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From Michigan State University, this free site, globalEdge, provides more than 2,000 business-related data resources on 200 countries, in areas that include “business climate, news, history, political structure, economic landscape, and relevant statistical data.” Users may view information by specific country or region, or via a keyword search. The site offers an extensive library of …
The Aviation Consumer Protection homepage has a link to an archive of Air Travel Consumer Reports, the most recent of which was published August 7, reflecting data from June 2003. Information is divided into report sections that address specific consumer issues, by carrier, that include: Flight Delays, Mishandled Baggage, and Consumer Complaints (Includes Disability Complaints). …
The Center for New York City Law website, “provides information about, and analysis of, the laws and legal processes that govern New York City.” NYC Administrative Decisions. Search the Center’s library of more than 9,000 full text administrative decisions decided by New York City agencies.
USAJOBS, the federal government’s offical job site, with a database of over 16,000 job listings, has added new features that include: a more robust search engine to locate information on available jobs a new, user-friendly interface forms to create and store multiple versions of your resume online the option to apply to your favorite jobs …
From the Practical Nomad: What’s wrong with CAPPS-II? (and what should be done about it?) by Edward Hasbrouck. This articles provides a wealth of links to primary and secondary documents on CAPPS I and II and the significant privacy issues inherent in the mining of personal travel data by the federal government.
A new Business Software Alliance (BSA) state-by-state study indicates a slight decline in software piracy in the United States, with overall national loses to be approximately $1.9 billion. The study provides data that includes: state piracy rate, state dollar retail losses, state employment losses, total wage and salary losses, total tax losses, as well as …
From a press release dated August 6, 2003: “The Competitive Enterprise Institute today filed suit in federal court against the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for refusing to implement the Federal Data Quality Act in regard to two major global warming reports. The law, signed by President Clinton, requires that data disseminated …
From Research Buzz: “Google is finally offering news alerts, which may finally fill the giant hole left in my life by the demise of Northern Light News and THEIR alerts. You can get to ’em at http://www.google.com/newsalerts. Apparently you will not have to have an account for this. All the site offers is a space …
From the Federal Register, July 28, 2003: Statute: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act FERPA provides that an agency or institution may not have a policy or practice of disclosing personally identifiable information from education records without the “written consent” of the parent or eligible student, subject to specified exceptions. 20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)(1). Current …
On the Federal Side: The administrator of OMB’s Office of E-Government and Information Technology, Mark Forman, has announced plans to join the private sector, according to FCW.com. “Forman was the driving force behind the 24 e-gov initiatives and the enterprise architecture effort.” For related information, see P.L. 107-347, the E-Government Act of 2002, and my …
“The Americans for Fair Electronic Commerce Transactions (AFFECT), the national coalition opposing the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA), applauds the decision of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) not to spend any additional resources in promoting state adoptions of UCITA. The proposed legislation has been the subject of considerable controversy …
Copywrongs.org is a new website launched August 5 by a non-profit group comprised of techno-experts who have been affiliated with projects at MIT. From the Mission Statement: “copywrongs.org is a clearinghouse and connection point for individuals who are the subjects of P2P-related copyright enforcement actions. We will do our best to provide services that help …