Category «Internet»

Army Data Strategy 2016

Army Data Strategy, February 2016 – Information Architecture Division, Army Architecture Integration Center HQDA CIO/G-6 Version 1. “As an architectural paradigm, the Army network, which is the Army’s portion of the DoD Information Network, is changing from a loose federation of stove piped IT systems to a single, integrated, service- oriented, information – sharing environment. …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

EFF – What We Talk About When We Talk About Apple and Compelled Speech

Via EFF – “Last week, EFF filed a brief in support of Apple’s fight against the FBI, in which we argued that forcing Apple to write—and sign—a custom version of iOS would violate the First Amendment rights of Apple and its programmers. That’s because the right to free speech sharply limits the government’s ability to …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Defense, E-Government, E-Mail, E-Records, Free Speech, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

New on LLRX – You Say Aggregate, I Say Curate…

Via LLRX.com – You Say Aggregate, I Say Curate…– Zena Applebaum, a law firm competitive intelligence director, defines an important development in the way that critical business information is shared within laws firms and similar organizations. Applebaum defines and aligns the role of “content curation,” a practice and skill wherein information from all the content …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Marketing

New on LLRX – The Mediachain Project: Developing a Global Creative Rights Database Using Blockchain Technology

Via LLRX.com – The Mediachain Project: Developing a Global Creative Rights Database Using Blockchain Technology – Alan Rothman’s article focuses on a creative, innovative effort to deploy the blockchain as a form of global registry of creative works ownership – specifically a global rights database for images. The co-founders of a new metadata protocol they …

Subjects: Copyright, E-Commerce, Economy, Financial System, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Your Gateway to an Interactive Virtual Earth

GPlates Portal – [via The university of Sydney] 3D Visualisation of Geophysical and Geological Data – Interactive Plate Tectonic Reconstructions – Interactive Surface Dynamic Topography – PyGPlates Reconstruction Services “The EarthByte Group in the School of Geosciences of The University of Sydney is one of the world’s leading research groups for global and regional plate …

Subjects: Education, Environmental Law, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

“The Secrets of Surveillance Capitalism”

von Shoshana Zuboff, March 3, 2016: “Governmental control is nothing compared to what Google is up to. The company is creating a wholly new genus of capitalism, a systemic coherent new logic of accumulation we should call surveillance capitalism. Is there nothing we can do?…Google is ground zero for a wholly new subspecies of capitalism …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

Cybersecurity: Critical Infrastructure Authoritative Reports and Resources

CRS report via FAS – Cybersecurity: Critical Infrastructure Authoritative Reports and Resources, Rita Tehan, Information Research Specialist. March 8, 2016. “This report serves as a starting point for congressional staff assigned to cover cybersecurity issues as they relate to critical infrastructure. Much is written about protecting U.S. critical infrastructure, and this CRS report directs the …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, Government Documents, Internet, Privacy

GPO moves public websites to the cloud

“The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) continues to embrace technological innovation by transitioning its Integrated Library System (ILS) public websites to the cloud using Amazon Cloud Services. This move supports the Federal Cloud First policy that encourages agencies to take advantage of cloud computing opportunities. The cloud improves performance of these sites during peak traffic …

Subjects: E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

FCC Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal Fact Sheet

March 10, 2016: “Chairman Wheeler’s Proposal to Give Broadband Consumers Increased Choice, Transparency & Security With Respect to Their Data – FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has circulated for consideration by the full Commission a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to ensure consumers have the tools they need to make informed choices about how and whether …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Government Documents, Internet, Privacy

Resources for National Consumer Protection Week

“National Consumer Protection Week (March 6-12, 2016) highlights the importance of understanding your consumer rights to make informed buying decisions. And it gives you the chance to learn about and share information to protect yourself and others from scams and fraud. Find a wealth of tips and information on a variety of consumer topics: banking, …

Subjects: Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Government, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Housing, ID Theft, Internet, Privacy

Encryption: Selected Legal Issues

Via FAS – CRS report – Encryption: Selected Legal Issues, Richard M. Thompson II, Legislative Attorney; Chris Jaikaran, Analyst in Cybersecurity Policy. March 3, 2016. “This report first provides background to the ongoing encryption debate, including a primer on encryption basics and an overview of Apple, Google, and Facebook’s new encryption policies. Next, it will …

Subjects: Congress, Courts, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy