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The Wall Street Journal reports on how American troops in the Gulf are using e-mail, personal web sites and blogs, such as LT SMASH, to communicate directly with family, friends and others. Although there are over 500 reporters in the region, the Internet has changed the dynamic of the flow and content of information from …
The ACLU’s March 24 press release expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court’s order yesterday to reject their request to review the November 18, 2002 decision by the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review upholding the DOJ’s use of wiretapping and interception of e-mail and other communications as provided by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance …
The Department of Homeland Security issued a press announcement on Operation LIBERTY SHIELD, which “is a comprehensive national plan designed to increase protections for America’s citizens and infrastructure while maintaining the free flow of goods and people across our border with minimal disruption to our economy and way of life.” Under the topic CyberSecurity, the …
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched a Breaking News page to notify readers about specific digital rights related issues that the organization is tracking.
Via Copyfight, this link to The Media Institute’s “new online forum for the discussion of the many issues surrounding copyright and intellectual property in the digital age,” the Copyright Colloquium.
LexisNexis announced on March 24 that the company is now providing its subscribers and the public with access to breaking news and developments concerning the war, via this website: Free News From LexisNexis on Iraq. Subscribers are also given access to a Hot File with a wide range of additional news sources on the war, …
S.692, A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules regarding the disclosure of technological measures that restrict consumer flexibility to use and manipulate digital information and entertainment content. Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 3/24/2003). See Wyden’s press release here.
Today’s Search Day highlights a low cost resource on market data from subscription-based Dun & Bradstreet, called ZapaData (requires free registration). This site would no doubt prove useful to those conducting competitive intelligence research, with access to a database of 14 million business records from which company reports are compiled. The site also offers free …
Via the DoD DefenseLINK website, you will find numerous interesting links to policies and guidelines that circumscribe what information may be posted online for public access by agency webmasters and content providers. Topics addressed include security policy, findability, privacy, accessibility, copyright, and specific memos and directives concerning clearance procedures.
In what can only be described as a huge step backward in the fight against ID theft, the Sacramento Bee reported that the California State University’s computer system has for some years had a “glitch” that allows users to view the social security numbers and personal data of students and employees. State Senator Debra Bowen, …
Slow Start for Long-Awaited Easing of Copyright Restriction describes the challenges faculty are facing in their efforts to properly comply with copyright requirements for distance learning stipulated by the TEACH Act. The article includes a helpful guide for professors, Copyright Checklist for Online Courses, produced by North Carolina State University.
On March 21, in Case No. 02-2705 and No. 02-2707, State of Missouri v. American Blast, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit issued an opinion that upheld “Provisions of 47 U.S.C. Sec. 227(b)(1)(C) [Telephone Consumer Privacy Act of 1991 (pdf)] regulating unsolicited faxes satisfies the constitutional test for regulation of commercial speech …
