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From Slate, Digging for Googleholes, ends with the following paragraph: “Were wrong to think of Google as a pure reference source. Its closer to a collectively authored op-ed page filled with bias, polemics, and a skewed sense of proportion than an encyclopedia. Its still the connected worlds most dazzling place to visit, a …
New Pew Internet Project Report, Internet Health Resources: Health searches and email have become more commonplace, but there is room for improvement in searches and overall Internet access. From the report summary: “Fully 80% of adult Internet users, or about 93 million Americans, have searched for at least one of 16 major health topics online. …
The Author, Consumer and Computer Owner Protection and Security Act of 2003 (H.R. 2752), introduced on July 16. “The bill carries penalties of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for uploading a copyrighted file to a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, ” according to dcinternet.com. Section-by Section Anaylsis Floor statement of bill sponsor, …
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot – Grandiose Schemes for Electronic Eavesdropping May Hurt More Than They Help, by Robert X. Cringely.
‘Partial’ Information Awareness is an article published on January 9, 2003, authored by Wayne Crews, director of technology studies at the Cato Institute. He states: “It’s one thing to give up privacy for security if there’s no other choice. With TIA we may be sacrificing privacy for no security benefit at all. And potential unintended …
Today the House Judiciary Committee passed the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2003 (H.R. 49), setting the stage for the a vote by the full House and Senate to permanently extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes. See also, Internet Tax Ban Hits Congressional Fast Track
Wired has an article from July 15 that spotlights the innovative work of the Oyez Project. See their June 17 announcement, The Oyez Project Releases Inaugural Set of Supreme Court MP3 Files. From the Wired article: “The Supreme Court has recorded nearly all of its oral arguments since 1955, and Jerry Goldman, professor of political …
From Secrecy News: in a July 14 statement, the White House “urges the Senate to remove the provision (from the 2004 Defense Appropriations Act) that prohibits any research and development for the Terrorism Information Awareness Program. This provision would deny an important potential tool in the war on terrorism.” See my related posting, Total Information …
From the New York Times: “William Sheehan does not like the police. He expresses his views about what he calls police corruption in Washington State on his Web site, where he also posts lists of police officers’ addresses, home phone numbers and Social Security numbers.” In related news, see also this article, Sheriff’s office must …
Regulations Implementing the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act, subtitle G of the Homeland Security Act, P.L. No. 107-296), Office of the Secretary, Homeland Security: Notice of proposed rulemaking. This proposed rule would implement Subtitle G of Title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002–the Support of Anti-terrorism …
From Ken Withers, a Research Associate at the Federal Judicial Center, links to a series of presentations and papers on electronic discovery. Selected Case Law and Further Reading Electronic Discovery: What You Need to Know, Association of the Bar of New York City, 29 May 2003 (PowerPoint slides and text) The Sedona Principles, Best Practices, …
Tauzin, Greenwood Step-Up Committee’s Investigation Into Troubled E-Rate Program and sent letters to 13 companies vendors and applicants participating in the program (a copy of which is available at the link above). “As part of an expanded investigation into the troubled E-rate program, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-LA) and Oversight and …