Privacy Concerns About Google’s New Free Email Service
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Online Debate on Open Source Access to Scientific Literature
From the journal Nature, via Slashdot, Access to Literature, the Debate Continues: “The Internet is profoundly changing how scientists work and publish. New business models are being tested by publishers, including open access, in which the author pays and content is free to the user. This ongoing web focus will explore current trends and future …
Bush Administration Withheld Clinton Papers from 9/11 Commission – Updated
From the New York Times, April 2: Bush Aides Block Clinton’s Papers From 9/11 Panel. Clinton authorized access to the documents by the Commission, but the current administration subsequently did not provide them with the majority of the relevant 10,800 pages. From AP, April 3: 9/11 Panel Gets Access to Clinton Records. News from April …
Ex Parte Contact Between White House and 9/11 Commission?
From Rep. Waxman’s website: “Rep. Waxman questions White House Counsel Alberto Gonzalez on reports that he placed calls to members of the September 11 Commission during the testimony of former National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism Richard Clarke.”
Executive Office for Immigration Review Virtual Law Library
EOIR Virtual Law Library (VLL). “This site serves as a complement to the Law Library and Immigration Research Center (LLIRC) located within the headquarters complex of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).” Includes and updated list of links to Attorney General and BIA Precedent Decisions (along with an e-mail update service), a link to …
Google Launches Limited Release of New E-Mail Service
Google press release: Google Gets the Message, Launches Gmail – User Complaint About Existing Services Leads Google to Create Search-Based Webmail “Gmail is an experiment in a new kind of webmail, built on the idea that you should never have to delete mail and you should always be able to find the message you want. …
KM World’s Top 100
KMWorld’s 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management 2004.
Treasury Website Posts Campaign-Related Press Release
The WSJ reported that the Bush Administration used Treasury Dept. civil servants to compile and publish an analysis, via the agency’s webite, labeled as a press release, that actually constituted a campaign related document critical of Senator John Kerry’s proposed tax plan. According to Kerry’s campaign, this action is a violation of the Hatch Act, …
Content Driven Blogs A Good Marketing Choice
Online Presence: Considering Blogs Instead of Web Sites
DOJ Report on E-Mail Scams and Fradulent Websites
From the DOJ Criminal division, this Special Report on “Phishing, “the creation of fraudulent e-mails and websites used to deceive individuals into divulging their personal financial data.” For more information on how to protect yourself against such scams, with resources that include news updates, reports on phishing attacks, and white papers, visit the Antiphishing Working …
Development of Global Database of Biometric Info
See this press release from Privacy International on the development of a global biometric ID system by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
EU Continues to Contest Transfer of Passenger Data
From Statewatch, April 1: “The European Parliament has passed a Resolution rejecting the draft Directive on “the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data” and calling for it to be withdrawn. The Directive was put forward by the Spanish government last year and was radically altered by the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 30 …
