessary for some transactions. A camera built in to the basic kiosk will …
AP reports that all media personnel covering the inauguration will be subject to fingerprinting and background checks, a procedure not undertaken in the past. “The Inaugural has been designated a national security event. Access to the Capitol building will be restricted.” [Link]
The non-profit, non-partisan advocacy group Judicial Watch has posted a searchable “archive of financial disclosure reports for all Supreme Court Justices and Appellate Court federal judges. The reports which are released annually have been compiled and posted online as a public service. District Court judges will be added in January and February of 2005.” [thanks …
Net Snippets is offering a free version of their “post-search” tool that facilitates the organization, annotation, and sharing of online research results, executed on free or fee-based sites and services. See this review for more background. From the press release: “…the new Free Edition provides web surfers with a simple and effective way to save …
The SEC launched a new webpage which aggregates all the new content from throughout the site daily. This includes links to News & Public Statements, Litigation, Regulatory Actions, Self-Regulatory Organization Rulemaking and National Market System Plans, and SEC Divisions documents. [thanks d.c.]
The Wacky World of Gadgets: the 70s and Beyond!, by Barbara Fullerton, Sabrina I. Pacifici and Aaron Schmidt After Hours: 2004 Holiday Gift Guide, by Kathy Biehl Law Firm Marketing – Extranets Will Hook Your Clients for Life, by Andy Havens Burney’s Gadgets for Legal Pros – The Mirra Personal Server 2.0, by Brett Burney …
From e-books and audiobooks to blogs and wireless web access, America’s public libraries have embraced digital technology tools to expand and diversify services to users. See this New York Times article, Libraries Reach Out, Online and while you are on the site, take a look at this one as well, An Idea Whose Time Has …
As a follow-up to last night’s posting, Sweeping Intelligence Bill Passed By House , U.S. Senate Passes Intelligence Reorganization Bill.
House Approves Intelligence Bill – Landmark Measure Passes by 336 to 75 Vote; Senate to Consider Legislation [Wednesday] – “The House…approved landmark legislation to restructure the nation’s intelligence community, creating a director of national intelligence and counterterrorism center to better coordinate government assets and avert the type of intelligence lapses that occurred prior to the …
Massachusetts e-Health Collaborative MeHC Incorporated 2004 (11 pages, PDF); “The Mission of the Collaborative is to improve the safety, cost effectiveness, and quality of health care in Massachusetts through the promotion of widespread implementation and use of electronic clinical information systems, including electronic medical records, medical decision support, and clinical data exchange capabilities.” See also …
Thanks to GovExec.com, which has been providing readers with information updates about key portions of the voluminous omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 4818), we have news that each agency must now appoint a chief privacy officer and implement data protection measures applicable to the collection of website user information. Reference: H.R. 4818/P.L. 108-447 Consolidated Appropriations Act, …
Additional information about the ongoing issue of consumer access to free online annual credit reports, about which I posted information yesterday and on November 30. Today, EPIC documented complaints about provider website blocking issues in a letter to the FTC, Re: Free Annual Credit Report Site is Blocking Web Links. “We write to urge you …
