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Government Employees and Overuse of the Net
The Virginia Transportation Department took actions against 86 employees ranging from firing to suspension of pay for two weeks. The majority of the employees were accessing Internet porn.
International Labour Standards
The International Labour Organization sponsors the ILOLEX searchable database, available in English, French and Spanish. Users may choose to browse in categories of documents (including ILO Constitution, ILC Standing Orders, ILO Conventions and ILO Recommendations), use the Universal Query Form or conduct a free-text search.
Student Press Law Center
The Student Press Law Center is a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of the legal rights of student journalists. The site boasts excellent graphics and useful content that includes news releases, a legal resource center with links to materials on Press Freedom & Censorship, Access to Records, Meetings & Places, Cyberlaw: Internet & Online …
"Lawyer's Guide to Marketing on the Internet, 2nd ed."
As a promotional vehicle for their book, “Lawyer’s Guide to Marketing on the Internet, 2nd ed.,” the authors have launched a blog with intermittent updates and topical links. Great idea!
Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act Passed By House
H.R. 4561, the “Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act” now moves to the Senate. The legislation would require all federal agencies when promulgating new rules to consider their impact on the privacy of individuals.
Key Logging Programs v. Anti-Key Logging Programs
Key logging software has been around for quite awhile. Companies use it to ‘virtually’ stand over the shoulders of employees and read every letter typed on their keyboards. But this software is also used by hackers to commit identity theft, as was the case with nefarious installations on the computer systems of major universities throughout …
Ohio State Criminal Records Remain Online After Being Expunged
This Cincinnati Post article chronicles the inevitable privacy hazards that result from lack of coordination between state agencies and courts and inappropriate database management of potentially damaging online personal data.
Trademark Blog
Attorney Martin Schwimmer launched his Trademark Blog in May, 2002. Via the blog you may access his SchwimmerLegaltrademark metasearch database that facilitates searches for marks in the United States, Finland, WIPO (Madrid), Canada, the UK, Japan, Hungary EC (CTM), Brazil and France that contain a specific search string.
The Center for E-Commerce
The Center for E-Commerce, sponsored by the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology, was launched on October 8. It is a non-partisan effort that brings together academics, business leaders, in-house counsel and law firm attorneys in a joint effort to review and recommendations for the successful implementation of e-commerce strategies.
JunkBusters Continues to Challenge Amazon's Privacy Policy
On October 8, JunkBusters sent a letter to the attorneys general of 15 states and the FTC, elaborating on their continued concerns about Amazon’s collection, transfer and disclosure of personal data collected on its customers. The JunkBusters site is free, and the organization seeks to promote worldwide the extensive resources it makes available to fight …
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Blogs On
Rory Perry, Clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, is a pioneer who has transformed the dissemination of his court’s decisions via his summaries and direct links to cases on hisweblog.
