Are Search Sites Immune To Liability Risks?
The Reason Defamation Law Applies to News Sites, But Not News Search Sites, And What This May Mean For the Future, by Julie Hilden.
A Guide to Resources On All Things Google
Google Spawn: The Culture Surrounding Google, includes information and links to ongoing reviews and evaluations of the search engine, guides and sources that detail how to create more effective queries, resources on the marketing and commercial aspects of the site’s services, games and oddities that use the engine’s multi-faceted capabilities, and more.
Privacy Advocates Take Issue With RFID Customer Tracking
Congress may be considering legislation to regulate RFID technology, following the lead of several state legislatures that have proposed bills requiring that consumers are informed as to how and when such tags are used on what may potentially be a wide range of products they purchase.
Lawyers Have Heart Run
“Lawyers Have Heart is a 10K Run and 3K Fun Walk that raises funds for research and community education programs of the American Heart Association/Greater Washington Region. Since its inception in 1991, the event has raised over $2.5 million and has featured thousands of Washington area private and government lawyers, members of the Administration, Congress …
Comprehensive Survey of Voter Privacy In the Digital Age
From the California Voter Foundation, a new study, Voter Privacy in the Digital Age (65 pages, pdf), “Findings From the California Voter Foundation’s 2002 state-by-state survey of voter registration data gathering and privacy practices.” See also the accompanying news release, and for reference, the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252.
New Website Devoted to RSS
From Dave Winer, Really Simple Syndication, Everything a non-tech user needs to know about RSS 2.0. See also RSS History and RSS resources on beSpacific, here and here.
Nieman Watchdog Journalism Project
“The Nieman Watchdog Journalism Project grows from this premise and this goal: to help the press ask penetrating questions, critical questions, questions that matter, questions not yet asked about today’s news. [The recently launched] NiemanWatchdog.org seeks to encourage more informed reporting by putting journalists in contact with authorities who can suggest appropriate, probing questions and …
Guide to Change Management
10 Principles of Change Management, by John Jones, DeAnne Aguirre, and Matthew Calderone (Booz Allen Hamilton) – Tools and techniques to help companies transform quickly (4/14/04). See also, Change Strategies Are the Key to KM, by Nina Platt.
Style Guide for Journalists, Bloggers and Other Interested Writers
“An essential book for anyone who writes reports, articles, books, letters or memoranda, The Economist Style Guide will enlighten, educate and amuse.” See also this webpage for excerpts from the book. I recommend reviewing the entry, Americanisms.
TSA Notice of Program to Use Biometric Screening of Airline Passengers
Federal Register: June 1, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 105), Notices, [Page 30948-30951], Transportation Security Administration, Privacy Act of 1974: Systems of Records; Telecommunications Usage Detail Records; Registered Traveler Operations Files: “The Registered Traveler Operations Files will be used to conduct a Registered Traveler (RT) Pilot Program in a limited number of airports to test and …
Security Survey of Financial Institutions Around the World
From Deloitte, the 2004 Global Security Survey (36 pages, pdf). “The goal of [the survey] is to help participants assess the state of information security within their organization relative to other comparible financial institutions around the world…” Areas covered include: governance, investment, value, risk, responsiveness, use of security technologies, quality of operations, and privacy. Respondents …
New Approaches May Secure Online Password Log-Ins
Swedish bank Nordea PLC has implemented a new method of password authentication to secure online customer transactions. Account log-in requires the use of an individual’s national ID number, a password, and a code chosen from a group supplied to users in batches of 50.