The Federal Trade Commission is doggedly pursuing frauds committed using spam e-mail, and their latest efforts have culminated in compliants filed in six federal courts (copies of which are available here), with charges against “marketers who used the Internet and spam to sell purportedly authentic international driver’s permits (IDPs).”
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Daily Archives: January 17, 2003
Libraries and UCITA
This Action Alert from the American Associaton of Law Libraries (AALL) Washington Affairs Office urges law librarians to contact the ABA House of Delegates as they consider Resolution 113G, proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) that, “Approves the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (2002) promulgated by the National Conference… Continue Reading
Publisher Prentice Hall Tries Open Source
Prentice Hall has made the leap into open source publishing, in no small measure due to the impetus provided by Bruce Perens, author, programmer, researcher, and father of the open source movement. He states on this site, “I’ve convinced Prentice Hall PTR to publish a series of books that have their text under Open Source… Continue Reading
Congress and Blackberries
The House BlackBerry communication program, initiated in 2001, provided all members with the device, and paid for the associated e-mail service (to the tune of $6 million). The adoption of this wireless technology was related to the events of 9/11. However, Congress is now caught in an uncomfortable position concerning its continued use of the… Continue Reading
Librarians Wrestle with Patriot Act and Data Privacy Issues
A recent survey of how U.S. public librarians have responded to information requests from law enforcement as a result of the Patriot Act indicates that the community is divided in regard to protecting patron privacy. Of those surveyed, 219 indicated that they provided data on patrons, while 229 responded that they did not do so.… Continue Reading
TIA Site Now Concerned About Privacy
The increased focus on the activities of the Total Information Awareness program culminated this week with several legislative initiatives, as mentioned in my post here. It is interesting to note that the TIA site now hosts a slide show with detailed accompanying notes, titled, Security With Privacy (in PDF). There is also a media update… Continue Reading
