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BMG Music v. Gonzalez, Matt Schruers and Jonathan Band Job Swaps and Library Exchanges, by Katie Thomas Got Competitive Intelligence? Tips, Tools, Techniques for the Savvy Marketer (PPT), by Donna Cavallini and Sabrina I. Pacifici The Government Domain: FirstGov Becomes First in Government Search, by Peggy Garvin E-Discovery Update – by Fios Inc. – Defining …

Subjects: Congress, Copyright, Courts, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries, Marketing, Microsoft, Search Engines

Managing Cybersecurity Resources

Managing Cybersecurity Resources: A Cost-Benefit Analysis “details guidelines for using sound and measurable principles of cost-benefit analysis, as a compliment to gut instinct, to efficiently allocate and manage cybersecurity resources within your organization. Written by two globally acknowledged leaders in the increasingly critical area of cybersecurity (Lawrence A. Gordon and Martin P. Loeb), this comprehensive …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, PC Security

The Internet in China: A Tool for Freedom or Suppression?

House of Representatives Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, February 15, 2006 Hearing, The Internet in China: A Tool for Freedom or Suppression? Links to statements and testimony below are in PDF: The Honorable Christopher H. Smith, The Honorable James A. Leach, Mr. James Keith, The Honorable David …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Internet, Knowledge Management, Microsoft, Search Engines

Surfing the Web – Just for Fun

Pew Internet Project Data Memo, Growing Numbers Surf the Web Just for Fun, 2/15/2006, by Senior Research Fellow Deborah Fallows: “Nearly a third of internet users go online on a typical day for no particular reason, just for fun or to pass the time. Two-thirds of all internet users have tried surfing the Web just …

Subjects: Internet

State Dept. Establishes Task Force on Global Internet Freedom

Following up on recent postings: Yahoo Issues Statement on Chinese Net Censorship, Net Censorship Abroad – Free Speech Colides With E-commerce? and Hearing Focuses on Internet Censorship in China, related news today via this State Dept. press release – statement of Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner: “I’m pleased …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet

Yahoo Issues Statement on Chinese Net Censorship

Following-up on recent postings, Net Censorship Abroad – Free Speech Colides With E-commerce? and Hearing Focuses on Internet Censorship in China, see today’s press release: “Yahoo!: Our Beliefs as a Global Internet Company – As a leading provider of Internet-based services, Yahoo! is committed to open access to information and communication on a global basis. …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Commerce, Internet, Search Engines

Net Censorship Abroad – Free Speech Colides With E-commerce?

Follow-up to February 2, 2006 posting, Hearing Focuses on Internet Censorship in China, this WSJ free feature today: Internet Censorship – Web Firms Face Grilling on China. Related news: New York Times, So Long, Dalai Lama: Google Adapts to China – “Google’s local staff works closely with Chinese officials to ensure that search results from …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Commerce, Free Speech, Internet, Privacy

Computer Resource Security Center Draft Guidelines for Media Sanitization

February 3, 2006: Draft Special Publication 800-88: Guidelines for Media Sanitization: “NIST’s Computer Security Division has completed the initial public draft of Special Publication 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization (40 pages, PDF). This guide is intended to assist organizations and system owners in making practical sanitization decisions based on the level of sensitivity of their …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

Agreement Reached on Patriot Act Reauthorization

Press release: “Republican Senators John Sununu (R-NH), Larry Craig (R-ID), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (on 2/9) announced they have reached agreement with the White House regarding the reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act. The package includes modifications to the Conference Report in three specific areas to better protect civil liberties while still …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Internet, Legislation, Libraries, Patriot Act, Privacy