‘Partial’ Information Awareness is an article published on January 9, 2003, authored by Wayne Crews, director of technology studies at the Cato Institute. He states: “It’s one thing to give up privacy for security if there’s no other choice. With TIA we may be sacrificing privacy for no security benefit at all. And potential unintended… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2003
House Extends Moratorium on Net Taxes
Today the House Judiciary Committee passed the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2003 (H.R. 49), setting the stage for the a vote by the full House and Senate to permanently extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes. See also, Internet Tax Ban Hits Congressional Fast Track Continue Reading
Oyez Project Releases Supreme Court Oral Arguments in MP3 Format
Wired has an article from July 15 that spotlights the innovative work of the Oyez Project. See their June 17 announcement, The Oyez Project Releases Inaugural Set of Supreme Court MP3 Files. From the Wired article: “The Supreme Court has recorded nearly all of its oral arguments since 1955, and Jerry Goldman, professor of political… Continue Reading
White House Fights to Keep TIA Program
From Secrecy News: in a July 14 statement, the White House “urges the Senate to remove the provision (from the 2004 Defense Appropriations Act) that prohibits any research and development for the Terrorism Information Awareness Program. This provision would deny an important potential tool in the war on terrorism.” See my related posting, Total Information… Continue Reading
Controversial Website Publishes Info on Washington State Police
From the New York Times: “William Sheehan does not like the police. He expresses his views about what he calls police corruption in Washington State on his Web site, where he also posts lists of police officers’ addresses, home phone numbers and Social Security numbers.” In related news, see also this article, Sheriff’s office must… Continue Reading
Homeland Security Proposed Regs for Anti-Terror Tech
Regulations Implementing the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act, subtitle G of the Homeland Security Act, P.L. No. 107-296), Office of the Secretary, Homeland Security: Notice of proposed rulemaking. This proposed rule would implement Subtitle G of Title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002–the Support of Anti-terrorism… Continue Reading
Resources on Electronic Discovery
From Ken Withers, a Research Associate at the Federal Judicial Center, links to a series of presentations and papers on electronic discovery. Selected Case Law and Further Reading Electronic Discovery: What You Need to Know, Association of the Bar of New York City, 29 May 2003 (PowerPoint slides and text) The Sedona Principles, Best Practices,… Continue Reading
Congress Widens Probe of Library E-Rate Program
Tauzin, Greenwood Step-Up Committee’s Investigation Into Troubled E-Rate Program and sent letters to 13 companies vendors and applicants participating in the program (a copy of which is available at the link above). “As part of an expanded investigation into the troubled E-rate program, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-LA) and Oversight and… Continue Reading
Challenges Emerge As Government Documents Increasingly Go Digital
From the 7/15/2003 Library Journal: “As government documents librarians incorporate more digital materials, they are finding that the very shape of their libraries is transformed,” by Marylaine Block. “Like other documents librarians, Carolyn Kohler (government publications librarian at the University of Iowa) has found herself unexpectedly at the forefront of technological change and momentous political… Continue Reading
Documents and Resources on EU E-Government
From the EU eGovernment Conference 2003, 7-8 July 2003: Linking up Europe: the importance of interoperability for e-government services EU Ministerial Declaration on E-Government See also this useful resource on e-gov: National eGovernment sites, which includes Member States national eGovernment websites, Candidate countries national eGovernment websites, EEA/EFTA countries national eGovernment websites, and eGovernment websites worldwide… Continue Reading
OMB Watch Announces New Weblog
Launched July 8, “OMB Watch’s new weblog will cover a wide range of tax and budget issues, and will be updated throughout the week by OMB Watch budget staff.” Continue Reading
Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26)
From the U.S. Census Bureau, Facts & Features: On July 26, 1990, President George Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, guaranteeing equal opportunity for people with disabilities in public accommodations, commercial facilities, employment, transportation, state and local government services and telecommunications. 49.7 million: Number of people age 5 and over in the… Continue Reading
