This Forbes article addresses the changing landscape of ISP liability in regard to providing the government with access to personal data on subscribers, as well as to their IT infrastructures, to facilitate surveillance of customers. The legal issues inherent in such actions have shifted significantly with the passage of the Homeland Security Bill (H.R 5005), P.L. 107-296.
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Daily Archives: November 27, 2002
Overview of OPM's E-Gov Initiatives
If you are interested in the President’s e-government plan, this OPM site provides an overview of the E-Clearance, E-Payroll, Enterprise Human Resources Initiative, E-Training and Recruitment One-Stop projects, including objectives, current status and future milestones. Continue Reading
ACLU and Gov't Docs on Patriot Act
The ACLU and EPIC have secured an order from Judge Huvelle, U.S. District Court, D.C., in response to their FOIA complaint for Patriot Act related documents. A list of those documents the DOJ will release must be provided to the groups by January 15, 2003, however, the agency has indicated that documents will be withheld… Continue Reading
FTC Resource on Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
This FTC site on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act – Financial Privacy and Pretexting, is an excellent resource on the topic. It provides links to the code, rules and regs, press releases, business guidance documents, and official state documents. Continue Reading
How to Obtain a DMCA Exemption
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) published a paper by Seth Finkelstein titled How To Win (DMCA) Exemptions And Influence Policy, which includes key links concerning the act and carefully documents specific directions and references essential to apply for an exemption. Continue Reading
