Launched yesterday, with the Google Blog the following description: “Insight into the news, technology, and culture of Google. Get the latest word direct from the Googleplex about new technology, hot issues, and the wide world of search.” As of this evening, there are two postings. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2004
Ownership of “Information” In the Digital Environment
Information Cannot Be Owned by Jean Nicholas Druey, April 2004: “Apart from technology, the information age has up to now badly served its idol. It has failed sufficiently to recognize specific features of information. This is shown with respect to the question whether legal rights on information can take the form of ownership. The answer… Continue Reading
Data on Gov’t Websites Does Not Pose Security Risk
As a follow-up to my May 5 posting, Dept. of Interior Guidelines to Secure Geospatial Data, from the Rand Corporation, this press release stating that “Less than 1 percent of publicly available federal Web sites and databases contain geospatial information not readily available elsewhere that could help terrorists and other hostile forces mount attacks in… Continue Reading
Disposable Credit Cards Used to Fight ID Theft
Single-use credit cards fight fraud. A number of companies are offering disposable credit card numbers for online purchase transactions. Continue Reading
Software Identifies Redacted Text From Gov’t Docs.
As referenced in today’s New York Times article, Illuminating Blacked-Out Words, see the following paper: Advances in Cryptology – EUROCRYPT 2004: International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques, Interlaken, Switzerland, May 2-6, 2004. Proceedings, Projective Coordinates Leak (abstract only). Continue Reading
NY Bar Associaton Reports on Human Rights and Detainees
From the Association of the Bar of the City of New York press release issued April 30, 2004: “The New York City Bar Association released a report today comprehensively analyzing the multitude of domestic and international laws prohibiting torture and regulating interrogation processes, and making recommendations for how the U.S. should interrogate detainees.” Human rights… Continue Reading
Updated Index to Electronic Sources of Information
From Marian Dworaczek, Assistant Head, Technical Services Division University of Saskatchewan Library, news of her updated Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information and the accompanying Electronic Sources of Information: A Bibliography. Continue Reading
NLM Debuted New Website Design Today
From the FAQ on the redesign, which includes screen shots and navigation tips: “The resulting look incorporates an entirely new feel, and an easier to use navigation. The homepage includes many new features: up-to-date news, quick links to popular resources, and a carefully tested organization designed to help users find what they need as quickly… Continue Reading
Website Usability Study Indicates Progress With Room to Improve
According to a new survey by Web usability guru Dr. Jakob Nielsen (presented at the Web Usability 2004 conference), net users are achieving greater success locating specific information using search engines than was previously the case. This is in large measure to improvements made by the search engines themselves, as well as more precision used… Continue Reading
Maine Libraries to Receive State Assistance To Supplement CIPA Loses
“The State of Maine has budgeted for providing compensatory funds to public libraries that will lose federal funds if they decide not to install filters as required by the Children’s Internet Protection Act.” [Link] Continue Reading
Gartner Reports Rise in Web Fraud
Gartner Study Finds Significant Increase in E-Mail Phishing Attacks: “Phishing attacks by hackers against online consumers have become so widespread that an estimated 57 million Americans likely have received these fraudulent e-mails, according to a new study released today by Gartner, Inc. Direct losses from identity theft fraud against these phishing attack victims cost U.S.… Continue Reading
Use of “Cut-Off” Dates for FOIA Searches
DOJ Office of Information and Privacy, FOIA policy guidance:Use of “Cut-Off” Dates for FOIA Searches: “…all federal agencies should be mindful of the proper use of “cut-off” dates in their administration of the FOIA. Only with proper attention to this basic mechanism for determining a FOIA request’s full scope at the outset of their handling… Continue Reading
