From Seth Finkelstein’s Infothought blog, this informative posting on Internet software filtering company N2H2’s current 10Q filing which includes the following language: “Free speech and privacy concerns could adversely affect the demand for our Internet filtering solutions.” On a related issue, see my April 10 posting: U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns (MA) dismissed a… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2003
New Book: Google Hacks
Tara Calishain of Research Buzz fame authored a new book, Google Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools. Continue Reading
Penn. State President Spearheads File Sharing Debate
Penn State President Graham Spanier has assumed a high-profile role in attempting to broker an agreement in the escalating battle over student use of networked file sharing applications and the increasingly aggressive entertainment industry response to pursue, identify and punish individuals who they believe are engaged in digital piracy. Mr. Spainer has apparently suggested that… Continue Reading
Resources on Search Engine Terms
From Microdac News, several recommendations for directories and glossaries of search engine terms, including Search Engine Directory (free) and the Search Engine Yearbook ($$). Continue Reading
Survey on Consumer Use of Web and E-Mail for Health Info
From the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), this new survey (abstract only available free), Use of the Internet and E-mail for Health Care Information concludes that “Although many people use the Internet for health information, use is not as common as is sometimes reported.” Continue Reading
Hearing on P2P File Sharing and Privacy Issues
On May 15, the Committee on Government Reform held a hearing titled “Overexposed: The Threats to Privacy and Security on File Sharing Networks.” Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) Associate Director Alan Davidson’s testimony presented a two-pronged position – privacy and digital rights: “A broad public education effort and better software practices are needed in… Continue Reading
KM in a Large Metro Area Library Consortium
From this month’s InfoToday 2003, a pdf handout, “Knowledge Management at the Library,” from the Northern Suburban Library System, a “consortium of over 650 academic, public, school, and special libraries” in Illinois. Continue Reading
Report on Extensive UK Data Collection Program
From Privacy International’s Know Your Data Campaign: “Many of the companies that supply Britains communications services the landline services, cable companies, mobile operators and Internet Service Providers are accumulating a vast amount of personal information about their customers. This “communications data”, which is currently stored for up to seven years, may relate to… Continue Reading
USPTO and Accessibility Compliance
“The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the first federal agency to fully comply with the provisions of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, requiring that all federal agencies’ electronic information is accessible to people with disabilities and is comparable to the information and access provided… Continue Reading
Multiple Lawsuits on DVD Copying Software
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston, Northern District of California, in a hearing of 321 Studios v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (C-02-1955.e), is reported to be substantially persuaded in favor of copyright holders as she considers whether it is fair use for consumers to continue to purchase and use a $50 (after rebate) DVD duplication software application… Continue Reading
Communications Policy and the Internet
Promoting Innovation to Prevent the Internet from Becoming a Wasteland. “Markle Foundation President Zoë Baird joins two dozen prominent attorneys, public officials, journalists, industry leaders, public interest advocates, and academics in examining the state of communications policy and media output more than four decades after Minow’s celebrated speech.” Continue Reading
ICANN Report on WHOIS Privacy
Staff Manager’s Issues Report on Privacy Issues Related to Whois (13 May 2003). Continue Reading
