From the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), a 15 page report (pdf), Anonymization May Protect Privacy As Government Seeks Data, that states: “The same technology that permits the accumulation, sharing, and analysis of huge databases also allows for the incorporation into information sharing systems of features that protect information from abuse or misuse. In… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2004
Privacy of Medical Data in Credit Approval Process
From EPIC: “EPIC and a coalition of privacy advocacy organizations filed comments (pdf) with five federal agencies which issued a proposed regulation under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act. The coalition supported the regulation’s general prohibition on creditors obtaining or using medical information about a consumer in connection with deciding whether the consumer is… Continue Reading
News on Increasing E-Gov’t Surveillance
Govt Computer Surveillance Rings Alarm Bells Survey Finds U.S. Agencies Engaged in ‘Data Mining’: See the following report, issued today by the GAO – Data Mining: Federal Efforts Cover a Wide Range of Uses. GAO-04-548, May 4. Highlights. “Our survey of 128 federal departments and agencies on their use of data mining shows that 52… Continue Reading
Hearing to Amend the Federal Trademark Dilution Act
Committee Print to Amend the Federal Trademark Dilution Act, April 22, 2004. Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, of the Committee on the Judiciary. For reference, see 15 U.S.C. 1125(c) Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com
Who Downloaded the Spyware? Not Me! Coming Soon – the Death of Search Engines? Trends in Blog Searching Change Strategies Are the Key to KM International Commercial Arbitration: Locating the Resources (Revised) Online Legal Information in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden – Updated Metaforix@Health – Prescription Drug Pricing: Issues and Resources Notes From the Technology Trenches… Continue Reading
2004 TechnoLawyer Awards Announced
2004 TechnoLawyer @ Awards: The Legal Profession’s Version of the Oscars. Continue Reading
More Docs. Released by ACLU in Patriot Act Challenge
New Documents Unsealed in ACLU and NYCLU Patriot Act Challenge…see brief and supporting documents. Continue Reading
Amendments to CA Bill on Gmail Lessen Restrictions to the Service
On May 25, California State Senator Liz Figueroa offered an amended version of SB 1822 which struck language that would have presented substantial obstacles to Gmail’s operation in the state. Continue Reading
Comparison of Results From Top 5 Search Engines
From today’s WSJ (subscription req’d), Study Questions Whether Google Really Is Better – “A new survey suggests that Google’s search engine doesn’t necessarily provide significantly better, or more useful, search results than do rivals…Yahoo Inc., Ask Jeeves Inc.’s Ask.com site, Microsoft Corp.’s MSN and Terra Lycos SA’s Lycos delivered correct or useful results almost as… Continue Reading
FBI Director Testifies on Role of Patriot Act
Testimony of Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, May 20, 2004, hearing on FBI Oversight: Terrorism and Other Topics. “…I would also like to acknowledge that the progress the FBI has made in reforming our counterterrorism and intelligence programs is due in no… Continue Reading
Insight Into Gov’t Intelligence Data Sharing Network
From Business Week, a review of the achievements to date of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center, whose mandate is to “fuse and analyze all-source information related to terrorism.” Continue Reading
California Bill on Employee E-Mail Tracking Notification
California workers may have to be told boss is looking at their e-mail: “SB 1841, requires employers to give employees a onetime written notice if they plan to read e-mail, track Internet use, or use other electronic devices to monitor employees on or off the job. The bill requires employers to explain what will be… Continue Reading
