“Representative Jay Inslee, a Washington Democrat, and three other congressmen introduced the E-mail Privacy Act of 2004 on Thursday. The bill would require that e-mail be subject to federal wiretap law that requires a court order for real-time interception of communications.” [Link] Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2004
Hearing on the Induct Act
An Examination of S. 2560, The Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004, Senate Judiciary Committee Full Committee, July 22, 2004 Links to Testimony and Member Statements Continue Reading
Part II of Hearing on Purchasing Pharmaceuticals Over the Internet
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations – Buyer Beware: The Danger of Purchasing Pharmaceuticals over the Internet – Day 2, Federal and Private Sector Responses, July 22, 2004. (Day One) Link to Member Statements and Witness Testimony Continue Reading
SEC Reviews Tech Tag Format for Public Company Filings
Dow Jones reports that the Continue Reading
Senate Commerce Cmte. Passes Voice Over Internet Protocol Bill
Press release today: “The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today approved by roll call vote, S. 2281, the VOIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004. Senator Sununu (R-NH) introduced the legislation on April 5, 2004. This legislation is designed to provide a structure for the regulatory treatment of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) applications.” Continue Reading
How Current Is Newspaper Website Content?
A University of Texas at Austin study evaluating how often 30 newspapers refresh their respective website content indicated that “only 12 updated their home pages frequently, and the rest made few or no changes during the day.” [Link] Continue Reading
New Blog From IE Browser Team
IEBlog, the Microsoft Internet Explorer Weblog, launched July 21. Continue Reading
9-11 Commission Report
9-11 Commission Report: On July 22, 2004 the Commission released its public report, which is available for download from this site. The report is also available in bookstores nationwide and from the Government Printing Office [free PDF version]. See also the Executive Summary. On August 21, 2004 the Commission released two staff monographs, available for… Continue Reading
The 9/11 Commission Report
Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Official Government Edition “The Commission’s Final Report provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. It also includes recommendations designed to guard against future… Continue Reading
Indictment For Hacking Millions of Personal Data Files From Acxiom
From Findlaw: “United States v. Scott Levine (July 21, 2004), A Federal Grand Jury Indictment Accusing A Florida Man Of Illegally Accessing And Downloading Approximately 8.2 Gigabytes of Data Over A 17-Month Period From A Server Maintained By Acxiom, An Arkansas Company In The Business Of Managing Personal, Financial, And Corporate Data [PDF]” Continue Reading
Testimony From House Hearing on E-Voting
House Committee on Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Inter-governmental Relations, and the Census hearing on “The Science of Electronic Voting Machine Technology: Accuracy, Reliability, and Security,” July 20, 2004. Link to opening statement and testimony “An estimated 50 million registered voters, representing nearly 30 percent of all voters, are expected to cast their… Continue Reading
Wireless Carrier Sues Spammer
“First Lawsuit Over Cell Phone Spam – Legal ambiguity doesn’t stop Verizon Wireless from slapping text-message spammers with unprecedented litigation.” [Link via Slashdot] Copy of complaint (PDF, 26 pages) Continue Reading
