Links to Public Wi-Fi Hot Spots Around the Country
ABCNews Wireless America: “As a service to ABCNEWS.com readers, we’ve compiled a list of public Wi-Fi access points in the nation’s 30 most populous cities.”
Category «Wireless Web»
OMB Memo on Protection of Sensitive Agency Information
M-06-16, Protection of Sensitive Agency Information, June 23, 2006 (10 pages, PDF) AP: Recent Government Security Breaches Postings on ID Theft
Joint Effort By Industry to Promote Wireless Web Browsing
WSJ free feature: New Domain Name — .Mobi — Could Spur Wireless Web
Internet Freedom Preservation Act
Press release, May 19, 2006: “U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today introduced legislation that would preserve the open and democratic character of the Internet. The Internet Freedom Preservation Act (9 pages, PDF) would ensure that all content, applications and services are …
FTC Guide For Protecting Consumer Wireless Networks
Press release: “Wireless Internet access can free you from the confines of cords, but not from the need for security. Without taking the proper precautions, it’s easy for others to use your wireless network connection to access the Internet, or even to access the information on your own computer. The Federal Trade Commission is introducing …
NY County First in Nation to Require Business Wireless Security
ComputerWorld reports that Westchester County in New York is the first county in the nation to require all businesses with wireless networks that collect consumer related data to use “minimun security measures.”
New on LLRX.com
Analyze This: The Evolution of Competitive Intelligence Products for the Legal Profession, by Donna Cavallini Interpretation and Translation Resources for the Criminal Justice System, by Ken Strutin Campaign Finance and the Internet: A Commentary on the Online Freedom of Speech Act, by Beth Wellington Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide – Updated, by Donna …
Two GAO Reports Address E911 Funds for Wireless Services
Telecommunications: States’ Collection and Use of Funds for Wireless Enhanced 911 Services. Full text, GAO-06-338, March 10, 2006: Highlights Survey on State Wireless E911 Funds. Full text, GAO-06-400SP, March 10, 2006
DOJ IG Audit Report on Electronic Surveillance
The Implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, Audit Report 06-13, [Redacted] March 2006 (PDF) Executive Summary: “Criminal organizations and individuals frequently use the telecommunications systems of the United States to further serious violent crimes, including terrorism, kidnapping, extortion, organized crime, drug trafficking, and public corruption. One of the most effective tools law …
Study Claims In Flight Cell Phone Use Risks Passenger Safety
Press release: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Find Cell Phones Pose Greater Risk to Airplane Navigation Than Previously Believed Related postings on in-flight cell phone use
Open Access To Internet Subject of Growing Debate
Following up on one, two, three recent posting related to increasing focus on issues related to net neutrality, open access, and e-commerce, see an article today from AP: Future of the Internet Highway Debated. It includes a discussion of the commercial, technical and socio-political issues associated with Internet traffic management (packet prioritization – ) the …
Security Issues Escalate With Popularity of Handheld Devices
New York Times: Too Many New Gadgets, Too Much Information at Risk: Loss, theft and viruses are major issues as corporate use of handheld devices and pocket PCs increases. Pre-emptive security options are available however, as this article describes.
