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RSS – A Primer for Publishers & Content Providers: “This document is aimed at publishers and content providers with the intention of introducing & explaining the concepts behind RSS and addressing some commonly expressed concerns…the guidelines do provide recommendations for good practice, case studies on RSS production and links to tools and specifications which will …
Interesting article about several companies that provide their anti-spam software to dozens of ISPs, which is in turn used to block billions and billions of unwanted emails each month on the enterprise and home user level.
Reuters reported that House Committees, Judiciary and Energy and Commerce, will hold joint hearings in the near future on a proposed bill “that would prevent wholesale copying of school guides, news archives and other databases which do not enjoy copyright protection.” Thanks to Marv Johnson for the link to the draft of this bill, the …
According to this report on SecurityFocus.com, the FBI is trying to locate and arrest computer hacker Adrian Lamo, who “has become famous for publicly exposing gaping security holes at large corporations” that include the New York Times, AOL and Yahoo. Mr. Lamo has apparently agreed to turn himself in. See Title 18 USC PART I, …
Via Kuro5hin.org, links to websites for legal music downloads, which is a timely resource in light of this news from the RIAA today that states in part: “..its member companies have filed the first wave of what could ultimately be thousands of civil lawsuits against major offenders who have been illegally distributing substantial amounts (averaging …
From Statewatch.com: “European Commission tells USA that demands for access to data on airline passengers breaches EU Data Protection Directive – correspondence reveals that USA is also asking for Advance Passenger Information to vet those flying.”
The DOJ took issue with a statement on the Patriot Act posted to the ABCNews Nightline website yesterday, resulting in this press release. The following “correction” now appears on the Nightline website: Correction – Yesterday, a promo for Nightline posted on the ABCNEWS homepage incorrectly read: “Imagine a nation where police can search your home …
Steven Clift posted to Slashdot on his recent article, E-Democracy, E-Governance, and Public Net-work, which offers some interesting recommendations along with illustrative web links.
RSS and News Aggregators: What Do You Really Need To Know To Keep Up? by Steven J. Bell, Director of the Library, Paul J. Gutman Library, Philadelphia University.
From Salon.com, this commentary, Brave new skies, by Farhad Manjoo, provides context and perspective to the ongoing controversy engendered by the government’s computer-assisted passenger prescreening system (CAPPS II).
Music industry to unveil amnesty offer for Internet downloaders: “The recording industry is expected to announce as early as next week an amnesty program for people who admit they illegally share music files across the Internet, promising not to sue them in exchange for their admission and pledge to delete the songs off their computers.”
The Center for Democracy and Technology sent a letter on September 4 to Reps. Adam Smith and Howard Berman, House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, urging the implementation of privacy protections for personal information entered in the WhoIs domain name database. See also my posting from September 4 on the Hearing on …