“The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today released summary statistics of its latest data on the deployment of high-speed connections to the Internet in the United States: High-speed lines connecting homes and businesses to the Internet increased by 20% during the second half of 2003, from 23.5 million to 28.2 million lines, compared to a 18%… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2004
New FCC Website on History of the Internet
From the FCC press release: “The FCC today introduced the third in a series of exhibits on the history of various communications technologies. The new exhibit focuses on the history of the Internet, including the communication technologies used to access the Internet.” The Internet: A Short History of Getting Connected Continue Reading
Louisiana State Senate Piloting Online Opinion Polling
The Louisiana State Senate began a pilot program through which citizens can communicate their positions on issues facing the state using an online system called Share Your Opinions, launched on May 31. Senator Michael J. “Mike” Michot’s website is the testbed for this project, which currently allows users to vote for or against a small… Continue Reading
EPIC Sues to Obtain Gov’t Paper Trail on Collection of Passenger Data
“In court papers (16 pages, pdf) filed June 9, EPIC is seeking the expedited release of records from the Transportation Security Administration and Federal Bureau of Investigation detailing the agencies’ efforts to obtain passenger information from major commercial airlines. A document (pdf) obtained by EPIC earlier this year led to the revelation that the FBI… Continue Reading
Microsoft Adds RSS Feeds for IT Pros
The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is now providing 22 RSS feeds for its developer centers. [therssweblog] Continue Reading
Computer Crime and Security Survey
Just released: the 2004 Computer Science Institute (CSI), FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey (PDF, the results of which are summarized in this press release. Conducted annually for the past nine years, the survey noted a significant decrease in DoS attacks as reported by 494 computer security practitioners from corporate, government, academic, medical and financial… Continue Reading
Web Guide to the American Presidency
AmericanPresident.org is hosted by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, “the nations leading research institute for the study of the American presidency.” The site provides documentation, bios, and links to resources on: Domestic Policy, Economic Policy, Legislative Affairs, National Security, Presidential Politics, Administration of the Government, and Administration of the… Continue Reading
Two Publications Provide Access to DoD Memo on Detainee Interrogations
The Wall Street Journal posted, free to non-subscribers, the PDF text (49 pages) of a controversial DoD memo, stamped DRAFT, and titled Working Group Report on Detainee Interrogations in the Global War on Terrorism: Assessment of Legal, Historical, Policy, and Operational Considerations, 6 March 2003. From Newsweek, this link to an article, “A Defense Dept.… Continue Reading
GAO Report on Academic Efforts to Curtail File Sharing
File Sharing: Selected Universities Report Taking Action to Reduce Copyright Infringement. GAO-04-503, May 28. Highlights. “All of the officials interviewed indicated that their colleges or universities routinely monitor their networks, and most of them indicated that the institutions also actively monitor their networks specifically for the use of these file-sharing applications. When infringing use is… Continue Reading
Handout on Search Engines From SLA Conference
Extreme Searching & Other Goodies, presentation at SLA Conference today by Gary Price. Continue Reading
E-Voting Continues to Generate Controversy
Commission head calls for more security for electronic voting Deja Vu At The Florida Polls? Scrubbing felons from voters rolls raises fresh concerns Feds want e-voting source code disclosed Continue Reading
Court Upholds Public Right to Access Court Docket Sheets
From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, this news of a 2nd Circuit decision (33 pages, PDF) released on June 8, that in part concluded: “We hold that the public and press enjoy a qualified First Amendment right of access to docket sheets. We also hold that the defendant court administrators have the… Continue Reading
