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Key Ruling Backs Blog and Web Rights Delware Supreme Court, John Doe No. 1 v. Cahill et. al., October 5, 2005 (33 pages, PDF) Related links: Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents Updates to Recent White Paper on Blogging Anonymously
An interview with Kurt Vonnegut in the October 6 USA Today, includes the following quote: “Music…cheers him, as do people who behave decently. Librarians too – “not famous for their physical strength” – who resist having books removed from shelves and refuse to give names to people who have checked out certain books in the …
FTC press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development that spyware and other “malware” that is downloaded to consumers’ computers without their consent can cause problems ranging from sluggish computer performance to loss of sensitive personal data. Chairman Deborah Platt …
Follow-up to my September 29, 2005 posting, Broad Coalition Pushes to Lift Gag Order Against Librarian, AP reports that yesterday the ACLU filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, the text of which is censored, to release an anonymous Connecticut librarian from a gag order concerning an FBI investigation into his/her organization’s patron records. ALA …
Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee Draft Framework for Privacy Analysis of Programs, Technologies, and Applications, (draft, 9/2/05)
Committee on Government Reform, September 29, 2005 hearing, The Last Frontier: Bringing the IT Revolution to Healthcare. “Doctors continue to write billions of handwritten prescriptions every year, a significant portion of which are illegible, or involve incorrect or incompatible drugs. According to one survey, only 15 percent of physicians are using electronic prescribing systems, and …
From the WSJ free features today, Do-Not-Call Lists Under Fire reviews the regulatory vs. real world results of the federal Do-Not-Call Registry.
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Volume VIII, September 2005 (requires free registration): “The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report is an analysis and discussion of Internet security activity over the past six months. It covers Internet attacks, vulnerabilities, malicious code, and future trends. This edition of the Threat Report, covering the first six months of 2005, …
“OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.”
Identity Theft: Outline of Federal Statutes and Bibliography of Select Resources, by Sara R. Paul Free and Fee Based Appellate Court Briefs Online, by Michael Whiteman
From the Order, released September 23, 2005: “In this Order, we conclude that the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) applies to facilities-based broadband Internet access providers and providers of interconnected voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service. This Order is the first critical step to apply CALEA obligations to new technologies and services that …
MIT Online Forum: The Real ID Act of 2005: “This is a facilitated discussion of the problems and prospects related to the Real ID Act of 2005, enacted by Congress and signed by the President. For purposes of this online discussion, we are focused on the driver license and identity management aspects of the legislation, …
