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According to articles in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the New York Times and the Boston Globe, the National Center for Education Statistics (part of the Dept. of Education) is investigating a new system to significantly broaden the collection of personal data on college and university students beyond the scope of information related to financial …
This Wired article profiles the recently launchedIPac, whose mission is described as follows: “We believe that technological innovation and individual creativity are vital to the future of this country. We believe that a prosperous and democratic society depends on freedom for all individuals to pursue scientific invention and artistic expression. Unfortunately, new intellectual property laws …
The current Online Customer Respect Study, conducted by the Customer Respect Group, provides data on how prominent firms in the U.S. are rated in their online interactions with consumers. “…more than 50 percent of sites say they share personal data without users’ explicit permission. This should concern high-tech firms greatly, since research shows that more …
An useful addition to a compendium of competitive intelligence resources, the The Web Globalization Report Card 2005 ($$) “…identifies those companies that have developed Web sites that combine global reach with local usability. In all, this report rates the Web sites of 200 companies across 16 industries.” [Link to press release and website]. “The top …
As a follow-up to this posting, State Department documents obtained through a FOIA request, details of which are publicized in this ACLU white paper, provide broader insight into the privacy and ID theft issues implicit as a result of the new passports’ implementation of Contactless Integrated Circuits.
A Cross-Border Examination of 20 Travel Web Sites – Selling International Airline Tickets in the United States and Six Western European Countries: “The flight and fare data provided by sister travel sites such as the Expedia, Travelocity and Opodo brands varied widely from country to country, completely dispelling any notions that these sites …
The pioneering open source encyclopedia, Wikipedia, run by a non-profit foundation with global reach and impact, has launched a free demo news resource, called Wikinews. The site states, “Our mission is to create a world where citizen journalists report the news on a wide variety of current events.” The permanent link for the site will …
A trio of PowerPoint presentations providing resources on the following timely issues: Corporate Blogging – Sabrina I. Pacifici documents and illustrates how the development and implementation of blogs within your organization can serve as a key application to facilitate research services, knowledge management, marketing, training, and communications within groups, departments, and enterprise wide. Got Competitive …
The Guardian Unlimited newsblog is worth a look. Among its recent postings are this one on a range of blogs from the Ukraine that are tracking and providing perspective and updates on the recent political crisis.
From the Financial Times, differing perspectives on open source access to scientific data, from the co-founder of BioMed Central (providers of “over 100 Open Access journals covering all areas of Biology and Medicine”) and the VP of the Royal Society (“the independent scientific academy of the UK dedicated to promoting excellence in science”).
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Press release: Bentley College Survey Finds U.S. Adults Are Concerned About Cyber-Security Issues, But Still Need Help Understanding Internet Threats [Link] From the survey findings (6 pages, PDF): “Current efforts to address the widespread lack of home PC security do not distinguish between expert and inexpert home PC users, and do not take into account …