UnitedStatesVisas.gov, the “official source of information about U.S. visa policy and procedures,” was launched today. Currently available only in English, the site will soon add the following five languages: French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese. There are links to information on: U.S. Visa Policy, How to Get a Visa, Visa News, and How to Locate… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2003
Parolee Database Available from Georgia
Georgia State Senator Eric Johnson spearheaded the “Know Thy Neighbor Act” in 1997 which required that the Board of Pardons and Paroles create an online database through which citizens could ascertain the addresses and respective crimes of the state’s parolees. The Geogia Parolee Database is now available on the web, and users may access information… Continue Reading
Social Security Numbers and ID Theft
The Office of the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration recently issued a report, Federal Agencies’ Controls Over the Access, Disclosure and Use of Social Security Numbers by External Entities (PDF), documenting problems with unauthorized access to, and dissemination of, social security numbers. See also this March 6, 2003 speech by James G. Huse,… Continue Reading
Student Charged With ID Theft at Univ. Texas
Johnny Sutton, United States Attorney, Western District of Texas announced March 14 that University of Texas at Austin student Christopher Andrew Phillips was charged with unauthorized access to the university’s computer system and the theft of more than 55,000 records containing personal data. Sutton states: “At this point, there is no indication that the stolen… Continue Reading
Privacy & Business Conference
The Ninth Annual National Conference sponsored by the non-profit think tank Privacy & American Business took place in Washington, D.C. March 13-14. The draft agenda for the Privacy Practitioner’s Workshop, which included more than a dozen presentations, is available in PDF here. A link to the conference speaker’s page is here, and includes California State… Continue Reading
CNN Reporter Blogs From Iraq
CNN correspondent Kevin Sites is blogging from inside Iraq, and his postings include text, audio and photos. His archives begin on March 9. Continue Reading
New High Tech Telephone Surveillance Application
From this article in Security Focus, news that Verint Systems, “a global organization providing analytic software solutions for communications interception, digital video security and surveillance,” to governments around the world, has launched a sophisticated new application called ULTRA IntelliFind that monitors telephone communications and creates a database of specified key words which are then searchable… Continue Reading
Copyright Symposium at Harvard
The Harvard Journal of Law & Technology (JOLT) Symposium 2003, Copyright and Fair Use: Present and Future Prospects, was held on March 15, and comments on several sessions were blogged on Copyfighter’s Musings and FurdLog. Bios for the program’s participants, including Rep. Boucher, are here. Continue Reading
New Survey on ID Theft
A survey of 1,000 adults conducted by FindLaw indicates that most American are aware of the growing rate of ID theft, and are taking certain precautions to protect themselves. These efforts include shredding credit card receipts and other financial documents prior to disposal, limiting access to social security numbers, and reviewing bank and credit card… Continue Reading
New Mexico Bill on Civil Liberties and Patriot Act
Representive Max Coll introduced House Joint Memorial 40 to the New Mexico Legislature, “Affirming Civil Rights and Liberties; Declaring Opposition to Federal Measures that Infringe on Civil Liberties.” The House subsequently issued this substitute bill that includes the following statement: The bill seeks to “direct public libraries to post in a prominent place within the… Continue Reading
Courts and Webcasting
The West Virginia Supreme Court Clerk, Rory Perry, has created a list of appellate and trial courts that webcast oral arguments, and make them available either live or archived. Continue Reading
Official Dean Presidential Blog Launched
Howard Dean 2004 Call to Action Weblog, launched March 15, is the official blog for the campaign. Continue Reading
