According to this AP report, via ABCNews.com, there is a new draft of the White House National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace (first draft from September 18, 2002 is here) circulating among a group of government officials and “industry executives,” and of course AP has a copy too. Apparently, it was ‘leaked’ by the administration to gauge responses to significant changes from the first draft. These include reducing to 49 from 86 the number of security proposals addressed, as well as increasing the role of the Homeland Security Department in the overall cyberspace effort. Also, specific references to addressing the public’s concerns about privacy issues as they relate to increased 9/11 cyber-surveillance, have been eliminated. Guess this means no more privacy czar. It would appear that the major parameters of the final report, due out by the end of the month, have already been determined.
Also see this National Journal commentary on the new draft.
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Daily Archives: January 7, 2003
California Privacy Bill's Long Reach
A new California law, SB 1386, that takes effect July 1, 2003 (highlighted in my previous posting here), reaches beyond the state of California. According to this SecurityFocus article, the ABA Cybersecurity Task Force and industry groups discussed the ramifications of the law that requires businesses maintaining personal data on California citizens to report security… Continue Reading
UK Guidelines for Kids and the Net
The UK Home Office is recommending, not requiring, the adoption of model guidelines by ISPs to protect children who use web applications that include chat and instant messaging, according to this article. Continue Reading
Too Much Spam – Reports and Polls Say Yes
A new Harris Interactive poll indicates that 80% of those surveyed dislike spam so much that they would like to see it banned. A new report, from Ferris Research, a San Francisco based market research company, ($1,995 fee) assesses the cost of spam to American corporations in 2003 at more than $10 billion, due to… Continue Reading
Campaign 2002 and the Web
Released today, a new Pew Internet Project report, The Internet and campaign 2002, indicates that there was a growth in the use of websites by Americans seeking news about elections, and candidate information. See also this related article by Marc Glaser, Blogs Go Highbrow and Lowbrow; Net Playing Growing Role in U.S. Elections. Continue Reading
File Swapping Kazaa's Nimble, Global Enterprise
Kazaa, the immensely popular P2P file swapping software that claims to have 163 million users worldwide, remains one-step ahead of law suits for infringement. The company’s catch me if you can business operations model is purposefully convoluted and complex, stretching across three continents, according to this interesting BizReport article. Continue Reading
Medical Advice Via E-Mail and Net
Today’s WSJ has an article on the nascent service of conducting limited medical consultations via the web and e-mail. In a previous post I noted that there are now unified guidelines for physician-patient e-mail. Services such as Med Help International, MayoClinic.com, and Askadoctor.com are all fee-based, and are often used as a interim step between… Continue Reading
108th Congress and Tech Issues
The 108th Congress commenced today with an agenda of technolgy related issues that mirrors those of the 107th Congress. Legislation on privacy, digital rights management, spam, internet taxation and net gambling will continue to generate controversy, heavy lobbying from the entertainment industry, and inevitably consumer dissatisfaction as many of these issues remain unresolved. Continue Reading
