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As a follow-up to my March 25 posting, OpentheGovernment.org has issued a press release discussing the availability of a new report, Ten Most Wanted Documents for 2004 (pdf, 34 pages), “a list of documents that the government should disclose to the public but does not,” compiled from responses to an online user survey.
Forbes.com and FIND/SVP jointly sponsor a new online Custom Research Center focused on business related issues. See How it Works and Business Answer Examples. [Donna Cavallini]
Press release, Senators Collins, Lieberman Ask TSA: What Other Airlines Have Been Contacted and Asked for Passenger Information? includes text of the Senators’ letter to Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security. See also Another Airline Confirms Passenger Data Shared With TSA Contractors, and related references to CAPPS II and government airline passenger …
Two Staff Statements were released today by the 9/11 Commission, along with submitted testimony from today’s hearing, as follows (more links tomorrow as testimony is posted online) – Staff Statement No. 11: The Performance of the Intelligence Community Staff Statement No. 12: Reforming Law Enforcement, Counterterrorism, and Intelligence Collection in the United States John S. …
PCWorld reports on EarthLink’s plan to implement a software application called ScamBlocker, beginning April 19, at no cost to customers. Phishing employs a combination of email solicitations and fake websites to lure unsuspecting users into compromising their personal and financial data. Other references to ID theft and phishing.
10 Rules for Corporate Blogs and Wikis, by Nick Wreden. This article offers concise insights that can easily be implemented in leveraging blogs for marketing. In addition, there is a link to an excellent presentation (pdf, 52 pages), Making sense of weblogs in the intranet, which provides numerous screen shots of KM applications at Lucent.
S.B. 604, the Maryland Spam Deterrent Deterrence Act, passed the Maryland legislature late Monday night, and awaits signature by Gov. Ehrlich. Penalties include a term of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to a $10,000.
As reported today by the WSJ, as well as via AP, privacy concerns raised in the U.S. and abroad about Google’s new Gmail, still in beta, have resulted in the company considering alowing users to opt-in/opt-out of being served targeted ads, currently a component of the free email service. Update on this issue from April …
PIP Data Memo: The rise of wireless connectivity and our latest findings: From the memo’s highlights: “17% of Internet users have logged on using a wireless device….73% of U.S. adults say they use a computer at work, at school, at home, or some other place. This is the highest reading ever found by the Pew …
“Rep. Waxman urges the Justice Department to disclose publicly information provided to the Committee in a classified FBI briefing on the departure of members of Osama bin Laden’s family and the Saudi royal family following the September 11, 2001, attacks.” [Link] April 12, 2004 letter to Attorney General Ashcroft, pdf.
According to the Washington Post, Prof. Lessig will be online tomorrow to discuss his new book. Questions may be submitted prior to and during this “discussion.” Transcript, Copyright in the Digital Age, April 14, 2004.
Staff Statement No. 9: Law Enforcement, Counterterrorism, and Intelligence Collection in the United States Prior to 9/11 (pdf, 12 pages) From the report’s Conclusion: “On September 11, 2001, the FBI was limited in several areas critical to an effective, preventive counterterrorism strategy. Those working counterterrorism matters did so despite limited intelligence collection and strategic analysis …