From the January 6, 2004 Federal Register, Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Final rule: SUMMARY: The Department of the Air Force is revising a (j)(2) exemption to an existing exemption rule for the Privacy Act system of records notice F090 AF IG B, Inspector General Records. The (j)(2) exemption will increase the… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2004
2004 Begins With Spam Overload
Inbox trauma: New junk-fighting tools falter Anti-spam applications abound, and the CAN SPAM Act promised to lighten the load on your email in-box, but initial reports for this year are far less than reassuring. See also CAN-SPAM means we can spam Continue Reading
9/11 Detainees Will Remain Unknown
Court upholds secrecy over 9/11 detainees Continue Reading
Statistical Resource on 100 Largest U.S. Cities
From the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, the Living Cities Databook Series “permits users to display and download data and rankings for the 100 largest cities in the U.S. on the full complement of indicators displayed in the printed databooks.” Categories include: Population, Race and Ethnicity, Immigration, Age, Households and Families, Education,… Continue Reading
Net Gains Status As Source for Campaign News
From the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, January 11, 2004: Cable and Internet Loom Large in Fragmented Political News Universe – Perceptions of Partisan Bias Seen as Growing, Especially by Democrats From the Summary of Findings: “The 2004 presidential campaign is continuing the long-term shift in how the public gets its… Continue Reading
UK’s Top 100 Corporate Websites
The Third Annual Report on The Home Pages of the UK’s Top 100 Companies’ Corporate Web Sites ($$) [Link]: “…around a third of Britain’s top companies have been consistently poor performers, over a number of years, and appear “not to get it” when it comes to their corporate Web sites.” The Reed Elsevier site ranking… Continue Reading
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
