From the press release today: “State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced the settlement of a lawsuit against email marketer Scott Richter and his company, OptInRealBig.com, LLC. The suit alleged that unsolicited emails, or spam, sent on defendants’ behalf contained falsified headers, falsified routing information, and deceptive subject lines, and were illegally routed through a… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2004
Campaigns Will Closely Monitor Voting Irregularities
Kerry Building Legal Network for Vote Fights: both parties are implemeting legal strategies in anticipation of a possible recount in the November election. Related information: for links to “comprehensive databases on more than 40,000 candidates and incumbents,” see Project Vote Smart. And for a unique perspective of campaigns at the local level, here is a… Continue Reading
E-Voting Blocked In Ohio
Press release, July 16, 2004: Blackwell Halts Deployment Of Diebold Voting Machines For 2004: “Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell today halted deployment of Diebold Election Systems’ electronic voting devices in Ohio for the 2004 General Election. The decision is based on preliminary findings from the secretary of state’s second round of security testing… Continue Reading
CAPPS II Program Will Live Again?
There appears to be contradictory information concerning the demise of the CAPPS II program. A Federal Computer Week article clearly shows how DHS and TSA have reached different conclusions as to whether the program will indeed continue. To make the situation even more confusing, here is an article from Wired today, The Man Who Helped… Continue Reading
Future of CAPPS II Up In the Air?
Several sources (Wired, the ACLU) report that Homeland Security’s controversial CAPPS II program may be terminated by the TSA. However, there is speculation that a similar project may appear in future. Continue Reading
TIME Reports on Commission Info Linking Iran and al-Qaeda
This article from TIME states that the 9/11 Commission’s upcoming final report will provide information linking Iran with Al Qaeda. In addition, CNN reports that the Commission’s report will be approximately 600 pages, with the text subject to review and redaction by the White House. This Washington Post article states that the report (available for… Continue Reading
Independent National Security Classification Board Act of 2004
S. 2672 – To establish an Independent National Security Classification Board in the executive branch, and for other purposes, July 15, 2004. Continue Reading
Testimony on RFID Tagging of Consumer Items
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology: What the Future Holds for Commerce, Security, and the Consumer, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, July 14, 2004. From Computer World, this article details opposing testimony and statements from industry, privacy advocates and legislators concerning the impact of RFID on consumer privacy. Continue Reading
Name Change for Gov’t Accounting Office
As posted on the LLSDC listserv, by Rick McKinney, Assistant Law Librarian, Federal Reserve Board: “Pursuant to Section 8 of the GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-271; 118 Stat. 811; 7 pages) enacted on July 7, 2004, the “General Accounting Office” has been redesignated as the “Government Accountability Office“. For text… Continue Reading
Google Adds Browse By Name Feature
By downloading the Google Toolbar, users may take advantage of a new Browse by Name feature to “save time by typing names instead of URLs in your browser’s address bar.” See the FAQ for more details Continue Reading
President Signs Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act
Remarks by the President at Signing of Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act this morning. Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act (ITPEA) Continue Reading
Official UK Report on WMDs
Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 14th July 2004 for the Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction. Report of a Committee of Privy Counsellors. [216 pages, PDF] Continue Reading
