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Daily Archives: September 8, 2003

Public Libraries Around the Country Protect Patron Privacy

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From Boston.com, another article focused on public library efforts to maintain the privacy of their patron’s usage records:

  • “The public library in Boulder, the home of the University of Colorado, has adopted one of the country’s most aggressive policies to keep circulation records private. The library keeps a bare minimum of information on books that are checked out and, when books are returned, any record of who checked them out is purged from the library’s computer.”

    • New Legal Tech Blog

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    News from Jeff Beard on the launch of his blog, LawTech Guru, where he will “be covering legal technology, mobile devices, strategic planning and law practice management, web technologies, as well as privacy and security issues and some interesting blogging tips.” Continue Reading

    CA Bill To Increase Consumer Access to Data Sold to 3rd Parties

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    SB 27, the “Shine the Light” privacy bill sponsored by California State Senator Liz Figueroa, would, as indicated in the most recently amended version (September 5): “…require a business that discloses a customer’s personal information, including information relating to income or purchases, to a 3rd party for direct marketing purposes to provide the customer, within… Continue Reading

    Report Documents Staff of Homeland Security Department

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    The report and data listed below were published by Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), who issued this related news advisory on August 25 about their research on the Department of Homeland Security, which is ongoing and will result in further documentation. Department of Homeland Security – The First Months Department of Homeland Security, Location of… Continue Reading

    District Court Rules in Favor of Pop-Up Ads

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    Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, of the US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia released a decision on September 5 that stated “Alas, we computer users must endure pop-up advertising,” in the case of U-Haul International, Inc., v. WhenU.com, Inc., et al., Civ. Act. No.03-1469-A. Partial summary judgment had already been granted on June 23 against… Continue Reading

    Mergers in Publishing Industry Under Scrutiny

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    Information Access Alliance “The Information Access Alliance (a group that includes AALL, ALA, SLA, ACRL, MLA, and SPARC) believes that a new standard of antitrust review should be adopted by state and federal antitrust enforcement agencies in examining merger transactions in the serials publishing industry. When reviewing proposed mergers, antitrust authorities should consider the decision-making… Continue Reading

    Another Guide on Info Syndication Format

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    RSS – A Primer for Publishers & Content Providers: “This document is aimed at publishers and content providers with the intention of introducing & explaining the concepts behind RSS and addressing some commonly expressed concerns…the guidelines do provide recommendations for good practice, case studies on RSS production and links to tools and specifications which will… Continue Reading