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Part two of a three part series from the Washington Post:‘Data Quality’ Law Is Nemesis Of Regulation: “A Policy Puts Science on Trial – A last-minute addition to an unrelated piece of legislation has created a tool for attacking the science used by federal agencies as a basis for new regulations.” (part one of the …
Appellant John Gilmore’s Opening Brief, John Gilmore v. John Ashcroft (PDF, 61 pages), filed August 16, 2004, United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. See also Flight ID Fight Revived and EFF friend-of-the-court brief (PDF, 30 pages).
WholeSecurity Launches Web Caller-ID: Industry’s First Behavioral Anti- Phishing Solution. Protecting Your Customers Against Phishing What You Need To Know.
The website of the Commission on Presidential Debates includes links to sites and dates of the debates currently scheduled, the respective moderators as well as a link to a page that will host the 2004 debate transcripts.
Jakob Nielsen, When Search Engines Become Answer Engines, August 16, 2004: “Increasingly, the Internet user experience is becoming one of dipping a toe into websites rather than truly “visiting” them. Using search engines as their Web interface, people simply grab query-related nuggets from sites, but don’t engage with the sites themselves.”
Blogs: The Marketing Killer. This article reviews how major corporates are leveraging blogs and RSS feeds for marketing, collaboration and current awareness monitoring.
Hearing, Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, 9/11 Commission Recommendations on Transportation Security, Monday, August 16 2004. Links to opening remarks and Panel 1 statements. Related article from CNN. The 9/11 Commission Report, July 22, 2004
This New York Post article [via Slashdot] discusses the Federal Reserve’s transition from a DOS application to an Internet solution for all financial services transactions, which has prompted security concerns. For reference and more details, see FedLine Advantage – Financial Services Electronic Access, and FedFocus (PDF, 12 pages, May 2004 issue).
The different standards applied to the dissemination of court filings and to the disclosure of financial data on judges is a topic of interest to legal researchers.
August 14, 2004, New York Times, Out of Spotlight, Bush Overhauls U.S. Regulations. This article documents how significant changes to agency regulations during this administration have impacted citizens while often unreported and unchallenged as news continues to focus on national security issues. August 15, 2004, Washington Post, Bush Forces a Shift In Regulatory Thrust (first …
FTC press release: “The Federal Trade Commission will publish a Federal Register Notice on Friday, August 13, 2004, seeking public comment on proposed rules regarding commercial electronic mail messages. The CAN-SPAM Act, which took effect January 1, 2004, requires that the Commission issue regulations defining the relevant criteria to facilitate the determination of the primary …
EPIC Urges Privacy Protections for Auto Black Boxes : “In comments, EPIC urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to create privacy protections for “Event Data Recorders,” black boxes in vehicles that record crash data. EPIC noted that the boxes can become platforms for broader surveillance and that information collected by them should be subject …