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From GPO, Public and Private Laws: “Public and private laws are prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). GPO Access contains the text of public and private laws enacted from the 104th Congress to the present. The database for the current session of Congress is …
From the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), Welcome to the Jungle: The State Privacy Implications of Spam, Phishing and Spyware (15 pages, PDF).
From the Berkeley Daily Planet, Library’s New Technology Sparks Controversy. Related references: Parents and Civil Liberties Groups Urge School District to Terminate Use of Tracking Devices and Children and RFID Systems.
Reports today from MSNBC, Reuters (via CNN Money), and New.com on the theft of between 30,000 to 35,000 personal digital data profiles of California residents, which occured last fall. Related postings.
From Gartner, Proposed Real ID Act Fails to Include Data Protection Related reference: Real ID Act Passes House By Wide Margin
Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal decision, O’Brien v. O’Brien, filed February 11, 2005, addressed the issue of a wife’s use of spyware to intercept her husband’s communications with another woman. The court affirmed the trial court’s finding that the electronic communications were illegally obtained. Related reference: 2004 Florida Statutes, Chapter 934, Security of Communications, …
This AP article compares the web map services from Google, Yahoo, MSN Maps and AOL’s MapQuest, all of whom obtain their core data from the same two services, but offer users different search features.
Laboratory Animals: An Executive, Legislative, Judicial Narrative and Research Guide by Deborah Paulus-Jagric The Government Domain: Why Google Uncle Sam?, by Peggy Garvin After Hours: Accept These Substitutes, by Kathy Biehl
Law librarian Abbie Bradfield launched a blog today, AbsTracked, “A blog listing useful theme-related links.” From day one this looks to be a must read.
From the FTC press release today: “The Federal Trade Commission and consumer protection agencies around the world have created a valuable new tool to help consumers resolve cross-border disputes. The International Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Directory contains contact information for dispute resolution service providers that can help consumers resolve problems with foreign sellers, regardless of …
From Today’s Roll Call (subscription only), Policing Internet Politics? “The Federal Election Commission next month will begin looking at tightening restrictions on political activities in cyberspace, a controversial move that makes some FEC officials uneasy.” Additional information via this UPI article and News.com
This AP article, Google Discusses Strategy With Analysts, includes news that the company “is likely to require its users to begin providing personal information to use some of its products and services.”