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OMB Watch is a non-profit advocacy group that has been shining a bright light on the activities of the Office of Management and Budget since 1983. Post 9/11, their work has become more prominent as they track new government guidelines and regulations that restrict public access to data.
It is unfortunate that this study, “The Politics of State Legislature Web SitesWho Gets Left Out?” is not available online. You can read the press release here. The authors of the study, three professors from Rochester Institute of Technologys College of Liberal Arts evaluated the content available to citizens and journalists who use these sites …
This testimony by Edmund Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director (U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG), from the September 19, 2002 Oversight Hearing On Financial Privacy and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act (GLBA), represented the views of member of the Privacy Coalition. It is a detailed and well annotated chronicle of the Act’s limitations and …
Johnson Controls conducted a poll of business class frequent flyers that indicated a willingness to undergo fingerprint identification if the techology would help speed the travel process.
This DOJ Factsheet indicates that the Office of Legal Policy will play a major role in Patriot Act related issues of security, privacy and surveillance.
Akamai and Cable & Wireless have been contesting ownership of a patent for disseminating and routing Internet content.
Web site watch-dog Google Watch has filed a complaint with the the Data Inspectorate of Norway, against AllTheWeb, where the company’s parent, Fast Search & Transfer International AS, is based. It alleges that the global search engine is collecting and selling consumer data to DoubleClick, via the use of web bugs, and does not provide …
The Department of Commerce has extended its Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN through September 2003. ICANN manages the .com domain, as well as seven other domains (including .name, .museum, .biz and “.info).
Surveillance, privacy, a secret court, the Constitution and the fight against terrorism are all elements in a public debate in which the legal ramifications of 9-11 continue to impact the lives of Americans. Civil liberties groups including the ACLU, EPIC and the Center for Democracy and Technology, filed an amicus brief on September 19 with …
Bay Total Service Provider (BayTSP does not support a functioning web site. So why should you care about this company? Perhaps because they may well indeed know alot about your Web usage. BayTSP is a heavy-weight contractor whose lucrative services involve enforcement of the Digital Millennium Act on behalf of private corporations as well as …
Federal government agencies are increasingly leveraging the Internet to disseminate information, communicate with citizens, and provide services that range from the online preparation and filing of tax forms to the preservation of digital archives of public documents. This new GAO report addresses key e-gov issues including user privacy, data security, the expansion of useful services, …
This site, Congress Merge, allows you to quickly and easily access information on your elected representatives from one convenient location. Simply click on the name of your state via a text link or a state map, and obtain bios, web sites, contact info (phone, fax, snail and email addresses), maps and directions to offices of …