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Google Search Reveals Credit-Card Numbers: “In an effort to ascertain actual theft risk associated with ordering online, NewsFactor conducted an informal test of the Web… the test was conducted using basic search engines to determine how accessible personal-identity and credit-card information was to a more ordinary criminal mind.”
Council of Europe Cybercrime Conference: “Surveys prepared for the conference show that cybercrime is the fastest growing type of crime world-wide, with criminals adapting their methods to modern society, and creating networks that are harder for the police to crack.” Summary of the Organised crime situation report 2004 – Focus on the threat of cybercrime …
Lawmakers question policy on transportation security information Lawmakers letter dated September 14, to the Government Accountability Office, on Sensitive Security Information (SSI). Related reference: CRS Report, – Sensitive Security Information and Transportation Security: Issues and Congressional Options, June 9, 2004.
Intelligence Reform: Human Capital Considerations Critical to 9/11 Commission’s Proposed Reforms GAO-04-1084T, September 14, 2004. Highlights-PDF. “Recognizing that people are the critical element in transformation initiatives is key to a successful transformation of the intelligence community and related homeland security organizations.”
Non-profit advocacy group OMB Watch today issued a report documenting the administration’s record on regulatory issues that include health, safety and the environment. [thanks to DC] “In this analysis, we looked at four agencies that are particularly important to the public interest: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National …
News about this order, Schade v. State Board of Elections, from Federal Computer Week and the Washington Post, with my previous postings, Effort in Maryland to Prevent E-Voting Fails and Maryland Case Challenging Lack of E-Voting Paper Trail To Be Heard this Week
Amazon’s search engine, A9, released as a beta in October 2003, received its offical launch last night. See this FAQ for more information about features. Related news: A9.com To Make Searching The Internet More Effective and Amazon to Take Searches on Web to a New Depth The A9 Toolbar may be downloaded here Amazon aims …
Internet Points of Control, by Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard Law School, Public Law Working Paper No. 54 , Boston College Law Review, Forthcoming [Link to abstract] “Early efforts to control the Internet have targeted the endpoints of the network – the sources and recipients of objectionable material – and to some extent the intermediaries who host …
“Geodata.gov is part of the Geospatial One-Stop E-Gov initiative providing access to geospatial data and information.” Use this link to learn about the site’s features.
A new report prepared for Rep. Henry A. Waxman “analyzes how the Administration has implemented each of our nation’s major open government laws (the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Presidential Records Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act).” Report Table of Contents (Full Report, 90 pages, PDF) Secrecy in the Bush Administration Related legislation …
From the EFF press release: “The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the government’s attempt to bar the press and the public from a trial where plaintiff John Gilmore is challenging the constitutionality of requiring airline passengers to show ID.” Gilmore v. Ashcroft: Requirement to Show ID for Ground and Air Transport EFF friend-of-the-court …
See Google Local, “Find local businesses and services on the web,” and Yahoo! Local – “Find businesses and services near you.” Related references: Whats New With Google News and this info from the Google Local product manager.