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What is customized news?: “We’ve made a number of improvements to Google News that allow you to customize your News front page by creating sections that focus on topics you care about…You can also design your custom front page by mixing and matching existing standard sections from the 22 regional editions of Google News from …
On March 2, I referenced several sources advocating destroying hard drive platters as the only reliable means of permanently wiping the data. As a follow-up, take a look at this movie gallery of shredding demonstrations that includes CD’s/floppy discs, computer circuit boards, and whole computers (requires Flash player). [blogdex]
Press release from Sen. Patrick Leahy today: “Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the ranking Democratic member of the committee, introduced legislation on Thursday to establish an advisory Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays. The 16-member commission would be charged with reporting to Congress …
The US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing on Identity Theft: Recent Developments Involving the Security of Sensitive Consumer Information, 3/10/05, 2:30 PM. [Link]
Look Who’s Blogging – How five executives got blog religion and are using it to their professional and personal advantage.
Economics of scientific and biomedical journals: Where do scholars stand in the debate of online journal pricing and site license ownership between libraries and publishers? [Library Link of the Day]
The ramifications of personal use of workplace email continues to resonate. The Wall Street Journal follows-up with Snooping E-Mail by Software Is Now a Workplace Norm, also available free to readers. The article details how customized programs allow companies to monitor and review employee email and IMs using broad and specific criteria that encompass administrative …
Press release from Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV: LexisNexis investigates compromised customer IDs and passwords to Seisint U.S. consumer data. “Reed Elsevier today announced that LexisNexis, its global legal and business information business, has identified a number of incidents of potentially fraudulent access to information about U.S. individuals at its recently acquired Seisint …
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved, by 43-0 vote, the Antispyware bill, H.R. 29, The Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act or the ‘SPY ACT’. An Amendment #1, offered by Mr. Stearns, was agreed to by voice vote.
Press release from the United States Attorney, Central District of California, March 7, 2005: “An Encino man who used personal information fraudulently obtained from ChoicePoint Service and other companies to commit identity theft against thousands of victims was sentenced today to 66 months in federal prison. Adedayo Benson, a 38-year-old Nigerian national, was sentenced this …
From the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Criminal Identity Theft in California: Seeking Solutions to the “Worst Case Scenario”
Point…Counterpoint…and additional information.