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Daily Archives: March 12, 2004
The Memory Hole Launches Blog
The Memory Hole launched a companion blog on March 10, where the author will focus on breaking news and information. Continue Reading
FTC Issues Alert about Identity Theft Scam
From the FTC press release: “A new Spam Scam Alert from the Federal Trade Commission could help consumers avoid becoming identity theft victims.” Is Someone “Phishing” for Your Information? Continue Reading
More States Withdraw Participation In Crime Database
AP reports that New York and Wisconsin have withdrawn their participation in the Multistate Anti-TeRrorism Information EXchange (MATRIX) program. The program now has only five remaining state participants. My other postings on MATRIX. See also A Dual-Edged Sword: Providing Information, Stealing Privacy, “In the case of Matrix and its ilk, our time-honored standards of privacy… Continue Reading
Significant Corporate Problems With Records Retention
Press release from AIIM: American Companies Fail To Address Retention of Email and Electronic Records – Survey Finds “e-Records” Policies Non-Existent in Almost Half of Companies [Link] “Nearly half of American companies have not adopted records retention policies for email and other electronic documents, despite the serious issues raised about corporate records keeping over the… Continue Reading
Hearing on Copyright Act Section 115, Compulsary License
United States House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary, March 11, 2004 Hearing on “Section 115 of the Copyright Act: In Need of Update? Witness List; Testimony of: Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Marybeth Peters (LC), Carey Ramos (NMPA), Cary Sherman (RIAA), and Jonathan Potter (DiMA). Continue Reading
