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European Parliament and Council decision amending Decision No 276/1999/EC adopting a multiannual Community action plan on promoting safer use of the Internet by combating illegal and harmful content on global networks, COM(2002) 152 Final.
H.R. 395, The Do-Not-Call Implementation Act, P.L. 108-10, 117 Stat. 557; 2 pages, “To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to collect fees for the implementation and enforcement of a “do-not-call” registry,” was signed by the President on March 11. For more information on the procedure to remove your name from the telemarketers registry, see this …
This story is just to good to pass up: McDonald’s is test marketing a new service in restaurants in three cities – NYC, Chicago and somewhere to be announced in California: the purchase of a combination meal (I have no idea what that is having been a vegetarian for 29 years) is accompanied by one …
Larry Lessig has filed a petition (PDF) with the Supreme Court for a rehearing of the Eldred v. Ashcroft case.
The results of a new Harris Interactive poll, conducted between February 12 and 16, focus on public response to increased government surveillance of citizens since 9/11. Results from this poll are consistent with one conducted a year ago, although overall support for the use of various technologies by the FBI and other government agencies did …
From StateWatch, this report (PDF) from the European Parliament’s Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms expressing strong concerns about the collection and use of EU passenger data by the INS and TSA. See also How US Customs bounced the European Commission into a quick decision.
The Public Library of Science “is working to establish online public libraries of science that will archive and freely distribute the complete contents of every published scientific article.” For more information, see this article, Will Walls Come Tumbling Down? (free registration req’d).
From the March 10 Federal Register: “The Technology and Privacy Advisory Committee (TAPAC) is being established in consonance with public interest and in accordance with the provisions of Pub. L. 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, title 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2. The TAPAC will advise the Secretary of Defense concerning the legal and policy considerations …
The Truth in Domain Names Act, H.R. 939, introduced on February 26.
New e-commerce bill introduced in the House on February 26: the Jurisdictional Certainty Over Digital Commerce Act, H.R. 945.
From OMB Watch, this commentary on the ramifications of public access to government documents in light of the February 7, 2003 announcement by the GAO that it would not pursue an appeal in Walker v. Cheney, the case to “obtain information from the National Energy Policy Development Group, August 18, 2001.”
Poaching threatens privacy of résumés posted on job boards.
