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“Some anti-spyware companies use confusing ads, and our tests show their $20-$60 products are less effective than free competitors.” [Link] See also my posting from yesterday on a spyware review from Ars Technica that concluded Ad-Aware, which is free, is the program to use.
Librarian Trevor Rosen has launched a blog on Maryland Law. Trevor states he “decided to create this blog as a resource for those of us interested in staying up to date on newsworthy Maryland legal developments and new online tools useful to the Maryland legal coummunity. I intend this to be a collaborative project–one that …
Announcement on upcoming release of new design for THOMAS: An Updated THOMAS – The 109th Congress convenes at noon on January 4, 2005. In preparation for that, we have been working to improve the appearance and the usefulness of THOMAS, the Library of Congress’ public legislative information system. We expect the updated site to be …
Wired reports on how free access to information and privacy rights are clashing in the arena of public web availability to court documents, which often contain personal data which could mined for use in acts involving ID theft, harassment, and the determination of home loans and employment.
Government Computer News reports that in response to requests from 13 Democratic members of Congress, the agency has determined that an investigation of e-voting security issues associated with the 2004 election is now warranted. Links to PDF copies of the series of letters charting the addition of signatories to the request made to the Comptroller …
From Ars Technica this two part article on spyware – Malware: what it is and how to prevent it (descriptions and screen shots are provided) Spyware removal tools: “This software (6 programs) will be judged on its ease of use, the amount of feedback it provides, and of course its effectiveness in removing malware. Effectiveness …
From Justin Pfister, this new site “Converts News.Google to RSS.” Create a search query, indicate the number of entries to return (from 5-100) and see if it works for you.
Another followup, this one to the TSA’s collection of commercial airline passenger data for the new Secure Flight program. See today’s GovExec article, TSA to brief Congress on using commercial data for passenger screening. Privacy concerns about the program were again raised last week by the ACLU.
On 11/20/2004, the Senate passed, and House agreed to S. 2192, the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004. Congressional Record Reference, House of Representatives, November 20, 2004, Page: H10219: ” In the future, research collaborations between academia and industry will be even more critical to the efforts of U.S. industry to maintain …
According to Bob Ambrogi, his new blog, Media Law, “will track news relating to the First Amendment, access to public records, open meetings laws, journalist shield laws, libel and other such issues, with an emphasis on Massachusetts.” [thanks d.c.] It is off to an informative and fast paced start.
As a follow-up to my May 17 posting, Biometric ID Will Be Added to US Passports, today’s AP story, Electronic Passports Might Not Measure Up, details additional concerns that the information chips under development subject the passport holder to an ID theft scam that is simple to perpetrate.
From the New York Times, this article reviews the challenges involved in work underway by NIH, industry and providers to coordinate and implement a digital health network.