From Privacy International: “On May 17, 2004 the European Commission approved an agreement to transfer passenger details to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, an agreement established in the name of, but that has little to do with, the war on terror.” Privacy International has published this report, Transferring Privacy and Inadequate Adequacy, documenting what the organization contends entails the release of data to which the U.S. is not statutorily entitled.
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Daily Archives: May 18, 2004
New Subscription Access to CRS Reports
From the May 17 press release: “GalleryWatch.com has expanded its partnership with Penny Hill Press to provide subscriber’s access to all numbered Congressional Research Service (CRS) documents and Electronic Briefing Books, from January 2003 to the present. The services are available on a subscription basis via the Web through www.GalleryWatch.com or on DVD-ROM. The Web… Continue Reading
9/11 Commission Hearing Today and Tomorrow
Eleventh public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States – “The two-day hearing will examine the response of local and federal emergency response departments on September 11, 2001, and will consider how to improve these critical functions in the event of future terrorist attacks.” Staff Statement No. 13 – Emergency… Continue Reading
Software Allows Camera Phones to Convert Bar Codes into URLs
Way back in October 2000, Roger V. Skalbeck wrote an article on LLRX.com about the free CueCat, a digital device that permitted users to scan bar codes from various products into a PC. Well, in the tradition of all that is old is new again, Wired today published this article, Camera Phones Link World to… Continue Reading
Hearing on Bill to Expand Patriot Act
May 18, 2004 – Legislative hearing on H.R. 3179, the “Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Tools Improvement Act of 2003.” Witness List, Chairman Howard Coble, Daniel Bryant, Thomas Harrington, and from the prepared statement of Bob Barr, “The question before us today is whether the USA PATRIOT Act should be expanded this year. In short, the answer is… Continue Reading
