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A new Harris Interactive poll indicates that 80% of those surveyed dislike spam so much that they would like to see it banned. A new report, from Ferris Research, a San Francisco based market research company, ($1,995 fee) assesses the cost of spam to American corporations in 2003 at more than $10 billion, due to …
The USA Today reported about the efforts currently underway by hundreds of scientists nationwide on the National Science Digital Library, whose goal is to be a “comprehensive source for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.” The project is funded by the National Science Foundation.
The ABA Cyberspace Law Committee announced the establishment of a new sub-committee, Jurisdiction II, chaired by Michael Geist, that “will work on developing the global jurisdiction survey, and its methodology, to examine the practical effects of Internet jurisdiction issues on companies worldwide.” See this link and scroll down the page where you will find the …
VeriSign, Inc., the global “digital trust service,” issued a press release today announcing the relaunch of Network Solutions Inc. as the company through which it will now provide “domain name, Web site and e-mail service business.” The Network Solutions site has been redesigned to enhance ease of use and highlight the range of services available.
From the High Court of Australia, to the Fourth Circuit, and now the Fifth Circuit, jurisdiction issues as they apply to Internet libel cases are in the spotlight. The Fifth Circuit, in Oliver “Buck” Revell v. Lidov and Columbia University, affirmed the United States District Court For the Northern District of Texas decision that Revell, …
Is it really the 20th anniversary of the “birth” of the World Wide Web? For background, see this CNN article, this PCWorld article, and LivingInternet.com for facts and commentary about the net’s history.
This Wired article by the co-founder of People for Internet Responsibility, Lauren Weinstein, argues against the merits of internet filters in favor of education and personal responsibility.
A new Pew Internet and American Life report released today indicates that the Internet has “become a mainstream information tool.” The 60% of Americans who have access to the Web rely on it as a primary information resource. They use it routinely to locate data from local, state and federal government agencies, to answer health …
Penn State Prof. of Journalsim R. Thomas Berner’s commentary on the December 10 Australian Internet libel case highlights concerns voiced elsewhere that ramifications of the case may include blocking access to sites in other countries to avoid more such litigation.
In this article, Companies Are Divided on Providing Online Data, the New York Times examines the growing trend among corporate websites to limit the amount of financial data they make available to investors, who often make corporate sites their first stop when conducting research. While some companies choose to continue to provide a deep archive …
Recent news articles point to a growing controvery over proposed surveillance programs to collect and review personal data generated by daily online transactions by citizens. This New York Times article, Many Tools of Big Brother Are Up and Running, concludes that the foundation for much of the work to conduct widespread surveillance has already been …
Negative responses continued to reverberated in the press after the White House announcement last week of plans to expand monitoring of Internet usage. Internet News reports that the White House was busy doing damage control over the privacy issues that are at the heart of The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace (draft version), the details …
