Websites Used to Shorten URLs
From notlong Free Short URL Redirection, this link to a comparison chart and list of attributes of other url shortening services. Very useful, take a look.
Global Terrorism Report Incorrectly Documented Drop in Number of Attacks
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003, a report released by the Secretary of State on April 29, will undergo revisions to correct inaccurate and incomplete data. The data was compiled by the Terrorist Threat Integration Center. From the June 14 State Department Daily Press Briefing statement by spokesman Richard Boucher: “Whether we put out a whole …
White Paper Profiles Data Protection Issues in U.S. and EU
A Global Push to Protect Information Online “As indispensible as e-mail and the Internet have become at work, companies face rising threats from the exposure of confidential business data or consumer data over the Internet.”
FTC Report Rejects Do Not Email Registry
From the FTC press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that, at the present time, a National Do Not Email Registry would fail to reduce the amount of spam consumers receive, might increase it, and could not be enforced effectively. In a report (60 pages, PDF) filed in response to a statutory mandate, …
New OPM Regs on Federal Info Security Management
From the June 14, 2004 Federal Register, Personnel Management Office, Final Rule, Federal computer systems; security awareness and training for employees responsible for management or use: SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations concerning information technology security awareness and training for agency personnel including contractors and other users of information systems …
RSS Feeds for State Weather Advisories
Experimental Listings of Watches, Warnings, and Advisories by State and Territory: “This page provides access to NWS watches, warnings and advisors, listed by state in three different formats. Select a state name to view a list of active alerts in your web browser. These files are updated about every two minutes. Select a state name …
New Edition of Free FOIA Handbook
From the press release: “The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has published its 9th edition of How to Use the Federal FOI Act.”
A Brief History of the Internet
History of the internet: Origins of the web: “The world wide web is now a part of our everyday lives, but do you know who first thought of it, and how it became the revolutionary technology it is today.”
Online Newspapers Increasingly Require User Registration
As Web Registration Spreads, Does It Deliver? The economics of publishing high quality, timely, comprehensive information resources contributes to the collection of user data by online newspapers, with growing speculation that this will lead to the imposition of fees down the road. For reference, take a look at BugMeNot.com (FAQ), a work-around some website registrations.
Washington Post Publishes 2002 Memo From DOJ on Prisoner Interrogation
“Today washingtonpost.com is posting a copy of the Aug. 1, 2002, memorandum (50 pages, PDF) “Re: Standards of Conduct for Interrogation under 18 U.S.C. 2340-2340A,” from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel for Alberto R. Gonzales, counsel to President Bush.” [Link] Related reference – see also Text: Ashcroft Comments on Anti-Terror Policy, June 8, …
Harvard Report Details Improvements for E-Reg Initiatives
Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government’s report: E-Rulemaking: Information Technology and Regulation Policy (80 pages, PDF) “In order to ensure that the growing interest in e-rulemaking leads to effective and meaningful innovations, new computer technologies will need to be appropriately integrated into the institutional design of the federal regulatory process. Decisions about the design and …
International Intellectual Property Law Guide Online
Jonathan Franklin is the author of a chapter, last updated March 1, 2004, on International Intellectual Property Law, published on the American Society of International Law’s Guide to Electronic Resources on International Law. [Lyonette Louis-Jacques]