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On December Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, sent a letter to Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, expressing concerns over the US-VISIT program and publication of required privacy assessment data. As noted on December 1, the Committee on Government Reform also documented concerns regarding the impact of …
From the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) a Special News Advisory About Terrorism in the Two Years After 9/11: “Investigators seek prosecution of more than 6,400 but only five get twenty years or more in prison. Median or typical sentence for those classified as international terrorists is 14 days.” The full-text of the Special Report, …
Trademark Assignments on the Web System is Now Available on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site: “The United States Patent and Trademark Office is pleased to announce the availability of the Trademark Assignments on the Web System, effective December 3, 2003. The system is accessible from a number of pages, including the …
Government officials and observers report on the progress made under the E-Gov Act of 2002 The President signed the E-Government Act on December 17, 2002. IRS leading the pack in privacy beSpacific postings on e-government since September 2002.
From a Justice Department press release: “A federal grand jury in Alexandria (VA) has returned a 108-count indictment charging 10 individuals and three companies with illegally selling controlled substances and other prescription drugs over the Internet through various websites.” Indictment
According to Government Computer News, two Google Seach Appliances have been purchased for use on the government’s intranet for classified information sharing that spans numerous agencies, called Intelink.
The Tax Relief Extension Act of 2003 (H.R. 3521 and S. 1896) will expire on December 31, 2003. ‘Net Tax Ban Renewal Hopes Fade for 2003
In response to a FOIA request for documents on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) no-fly lists or “watch lists,” the ACLU obtained 94 pages of documents from the FBI that are posted here. The documents are heavily redacted. The ACLU press release is here.
From PC Magazine, a brief “how-to” overview of blogging features, tools and pricing, as well as ratings of the following applications: Blogger/Blog*Spot, LiveJournal, Radio UserLand, Tripod Blog Builder, TypePad, Weblogger, Xanga, Movable Type 2.64. The author awards TypePad, the hosted version of Movable Type, with the honor as best in its class.
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), scheduled to begin in Geneva on December 10, is shaping up to be the backdrop for an escalating dispute focused on Internet governance. Think Web’s virtually government free? Think again Governments and Country-Code Top Level Domains: A Global Survey
With the expiration of an October 31 deadline for implementing the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications, the European Commission indicated that legal action against nine member states may be necessary to ensure their compliance. The directive addresses e-privacy issues that include spam, the use of cookies, and the protection of customer data by ISPs.
In anticipation of widely reported plans for a initial public offering (IPO) in early 2004, Google is seeking a ruling from District Court in San Jose, California to determine whether keyword searches associated with advertising sold by the site constitute trademark infringement. (Google, Inc. v. American Blind & Wallpaper Factory, Inc. (Complaint) , ND Ca) …