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Daily Archives: July 24, 2003

FTC Relaunches GetNetWise

Federal Trade Commissioner Orson Swindle addressed the importance of safe computing practices at a press conference to re-launch GetNetWise, a public service Web site offering resources to make informed decisions about using the Internet. The media briefing is sponsored by the Internet Education Foundation.

  • GetNetWise: Keeping Children Safe Online; Stopping Unwanted E-mail and Spam; Protecting Your Computer From Hackers and Viruses; Keeping Your Personal Info Private.
  • Legal Research in a Nutshell

    From Kent Olson, University of Virginia Law Library: Legal Research in a Nutshell Links provides convenient access to all of the more than three hundred URLs mentioned in the book (Legal Research in a Nutshell, 8th ed., 2003), including appendices. Sites are arranged thematically by chapter and page number, and the list will be updated… Continue Reading

    Global Climate Change Report Released Today

    From the US Climate Change Science Program: The US Climate Change Science Program. Vision for the Program and Highlights of the Scientific Strategic Plan. From the World Wildlife Foundation: “The ten year research proposal for the US Climate Change Science Program announced today by the Bush Administration appears to be another attempt to focus attention… Continue Reading

    More on the 9/11 Joint Inquiry Report Released This Afternoon

    From Secrecy News: “Of particular interest to Secrecy News readers may be the final Appendix on Access Limitations Encountered by the Joint Inquiry. It describes a number of documents or topical areas to which congressional investigators were denied access. These included the President’s Daily Brief, reports on foreign liaison relationships, information on intelligence budget requests,… Continue Reading

    New FCC Order on CIPA

    “In this Order, we adopt measures to ensure that our implementation of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) complies with the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court. CIPA requires schools and libraries with computer Internet access to certify that they have Internet safety policies and technology protection measures, e.g., software filtering technology, to… Continue Reading

    Report of the Inquiry Into the Terrorist Attacks of September 11

    Report of the Inquiry Into the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Inteligence, December 2002 (pdf, 858 pages). Statement from GPO: “In February 2002, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence agreed to conduct… Continue Reading