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Combatting Terrorism Center at West Point – Annotated Bibliography of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Research, March 22, 2004. “Compiled by Dr. James JF Forest for the Combating Terrorism Center “This annotated bibliography contains brief descriptions of over 400 research articles, books, chapters, and other resources pertaining to the study of terrorism and counterterrorism. It was constructed …
Today the White House released the redacted text of the Presidential Briefing Document titled “Bin Laden Determined to Stike in US,” August 6, 2001. From the White House: Fact Sheet – The August 6, 2001 Pdb · the August 6, 2001 Pdb Item Entitled “bin Ladin Determined to Strike” For reference, see my post from …
From the Washington Post, Montgomery County Maryland has launched an enhanced 911 cell phone tracking system that is accurate to within one block. See the FCC’s Enhanced 911 web page for links to public notices, press releases, and waivers. The current rollout deadline is December 31, 2005.
As reported by EPIC, American Airlines Passenger Data Released In June 2002: “American authorized passenger names records (PNRs) held by its vendor, Airline Automation Inc., to be given directly to the TSA. Instead, AAI gave the data to four vendors.” Related postings on CAPPS II
The BBC News reported that access to news on issues relevant to readers on a global scale can be significantly expanded, according to Cambridge University Professor Ross Anderson, through the use “of peer-to-peer networks…to make censorship difficult, if not impossible…”
FDIC Issues Warning About Fraudulent E-mails: “The FDIC has received complaints from consumers who received an e-mail that appears to have been sent by the FDIC. The e-mail is purportedly from security at fdic.com and the subject is fraud report. The e-mail informs recipients that their bank account has been temporarily closed because of fraudulent …
According to White House Communications Director Dan Bartlett, the Presidential Briefing Document (titled “Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States,” August 6, 2001) discussed in testimony by Dr. Rice before the 9/11 Commission April 8 hearing will be declassified in following with a procedure not disclosed. Al-Qaeda threat included in Bush memo, sources …
Utah’s Spyware Protection Act, H.B. 323, “enacts provisions within the Commerce and Trade Code relating to certain uses of spyware. “This bill prohibits spyware from delivering advertisements to a computer under certain circumstances; requires spyware to provide removal procedures; allows a website, trademark, or copyright owner to bring an action to enforce the requirements; and …
DHS Responds to Sens. Collins, Lieberam Request to Explain TSA’s Role in Obtaining Sensitive Airline Passenger Information “In a letter to Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, said the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) did play a role in …
From the World Privacy forum, this press release and letter (pdf) on behalf of a coalition of over two dozen privacy and advocacy groups, addressing Google’s new webmail service, Gmail, specific to the retention and repurposing of user data for e-commerce and law enforcement applications. Screenshots of Gmail from a beta tester, here and here.
The Michigan Electronic Medical Records Initiative (MEMRI) proposes to place online the medical records of state residents in an effort to increase the quality of care in medical emergencies. However, there are significant privacy issues associated with the online availability of patient medical profiles, including medication lists and social histories.
“People Search: Famous People – Search the name of a famous person and Jeeves will show you a picture, provide background information, and return other relevant links.”
