Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004 Passed By House
The Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004, Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. See also H. Rept. 108-700.
Essay Addresses New Regulatory Framework for Electronic Evidence
From Orin Kerr, news of the publication of a draft of his new essay, Digital Evidence and the New Criminal Procedure. “This essay shows how existing rules of criminal procedure are poorly equipped to regulate the collection of digital evidence. It predicts that new rules of criminal procedure will evolve to regulate digital evidence investigations, …
Gov’t and Corp. Use of Social Security Numbers and Issues Related to ID Theft
Social Security Numbers: Use Is Widespread and Protections Vary in Private and Public Sectors GAO-04-1099T, September 28, 2004, Highlights-PDF “The use of SSNs by both private and public sector entities is likely to continue, but the more frequently SSNs are used, the more likely they are to be misused given the continued rise in identity …
Microsoft Announces Open Source Wiki Application
Thanks to Paige, who alerted me to this article with details about Microsoft’s FlexWiki, a free, “experimental collaboration tool, based on WikiWiki. See also SourceForge.net’s Project: FlexWiki: Summary, and Enter the World of the “Wiki”
Hearing on ID Theft Addresses Protection of Social Security Numbers
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Identity Theft and Social Security Numbers, Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 28, 2004. Accompanying FTC press release See also the Fair Credit Reporting Act and previous postings here and here on security issues associated …
RocketNews Adds RSS Feeds
From WebProNews, via Search Engine Guide, this update that RocketInfo, a terrific news portal, has added a feature allowing users to create RSS feeds for specific searches. How to generate an RSS feed on RocketInfo: 1) create and run a search; 2) On the upper right hand corner of the Search Results page, you will …
New Study Indicates Decline in Federal Enforcement of Pollution Laws
From Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), “a data gathering, data research and data distribution organization associated with Syracuse University, this new bulletin: Federal Pollution Enforcement Declines: Details by Statute.
New Draft Legislation Expands on Patriot Act
The 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act (PDF, 335 pages), introduced by House Speaker Hastert on September 24, 2004. Hastert Statement on 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act Related documents – EFF press release, Draft “PATRIOT II” Legislation Goes Too Far and Brookings Briefing- Intelligence Reform in the Wake of the 9/11 Commission Report (PDF, 50 pages)
Surveys Rank Best E-Gov Portals From Among U.S. Cities
Best City and County Government Web Sites Named: “The nation’s most innovative and robust city and county government Web sites have been named by the Center for Digital Government in its 2004 Best of the Web contest…Capturing first place in the city portal category is Fort Collins, Colo.” Brown University’s state/federal e-gov rankings: “Denver wins …
Significant Challenges Persist in Integrating Homeland Security IT Infrastructure
Department of Homeland Security: Formidable Information and Technology Management Challenge Requires Institutional Approach, GAO-04-702, August 27, 2004. Highlights (PDF).
Greater Role for Gov’t Data Mining Tools
This article today from Government Computer News, lists, along with some descriptive information, five data mining applications currently used by federal government agencies. The article also includes an interesting narrative of how homeland security is using data mining for threat assessment analysis.
NY Times Magazine Offers Perspective on Bloggers Impact in Political Arena
September 26, 2004, Fear and Laptops on the Campaign Trail: Insights into the expanding profile of bloggers whose views are changing the reading habits of many readers by allowing them highly interconnected online channels through which they can satisfy their interest in political campaign facts, rumors, and commentary. Related article published on LLRX.com, September 20 …