The Miami-Dade County Law Library (MDCLL) system was established in 1937. The libraries are in jeopardy of closing due to statutory changes. From the Preservation of Florida Law Libraries petition: “Legislation enacted last June (2003 Florida Laws Ch. 402) eliminates the filing fee revenues that have historically ensured a sustainable funding model for county law… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2004
GPO’s Draft Plan for “Collection of Last Resort”
From Judith C. Russell: “For some time, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been working on a plan to establish a Collection of Last Resort (CLR) to support the shared mission of GPO and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) to provide comprehensive, timely, permanent public access to U.S. Government publications in all formats.” A… Continue Reading
Annotated Bibliography of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Research
Combatting Terrorism Center at West Point – Annotated Bibliography of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Research, March 22, 2004. “Compiled by Dr. James JF Forest for the Combating Terrorism Center “This annotated bibliography contains brief descriptions of over 400 research articles, books, chapters, and other resources pertaining to the study of terrorism and counterterrorism. It was constructed… Continue Reading
White House Releases Memo on Bin Laden
Today the White House released the redacted text of the Presidential Briefing Document titled “Bin Laden Determined to Stike in US,” August 6, 2001. From the White House: Fact Sheet – The August 6, 2001 Pdb · the August 6, 2001 Pdb Item Entitled “bin Ladin Determined to Strike” For reference, see my post from… Continue Reading
Counties Comply With Enhanced 911 Cell Tracking in Anticipation of 2005 Deadline
From the Washington Post, Montgomery County Maryland has launched an enhanced 911 cell phone tracking system that is accurate to within one block. See the FCC’s Enhanced 911 web page for links to public notices, press releases, and waivers. The current rollout deadline is December 31, 2005. Continue Reading
Another Airline Confirms Passenger Data Shared With TSA Contractors
As reported by EPIC, American Airlines Passenger Data Released In June 2002: “American authorized passenger names records (PNRs) held by its vendor, Airline Automation Inc., to be given directly to the TSA. Instead, AAI gave the data to four vendors.” Related postings on CAPPS II Continue Reading
File Sharing Proposed in Effort to Bypass Censorship of News
The BBC News reported that access to news on issues relevant to readers on a global scale can be significantly expanded, according to Cambridge University Professor Ross Anderson, through the use “of peer-to-peer networks…to make censorship difficult, if not impossible…” Continue Reading
FDIC Issues E-Mail Fraud Warning
FDIC Issues Warning About Fraudulent E-mails: “The FDIC has received complaints from consumers who received an e-mail that appears to have been sent by the FDIC. The e-mail is purportedly from security at fdic.com and the subject is fraud report. The e-mail informs recipients that their bank account has been temporarily closed because of fraudulent… Continue Reading
White House to Release Presidential Doc. in Response to 9/11 Commission
According to White House Communications Director Dan Bartlett, the Presidential Briefing Document (titled “Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States,” August 6, 2001) discussed in testimony by Dr. Rice before the 9/11 Commission April 8 hearing will be declassified in following with a procedure not disclosed. Al-Qaeda threat included in Bush memo, sources… Continue Reading
Will Utah’s Spyware Control Act Start a Legislative Trend
Utah’s Spyware Protection Act, H.B. 323, “enacts provisions within the Commerce and Trade Code relating to certain uses of spyware. “This bill prohibits spyware from delivering advertisements to a computer under certain circumstances; requires spyware to provide removal procedures; allows a website, trademark, or copyright owner to bring an action to enforce the requirements; and… Continue Reading
DHS Confirms TSA Requested Passenger Data From JetBlue
DHS Responds to Sens. Collins, Lieberam Request to Explain TSA’s Role in Obtaining Sensitive Airline Passenger Information “In a letter to Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, said the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) did play a role in… Continue Reading
Heightened Focus on Gmail by Privacy Advocates
From the World Privacy forum, this press release and letter (pdf) on behalf of a coalition of over two dozen privacy and advocacy groups, addressing Google’s new webmail service, Gmail, specific to the retention and repurposing of user data for e-commerce and law enforcement applications. Screenshots of Gmail from a beta tester, here and here. Continue Reading
