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Daily Archives: April 22, 2004
Information Rights Week
From the Canadian Library Association, an announcement that this is Information Rights Week, whose theme this year is “You Have the Right to Remain Private.” Also provided are links to resource materials on privacy rights and legislation. [Barbara Fullerton] Continue Reading
E-Voting Machine Manufacturer Admits Security Flaws
As reported in today’s Oakland Tribune (this article will be available free for 14 days after publication), executives of e-voting machine manufacturer Diebold admitted to, and apologized for, security flaws in products sold to the state of California that resulted in the disenfranchisement of voters in the March 2 election. See also the Open Voting… Continue Reading
California Legislation to Protect Content of Email Messages
An update to my April 13 posting, CA Senator Plans Bill on Gmail and Privacy, as follows: April 21, Senator Liz Figueroa Introduces Bill to Stop Google from Secretly “Oogling” Private E-Mails, and a link to SB 1822, which contains her amendments relevant to this issue. Continue Reading
Email Fraud Escalates
Huge Surge In Phishing Scams As Fraudsters Seek Financial Gain This link on Antiphishing.org: “Earthlink ToolbarFeaturing ScamBlocker EarthLink ScamBlocker is part of a free browser toolbar that alerts you before you visit a page that’s on Earthlink’s list of known fraudulent phisher Web sites. Its free to all Internet users.” [Download] Continue Reading
Public Libraries, the Internet and the Impact of the Gates Foundation
Libraries Wired, and Reborn. See also this article from The Guardian (UK), on the latest e-book technology innovations from Sony, and this one from the New York Times. Continue Reading
