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The BlogBook is a “guide to legal blogging” that hosts an ongoing discussion of style, ethics and technical issues associated with blawgs, launched late November 2003. The site’s design resembles that of the Bluebook, A Uniform System of Citation, and its three authors are attorneys who are also writers and marketing experts. An article about …
SYMANTEC CORP. – On the record: This extensive and interesting interview with Symantec Corp’s CEO John Thompson, whose company is well known for enterprise wide and home PC web security applications such as Norton Anti-Virus, discusses the politics of IT infrastructure security issues (he is a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council), cybercrime, ID …
QUESTIONS FOR TOM KEAN – Want to Know a Secret? See also my other postings on the work of and major challenges encountered by the 9/11 Commission to meet the May 2004 deadline for issuing their report.
From AP, news on search engine alternatives to the ubiquitous Google, with features of interest to researchers. See Vivisimo and Grokker. See also this BBC article, “Technology analyst Bill Thompson wonders why he cannot stay away from Google, even though he has his doubts about it.”[Link]
From the Sacramento Bee, via Slashdot, news of legislation that took effect on January 1, 2004, to “prohibit any person from driving a motor vehicle if a video monitor or a video screen, or any other, similar means of visually displaying a video signal that produces entertainment or business applications, is operating and is located …
Global Positioning System (GPS) technology is a premium feature in many new cars. However, as this New York Times article details, these systems may be used for “Big Brother” surveillance by law enforcement, often without the knowledge or permission of the car owner.
The CIA’s Directorate of Science and Technology is exhibiting some of its historic, unique and formerly secret techie gadgets, dating back to the 1940s, for employees and invited guests only, according to this AP report: “…the exhibits include a robotic catfish, a remote-controlled dragonfly and a camera strapped to the chests of pigeons..”
Clicking for President – Blogs, meetups, listservs, and other online tools bring a digital aspect to every campaign.
“EPIC’s survey of the 2003 Privacy Year in Review notes the collapse of Total Information Awareness, surveillance cameras in schools, a Supreme Court victory for privacy, legal battles over the Do Not Call list, busted luggage locks, anti-terrorism law used for routine criminal investigations, and a conservative radio commentators asking for privacy.”
Three Out of Four People Connect to the Internet Through Non-Browser Based Applications: “…76 percent of active Web surfers access the Internet using a non-browser based application. Media players, instant messages and file sharing applications are the most popular Internet applications.” See also The Fabulous Disappearing Internet.
The Natural Resources Defense Council announced their choices for the best environmental websites of 2003 here.
As a follow-up to my posting U.S. Animal Tracking Database Still Under Development, this AP article, Mad Cow Scare May Spur High-Tech Tracking. What is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)? Previous beSpacific postings on RFID See also BSE Information and Resources from the USDA