From the statement: “Microsoft is sending letters explaining to individuals who have already downloaded the source code that such actions are in violation of the law. Additionally, Microsoft has instituted the use of alerts on several peer-to-peer clients where such illegal sharing of the source code has taken place. These alerts are designed to inform… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2004
10th Circuit Upholds Do Not Call List
FTC press release, Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of National Do Not Call Registry: The text of the decision (pdf, 50 pages). The Harris Poll® #10, February 13, 2004, Do Not Call Registry Is Working Well National Do Not Call Registry See also this FCC press release from today, FCC Logs in Nearly 10,000 Complaints Since… Continue Reading
DHS Announces Program That Exempts Private Sector From Sharing Infrastructure Info With Public
Press release: DHS Launches Protected Critical Infrastructure Information Program to Enhance Homeland Security, Facilitate Information Sharing: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today the launch of the Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program. The PCII Program enables the private sector to voluntarily submit infrastructure information to the Federal government to assist the Nation in… Continue Reading
New Online Resource for California Voters
From the California Voter Foundation, the California Online Voter Guide, launched yesterday, “serves up nonpartisan information on California propositions, the Presidential election, congressional races, and state legislative contests.” Continue Reading
New Tool for Updating Campaign Blogs
“Feedster is working to ensure everyone’s voice is heard by making political Feedpapers, up-to-the-minute digests of RSS-based news and blog commentary, available to all the campaigns and bloggers. In less than a minute, you can associate your blog with the candidates and parties you support and make sure your voice is heard.” [Link] Continue Reading
HP to Create Digital Archive of TIME Magazine
Today Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) announced the company “is partnering with TIME to create a complete digital (searchable) archive containing every issue of the publication since its inception (1923-present),” to be released in May (to subscribers). Continue Reading
Google Facts and Challenges Ahead
“Google Inc. today announced it expanded the breadth of its web index to more than 6 billion items…Google’s collection of 6 billion items comprises 4.28 billion web pages, 880 million images, 845 million Usenet messages, and a growing collection of book-related information pages.” [Link] Search wars are about to get personal indicates that although Google… Continue Reading
Political Websites’ Growing Impact on Voters
Excerpt from a January 28 press release from comScore Networks on their December 2003 survey assessing the impact of political websites: “…more than 40 percent of visitors reported that political sites have increased their interest in learning more about issues or candidates. Nearly 30 percent of visitors told comScore that they are more actively involved… Continue Reading
Privacy Groups Request Congressional Hearings on CAPPS II
The recent release of a GAO report critical of the airline passenger screening program to be implemented this summer has intensified calls for Congressional hearings on the privacy and civil liberties issues associated with CAPPS II data collection. EFF Privacy Coalition Presses Congress for Hearings on Air Travel EFF Coalition letter asking for Congressional hearings… Continue Reading
Tens of Thousands of Spyware Programs Lurk on the Web
Another article from PC Magazine, Spy Stoppers, details how easily spyware programs can infiltrate your PC, and the tremendous challenge they pose to disable. According to one anti-spyware company, Webroot Software, whose product Spy Sweeper 2.2 is ranked best in a survey accompanying this article, “80 percent of PCs are infected.” Continue Reading
Guide to Resources for Victims of ID Theft
From PC Magazine, Identity Theft: What, Me Worry? is a useful article that documents the experiences of one couple who were victims of “low-tech” fraud, offers a series of steps to protect against such crimes, a guide to e-gov resources and credit bureau telephone numbers and web links, as well as a list of check… Continue Reading
New Survey Indicates Americans Consider Privacy Issues to Be Important
The Privacy Trust Survey recently conducted on behalf of the CIO Institute indicates: “that the majority of Americans surveyed 83 percent — consider privacy a matter that is important or very important to them. However, many respondents indicated they have a high level of uncertainty about the government agencies that collect and use that… Continue Reading
