The ACLU placed an ad in publications including the Congressional Quarterly Daily Monitor and Congress Daily, demanding “that any Homeland Security bill contain five basic civil liberties protections.”
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Daily Archives: October 1, 2002
OMB Guidelines Specify Integrity of Federal Government Data
According to this Washington Post article, “From now on, virtually every piece of information that the federal government makes public — through a rulemaking, a publication or a Web site — becomes open to challenge for its accuracy and veracity.” See the OMB guidelines at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/iqg_oct2002.pdf. Continue Reading
U.S. Corporations Seek Relaxation of EU Privacy Rules
ZDNet UK is reporting that a coalition of prominent U.S. high tech companies, calling themselves the Global Privacy Alliance (no web site available) wants the EU to relax its data protection laws to stimulate international e-commerce through the transfer of personal data collected on customers. Continue Reading
Net Gambling Bill
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act H.R.556, passed the House and was referred to the Senate. The bill would prevent banks, financial institutions and credit card companies from transferring payments to Internet gambling sites, most of which are offshore. Continue Reading
