A U.S. Newswire release dated January 6 states that National Press Club President Tammy Lytle, (who is also the bureau chief for the Orlando Sentinel) sent a letter to Sec. of Defense Rumsfeld expressing opposition to a new policy concerning website content issued by Defense Department Inspector General Joseph Schmitz. In a December 5 memo, Schmitz restricted the publication of “not just classified and ‘official-use’ data, but also new and indefensible categories,” to the Inspector General’s public website.
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Daily Archives: January 7, 2004
New California Healthcare Blog
The California Health Consensus Project launched a weblog today. See this US Newswire release for more details. Continue Reading
IRS Launches New Web Tax Filing Service
“1040 Central: Find what you need, fast. No matter which form you use, 1040 Central has the links youll need to file your 2003 tax return. Get the latest news and forms, plus information about special tax credits. Check out e-File. Track your refund. Its all at 1040 Central.” [Link] Continue Reading
More Music Downloaders Settle Suits
Ten music downloaders in Colorado have settled copyright infringement lawsuits by the RIAA by agreeing to pay fines of up to $4,000 each. [Link] Continue Reading
Warnings About Gov’t Data Mining Programs
A trio of recent articles on government data mining programs: The Safeguards Needed for Government Data Mining The Department of Defense Inspector General’s Recommendations, and Beyond – Homeland data mining efforts will differ from Pentagon’s Pentagon failed to study privacy issues in data-mining effort, IG says Continue Reading
New PA Website Blocking Law Challenged
From the Center on Democracy and Technology: “On Tuesday, January 6, CDT and the ACLU begin presenting evidence in federal court in Philadelphia in their challenge to a Pennsylvania law that has resulted in the blocking of hundreds of thousands of legitimate websites. The hearing is expected to run for several days. Extensive briefs filed… Continue Reading
