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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.
PubSub’s press release indicates the company is tracking “over 6.5 million blogs every day as well as other content streams including 50,000 USENET newsgroups, all SEC/EDGAR filings, press releases from major wire services and FAA airport delay alerts.” [via ResearchBuzz]
From the press release: “Yad Vashem, The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem, Israel, will bring online its historic new Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names on Monday, November 22, 2004. The database, which will allow online public interaction and contributions of new names and materials, seeks to capture the names of as …
From the New York Times, The Circuits Holiday Buying Guide, covers products in the following areas: Toys and Games, Mobile Devices, Recreation, Music, Entertainment, Cameras and Video, and Home Office. See also Engadget and Gizmodo for product reviews and news.
Eight Simple Steps for Doing Effective E-Discovery, By Dennis Kennedy and George Socha, November 2004.
Google sees benefits in corporate blogging