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Daily Archives: January 9, 2004
FTC Shuts Down Internet Auction ID Theft Scam
Internet Auction Con Artists Settle FTC Charges, Face Jail Time – Defendants Were Serial Identity Thieves: FTC v. James D. Thompson and Susan B. Germek (Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division), Case No. 0C3 2541; FTC File No. 032 3096 Continue Reading
Expansion of Electronic Court Filing System
“The U.S. District Court in New Jersey yesterday joined the growing ranks of federal courts that require lawyers to file all civil case pleadings in electronic format, making it easier for the public and press to obtain copies of them…According to the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, the District of New Jersey becomes the 36th… Continue Reading
Thumbnail Size Preview Screenshots Now Available on Open Directory Project
The Open Thumbshots Project is a free resource used by a number of sites, now including the Open Directory Project (DMOZ), that uses the application to provide screen shot previews of over 3 million sites prior to visiting them. Example: Open Directory News – scroll down the screen to see the thumbnail screen shots. Continue Reading
GSA IG Audit Reveals Abuses in IT Procurement
GSA audit confirms misuse of funds: “Employees at General Services Administration offices in three regions of the country misused 8(a) sole-source contracting authority, authorized work outside the scope of contracts and spent more than $133 million in funding earmarked for information technology inappropriately, according to a report released [January 8] from GSA’s inspector general.” Audit… Continue Reading
Lieberman’s ID Theft Proposals
Lieberman Unveils Plan To Protect Privacy, Break Down Bush’s Wall Of Secrecy: “Joe Lieberman became the first candidate to release a comprehensive plan for protecting people’s personal privacy and breaking down George Bush’s wall of secrecy around his Administration. Among other steps, Lieberman would double the penalties for identity theft, get tough on credit reporting… Continue Reading
IRS To Track E-Filers
IRS will track Free File taxpayers: Even as the IRS encourages taxpayers to take advantage of the ease and efficiency of e-filing, news that information gathered from these services will be monitored by the agency has resulted in negative responses from industry representatives and privacy advocates. Continue Reading
PC Users Experience Problems Due to VeriSign Certificate Revocation
VeriSign to implement change to .com and .net: “Some networking experts fear the change could cause Internet traffic problems. VeriSign Inc. is planning a change to a Domain Name System component responsible for coordinating updates to the .com and .net domains throughout the DNS, according to a company spokesman.” VeriSign’s dead certificates ‘knocked out Norton’… Continue Reading
