Category «Internet»

Google Phonebook Name Removal

This Google Phonebook Name Removal site provides a form to remove your residential and/or businesss listing information from the Google phonebook. The page notes: “Removing your phonebook listing will not remove your personal information from other pages on the web or from other reverse phone listing lookup services.” [via Darlene Fichter].

Subjects: Internet, Privacy

Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age

Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age, James Waldo, Herbert S. Lin, and Lynette I. Millett, editors, 456 pages, May 4, 2007 – This books is available in its pre-publication version from the National Academies Press. “Privacy is a growing concern in the United States and around the world. The spread of the …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Government, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy

LLRX.com Launches Redesigned Site With Enhanced Features and Usability

I created and launched LLRX.com in 1996 and have always strived to maintain a site dedicated to sharing best practices on a range of research and technology related issues relevant to legal professionals. Keeping these goals in mind, launching the newly designed LLRX.com, which premiered with the April 2007 issue, was an endeavor over one …

Subjects: Blogs, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

85% of American Adults Use Cell Phones or Internet According to Pew Research

Press release: “Fully 85% of American adults use the internet or cell phones – and most use both. Many also have broadband connections, digital cameras and video game systems. Yet the proportion of adults who exploit the connectivity, the capacity for self expression, and the interactivity of modern information technology is a modest 8%.” Related …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Wireless Web

World Health Organization Launches Clinical Trial Database

Kai Ryssdal, Marketplace: “The World Health Organization said [May 4] it’s going to provide online one-stop shopping for information on clinical drug trials. Doctors, researchers and curious patients now have access to the results of 50,000 clinical trials in the U.S., Britain and Australia. It’s a big deal because, as it stands now, a lot …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

GAO Calls for Improved Coordination in Homeland Security Info Sharing

Information Technology: Numerous Federal Networks Used to Support Homeland Security Need to Be Better Coordinated with Key State and Local Information-Sharing Initiatives GAO-07-455, April 16, 2007. “The Departments of Homeland Security and Justice have 17 major networks that support their homeland security missions, including sharing information with state and local governments. Examples include DHS’s Homeland …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

Policy Center's Study Shows Flaws in News Media's Use of RSS

From the Center for Media and the Public Agenda at University of Maryland, College Park: International News and Problems with the News Media’s RSS Feeds: “This study was constructed to determine which news outlets use RSS well—which outlets give users the range of information that most closely approximates what can be found on the outlets’ …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Knowledge Management, RSS

Senate Committee Hearing Examines Extremists' Use of the Internet

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on The Internet: A Portal to Violent Islamist Extremism, May 3, 2007. Prepared testimony submitted for this hearing: “The Internet: A Portal to Violent Islamist Extremism”, Testimony of Frank J. Cilluffo, Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute – “I am pleased to be here today to share …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research

Global Incident Map Displays Terrorist Acts, Suspicious Activity, General Terrorism News

GlobalIncidentMap.com: “This free public service website was created to give the public, law enforcement, military, and government individuals a new way to visualize, and become instantly aware of terrorism and security incidents across the world…While this website employs much automation, the news gathering itself is not automated – news items are located, reviewed, and manually …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management