Electronic Discovery and Evidence by Michael R. Arkfeld, with eight chapters on topics that include: the creation and storage of electronic information, Computer Forensics, Experts and Service Bureaus, Discovery and Production Process, and Court Procedural Rules and Case Law.
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Daily Archives: December 16, 2003
EU Reaches Determination on Passenger Name Record Data Collection
Quoting from the 16th December 2003 speech by Frits Bolkestein, Member of the European Commission in charge of the Internal Market, Taxation and Customs concering EU Data Protection: “Firstly, clear limits on the amount of data to be transferred with a closed list of 34 elements. Furthermore, the US has undertaken not to require airlines… Continue Reading
Report Calls for Regulation of Internet Telephony
The New Millennium Research Council today (NMRC) issued a press release and a report titled, The Future of Internet Phone Calling, Regulatory Imperatives to Protect the Promise of VoIP for Industry and Consumers [Link]. From CNN, see also Firms answer call for Internet phones See also this December 15 letter from EPIC to FCC Chairman… Continue Reading
President Signs Anti-Spam Bill
Fact Sheet: President Bush Signs Anti-Spam Law A link to the CAN-SPAM Act (S. 877, P.L. 108-187, 117 Stat. 2699) is available in this posting. The law is effective January 1, 2004. Today FTC Chairman Tim Muris answered questions about the spam bill submitted by email to through government’s “Ask the White House” online forum. Continue Reading
Supreme Court to Review Cheney Energy Case
The GAO failed in their effort to obtain access to essential documents from Vice President Cheney’s National Energy Policy Development Group in order to determine if the nation’s energy policy was influenced by corporations with a financial stake in the outcome. See my August 26 posting for links to relevant documents and commentary on this… Continue Reading
Iowa Launches Government Accountability Website
Results Iowa – Accountability for Iowa: “This website is part of our account to you on how we are doing with the responsibilities and resources that you have entrusted to Iowa state government. In one easily accessible place we are sharing our goals at an enterprise level (The Leadership Agenda), and department by department (Departments’… Continue Reading
InformationWeek Survey on Workplace Web Surfing
InformationWeek conducted a Cyberloafing Study to determine the level of personal use of the web on the job by a group comprising 225 business-technology professionals. Survey says: 91% admit to personal use of the web on the job. Most were using the web to access their personal email and to “search for items of personal… Continue Reading
