Online Student Profiles Can Pose Privacy Risks
Too Much Information? Colleges Fear Student Postings On Popular ‘Facebook’ Site Could Pose Security Risks
New FTC Site on Energy Saving Tips for Homeowners
Saving Starts @ Home: The Insider Story on Conserving Energy, uses a graphic representing key areas in a home (trash room, garage, utility room, living room, kitchen and attic) from which you may choose to be directed for information on energy saving facts and recommendations respective to each room.
TSA’s Watch List Incorrectly Targets 30,000 Citizens
Tens of thousands mistakenly matched to terrorist watch lists Passenger Identity Verification Form, from the TSA website, with instructions for those citizens whose names incorrectly appear on the No Fly List or Selectee List.
Project Gutenberg Continues Effort to Put Books Online
From WSJ free features, Project Gutenberg Fears No Google is a Q&A with Project Gutenberg’s founder, Michael Hart (the inventor of ebooks). His vision and determination are reflected in this project, which has been sustained for over three decades. The site, which currently offers over 17,000 full text books, has a million downloads per week.
National Disaster Medical System In Need of Major Improvements
Press release: “A report requested by Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, and Rep. Charlie Melancon finds that since 2002 (HHS Report, 96 pages, PDF), the effectiveness of the National Disaster Medical System a key component of the nations emergency response capacity — has been eroded by mismanagement, bureaucratic reshuffling, and inadequate …
Valerie Plame Reported to Have Left CIA Job
Until today, Valerie Plame worked for the CIA’s Counterproliferation Division. The investigation into which government personnel were responsible for leaking her identity remains ongoing. Related news: Time Reporter Testifies in Leak Case Rove Lawyer Was Deposed Last Week by Special Prosecutor LA Times, French Warned Against Iraq-Niger Allegation, Spy Says
Dept. of Labor’s Compliance Administration Portal Adds Content and Features
The U.S. Department of Labor Compliance Assistance Homepage now “enables users to quickly and easily navigate DOL’s wide range of regulatory and compliance information any time, day or night.” Included are links to: Compliance E-Tools; an Updated Employment Law Guide; an online wage determinations program; and a feature to subscribe to elaws E-mail Updates.
Digital Future Project Releases New Report on Future of the Internet
The USC Annenberg School Center for the Digital Future has released the 2005 Digital Future Report ($). The report highlights are available free (19 pages, PDF), and note an increased use of the Internet for political campaigns, the continued popularity of email, and a significant expansion in the use of broadband access to the Internet. …
US Gov’t Warned Saudis of Threat to Passenger Aircraft 3 Yrs Before 9/11
Press release: “More than three years before the 9/11 attack on the United States, U.S. officials warned Saudi Arabia that Osama bin Laden “might take the course of least resistance and turn to a civilian [aircraft] target,” according to a declassified cable released by the National Security Archive today. The warning was made by the …
ALA Calls for No Vote on Patriot Act Reauthorization
ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline, Volume 14, Number 121, December 8, 2005. “House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement on Thursday, December 08, 2005, to extend the USA PATRIOT Act. The agreement would extend for four years – until 2009– Sec. 215 of the PATRIOT Act’s — permitting secret warrants for books, records …
CEO’s Issue Report on U.S. Competitiveness
National Summit on Competitiveness, Investing In U.S. Innovation, December 6, 2005 (8 pages, PDF).
Group of Democratic Senators Requests Additional Info From Alito
Press release: “The Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent [a] letter to Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito seeking more information relating to his nomination to be Associate Justice. In their letter, Senators have asked Judge Alito to provide information omitted from the questionnaire, including material that is publicly available. Judge Alito submitted his …