According to this article on CNET, UC San Diego has directed the student run Ché Café Collective web site to remove links to an organization identified by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization, in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.
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Daily Archives: September 25, 2002
GAO Report on Freedom of Infomation Requests
A new GAO report, Information Management: Update on Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act Amendments, indicates that agencies throughout the government are experiencing significant backlogs in the responding to requests. In addition, the GAO noted that part of the problem stems from the fact that government sites have not kept pace with the publication… Continue Reading
DOT Online Rulemaking Portal Delayed
According to Government Computer News, the Department of Transportation’s launch of a new online rulemaking portal has been delayed to allow addition testing to ensure the backend can manage 1,000 simultaneous users. Continue Reading
Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2002
Testimony of Marc Rotenberg, Executive Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center, on September 24, 2002, before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, on H.R. 4678. Mr. Rotenberg stated, “In many respects it seems crafted to protect privacy violators from legal accountability. On almost every key provision it favors industry over the consumer, the… Continue Reading
Free Data on Discarded PCs
This Wired article details the data security issues inherent in the sale or donation of used PCs, even those whose hard drives have been removed. Personal or corporate data can be pirated even “from the RAM chips and CPU core.” Continue Reading
First Amendment Online
This site comes via the University of Minnesota Law School, its librarians and student assistants. It provides annotated links to dozens of first amendment cases from the Supreme Court (current and retrospective), as well as Courts of Appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court. In addition, there are links to primary sources for researchers, historical materials… Continue Reading
