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The EU’s Article 29 Working Party on data protection has produced a report on “Video Surveillance”. The report sets out guidelines under the 1995 Directive on data protection in relation to surveillance by video cameras in public and work places. [Statewatch News Online] The report states that: “The over-proliferation of image acquisition systems in public …
From Salon.com: “In search of the deep Web – The next generation of Web search engines will do more than give you a longer list of search results. They will disrupt the information economy.” [Link]
Industrial Security: DOD Cannot Provide Adequate Assurances That Its Oversight Ensures the Protection of Classified Information. GAO-04-332, March 3. Highlights.
Patent 6,700,564 granted March 4, 2004 – Input device including a wheel assembly for scrolling an image in multiple directions: “Abstract: A computer input device having a housing and an engagable scroll wheel. The scroll wheel is rotatable about an axis to preferably cause vertical scrolling of an image on a display. The rotatable member …
Want to compare prices and find deals for online merchandise? We tell you which Web sites do the job–and which don’t. “Two sites won top marks: BizRate.com and Shopping.com.”
Adobe press release, New Document Services Software Utilizes PDF, Adobe Reader and 2-D Barcode Technology to Help Customers Speed and Simplify Forms Processing: “Electronic filing is the preferred method of submitting tax forms, but many U.S. taxpayers still choose to file by mail. Technology that allows us to offer fill-and-print tax forms on IRS.gov and …
From Rita Vine, her Top 10 Newsletters for Serious Web Searchers.
Bush Administration Thwarts Access – Excerpt from The Buying of the President 2004 Shows the White House’s Propensity for Secrecy [Link]
Industrial Security: DOD Cannot Provide Adequate Assurances That Its Oversight Ensures the Protection of Classified Information. GAO-04-332, March 3. Highlights. “DoD’s Defense Security Service (DSS) cannot provide adequate assurances to goverment that its oversight of contractor facilities reduces the risk of information compromise.”
Microsoft Wins One in IE Battle “In a preliminary ruling, the U.S. Patent and Trade Office Friday said the original HTML specs precede a patent for Web page plug-ins owned by Eolas Technologies, invalidating its patent claims against Microsoft. The decision has the potential to block a $521 million payout by the Redmond, Wash.-based software …
“GPO officials appeared before the Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee this week [March 4] to request $25 million for digital publishing and distribution technology.” [Link] “Our vision is to move the GPO forward from a predominantly ink-on-paper distributor of printing requirements to a life-cycle manager of digital Government information, electronically collecting, organizing, processing, and protecting …
HIPAA Security Rule: what it is & how to comply with it.