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The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry has been the focus of law and legislation this week. On September 23, the registry was blocked by a court order, and on September 25, the House and Senate, exhibiting unusal unanimity and alacrity, authorized the agency’s creation of the registry. But by the evening of September 25, …
Several resources of note for those interested in the government’s collection and use of airline passenger itineraries and associated personal data: The ACLU has posted an online FOIA request for use by passengers seeking to determine whether data collected by JetBlue is now part of the DOD’s TSA database. From The Practical Nomad, a range …
H.R. 13, P.L. 108- 81, the Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 (Sept. 25, 2003; 117 Stat. 991; 15 pages).
Law Office Computing magazine announced the winners of the competition for the best websites, large and small firms. Thanks to Amy Campbell, I Want My BlogTV, for posting the information, which is as follows: Winner, large firm: Jones Day Winner, small firm: Zupkus & Angell
On September 23, JetBlue CEO David Neeleman posted a statement on the company’s website defending the release of passenger data as a “well-intentioned attempt to assist the Department of Defense in a national security matter.” Although admitting the transfer of information was a mistake which will not happen again, Neeleman deflected the criticism swirling around …
From the review: “E-mail fans (or slaves) will be delighted to learn that Microsoft Outlook has received a sensational and far-reaching overhaul. But among the big three – Word, Excel and PowerPoint – you’ll find only a new, blue color scheme and a few other choice changes.”
From the Multistate Tax Commission, a new report issued September 24: Revenue Impact on State and Local Government of Permanent Extension of the Tax Moratorium Act See also my September 17 posting, House Votes to Continue Internet Tax Moratorium
From a posting by Gerrit Betlem on the EURO-LEX listserv: “The Centre for European Legal Studies of the University of Exeter School of Law is publishing the Exeter Papers in European Law on the Web. Four Papers are currently available online: Reform of the European Council: A Case Study; The Convention on the Future of …
GPO provides access to The U.S. Government Manual 2003-2004 via either a key word search or through a browse feature (choose between viewing content in text of pdf), to access data organized into the following topics: Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, Executive Branch, Executive Agencies, Independent Establishments and Gov’t Corporations, Quasi-Official Agencies, Appendices and Changes.
Electronic Government: Progress and Challenges in Implementing the Office of Personnel Management’s Initiatives, by Linda D. Koontz, director, information management, before the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Census, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-03-1169T, September 23. Highlights.
False Solicitations Allegedly Duped Consumers to Transfer Domain Name: FTC v. Network Solutions, Inc., doing business as VeriSign Registrar (Civil Action No.: 03 1907), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction.
From the press release on a new report to be issued September 25 by ID Analytics, titled National Report on Identity Fraud. “The year-long research project leading up to this report analyzed more than 200 million records, including valid and fraudulent consumer applications for credit, debit and new accounts, together with the largest collection of …