Press release: “Rep. Waxman releases a new report finding that 97% of plans restrict access to important drugs on their formularies through the use of prior authorization, step-therapy, and quantity limits. A telephone survey of the plans finds that they fail to adequately inform seniors of these restrictions, often providing information that is conflicting or… Continue Reading
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CDT Report Identifies Large Corporate Adware Funders
Press release: “Large well-respected companies are helping to fund the virulent spread of unwanted and potentially harmful “adware” by paying for advertisements generated by those programs, a new report by CDT finds. In “Following the Money: How Advertising Dollars Encourage Nuisance and Harmful Adware and What Can be Done to Reverse the Trend,” (10 pages,… Continue Reading
Google Claims Victory in Fight With DOJ Over Search Records
From the Official Google Blog: Judge tells DoJ “No” on search queries, Posted by Nicole Wong, Associate General Counsel: “Google will not have to hand over any user’s search queries to the government. That’s what a federal judge ruled today when he decided to drastically limit a subpoena issued to Google by the Department of… Continue Reading
Copyright Case Against Google Dismissed
WSJ free feature – Google Wins Copyright Battle; Archiving Issue Is Still Unclear: “A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Google Inc. of wrongful conduct, including copyright infringement and defamation, providing the latest court opinion to weigh in on the contentious area of search engines and copyright.” Continue Reading
Most Website Search Engines Fail Users
March 1, 2006, It’s Time To Update Site Search Functionality, by Iris Cremers with Jaap Favier, Kerry Bodine Summary: “Forrester reviewed 179 Web sites with its updated Web Site Review methodology. One of the criteria looks at the site’s search engine and search interface and more than half of the sites we reviewed failed.… Continue Reading
Some State Online UCC Filings Include Social Security Numbers
Press release: “Attorney General Jim Petro said today he believes Secretary of State Ken Blackwell has a legal duty to take immediate steps to protect the privacy of citizens whose Social Security numbers have been made public on routine business forms posted on his offices Web site….The confidentiality of citizens Social Security numbers is guarded… Continue Reading
Lawsuit Against Craigslist Alleges Discriminatory Housing Ads
Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. v. Craigslist, Inc. Case 1:06-cv-00657, Filed 02/03/2006, 20 pages, PDF. The Fair Housing Act Continue Reading
Internet Non-Discrimination Act of 2006 Introduced Today
Press release: “U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today unveiled ground-breaking new legislation that would ensure “net neutrality,” or equal delivery of content on the internet, for consumers and business interests. Under Wyden’s bill, the Internet Nondiscrimination Act of 2006, network operators would be prohibited from charging companies for faster delivery of their content to consumers… Continue Reading
Increased Penalties for Sale of Cell Phone Records Passed by House and Senate Cmtes.
H.R. 4709: Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act of 2006, and S. 2178: Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006, both passed committee by voice vote. Related postings on sale of cell phone records Continue Reading
Phishing, Pharming, Key Logging, DDOS Attacks Require Net Users to Remain Vigilant
New York Times: Cyberthieves Silently Copy Your Passwords as You Type USA Today, Increasing Web attacks disrupt commerce Related postings on cybercrime Continue Reading
Open Access To Internet Subject of Growing Debate
Following up on one, two, three recent posting related to increasing focus on issues related to net neutrality, open access, and e-commerce, see an article today from AP: Future of the Internet Highway Debated. It includes a discussion of the commercial, technical and socio-political issues associated with Internet traffic management (packet prioritization – ) the… Continue Reading
Advocacy Group Targets Attorneys in Controversy Over Purchase of Cell Phone Records
EPIC: “In a letter sent to state ethical and professional responsibility boards, EPIC warned that there is mounting evidence that attorneys are major purchases of “pretexting” services. Pretexting is the practice of using false pretenses to trick a company into releasing personal information. EPIC urged state boards to evaluate pretexting under ethics rules, and to… Continue Reading
