From UPI: “A proposed European constitution…calls for an elected president of Europe and a binding bill of rights, but at Britain’s insistence, it drops the notion of creating a federal “United States of Europe.” An edited version of the draft is available here. The full-text of the six documents (in pdf) are as follows: Preamble… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2003
Librarians in California Protest Patriot Act
SFGate.com reported on public protests against the Patriot Act by Palo Alto librarians. In addition to the librarians, the article states that the “police chief is supporting a resolution before the Cicty Council next week that would prohibit her department from aiding the FBI in Patriot Act searches, interviews or surveillance without evidence that a… Continue Reading
Electronic Initiatives in Federal and State Courts
The New York Times reports on the steadily growing implementation of technology applications in courtrooms around the country, including the use of PowerPoint presentations, video and audio conferencing, the Web, and flat-screen computer monitors. For related information, see the website of the Courtroom 21 Project, “which seeks to determine how technology can best improve all… Continue Reading
Commentary and Resources on the Anti-Spam Battle
From Declan McCullagh, Spam blockers may wreak e-mail havoc, and a series of informative postings (all available at this one link) at his Politechbot.com site, on spam blacklists/blocklists. In related news, see also: How to Unclog the Information Artery. Continue Reading
Comparison of Google and Yahoo Search Privacy
In Search Privacy: An Issue?, Part 2, Danny Sullivan evaluates the privacy policies and associated data mining applications of Yahoo and Google. Part 1 of this article is here. Continue Reading
Creating E-Records
Scanning Essentials for Your Office reviews applications, costs and options for creating e-records from text, pictures and images. Continue Reading
More Anti-Spam Legislation
H.R. 2214: To prevent unsolicited commercial electronic mail. Sponsor: Rep. Richard Burr (R-NC), introduced 5/22/2003. This Act may be cited as the “Reduction in Distribution of Spam Act of 2003.” Summary from Spam Laws: “The bill would require all commercial e-mail messages to be identified as such (but not with a standard label, except for… Continue Reading
$35M Patent Verdict Against eBay
From AP: “A federal jury has ruled that eBay’s model for selling fixed-price merchandise violates a patent filed by a Virginia attorney, a ruling that could force the online auction house to shed as much as a third of its total business. The decision: Mercexchange, LLC v. eBAY, Inc and Half.com, Inc., May 27, 2003… Continue Reading
Resource for Tracking Tech Legislation
The non-profit association, EDUCAUSE, maintains a regularly updated online chart in Excel that tracks technology-related legislation for the 108th Congress. The chart indicates issue, bill number, related bill, last action (date), committee/subcommittee, and whether the bill is active. There are currently 51 entries on issues including privacy, ID theft, broadband and spam. Continue Reading
Kids.us Domain Poses Challenges to Website Operators
According to the Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002, the kids.us domain will be a “haven for material that promotes positive experiences for children and families using the Internet.” This task poses significant challenges to those who plan to publish and maintain “G” rated-only content beginning this September. Related posting: President Signs Kids… Continue Reading
How Many Polygraphs Are Too Many?
From FAS, an excerpt from H.R. 1588, the National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2004 as reported in the House (House Report 108-106, Part 1 and Part 2 (*note, these are very long documents), on the Expansion of the Defense Counterintelligence Polygraph Program. Continue Reading
KM Presentations from Knowledge Counsel Forum 2003
Broadening the Vision for KM (PowerPoint), by Tom Bartley, Sally Gonzalez, Peter Krakaur, and Pulling It All Together, STELLA – Knowledge Matters – A KM Case Study (PowerPoint), by Jean Anne McLeod. Continue Reading
