Key logging software has been around for quite awhile. Companies use it to ‘virtually’ stand over the shoulders of employees and read every letter typed on their keyboards. But this software is also used by hackers to commit identity theft, as was the case with nefarious installations on the computer systems of major universities throughout… Continue Reading
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Daily Archives: October 8, 2002
Ohio State Criminal Records Remain Online After Being Expunged
This Cincinnati Post article chronicles the inevitable privacy hazards that result from lack of coordination between state agencies and courts and inappropriate database management of potentially damaging online personal data. Continue Reading
Trademark Blog
Attorney Martin Schwimmer launched his Trademark Blog in May, 2002. Via the blog you may access his SchwimmerLegaltrademark metasearch database that facilitates searches for marks in the United States, Finland, WIPO (Madrid), Canada, the UK, Japan, Hungary EC (CTM), Brazil and France that contain a specific search string. Continue Reading
The Center for E-Commerce
The Center for E-Commerce, sponsored by the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology, was launched on October 8. It is a non-partisan effort that brings together academics, business leaders, in-house counsel and law firm attorneys in a joint effort to review and recommendations for the successful implementation of e-commerce strategies. Continue Reading
JunkBusters Continues to Challenge Amazon's Privacy Policy
On October 8, JunkBusters sent a letter to the attorneys general of 15 states and the FTC, elaborating on their continued concerns about Amazon’s collection, transfer and disclosure of personal data collected on its customers. The JunkBusters site is free, and the organization seeks to promote worldwide the extensive resources it makes available to fight… Continue Reading
