From today’s WSJ, via Yahoo ($), this article, The Doctor Is Online: Secure Messaging Boosts the Use of Web Consultations, merits review. It addresses the issues of privacy, consultation fees and insurance coverage associated with secure messaging systems options now available for doctor-patient communications.
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Daily Archives: September 2, 2004
Drivers Privacy Protection Act and Junk Mail Solicitations
“EPIC, joined by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, has submitted an amicus brief in Kehoe v. Fidelity Bank, a case under the federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act where a bank purchased over 500,000 motor vehicle records from Florida for junk mail solicitations. The brief argues that individuals are entitled to damages under the… Continue Reading
Nextaris Takes Searching and Info Management To A New Level
From the Internet search gurus at Surfwax, take a look at their latest offering, Nextaris. See detailed reviews by Lars Våge and Tara Calishain. Continue Reading
Effort in Maryland to Prevent E-Voting Fails
Joseph P. Manck, County Administrative Judge, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, ruled on September 1 that the state may use e-voting machines from Diebold in the upcoming election, despite security issues documented by the Campaign for Verifiable Voting in Maryland. See this Washington Post (reg. re’d) article for more details, and related beSpacific postings here. Continue Reading
Gov’t CIOs Issue Drafts on Enhancing Access to Gov Docs Online
From the Chief Information Officers Council’s Interagency Committee on Government Information (ICGI): this document that “seeks to improve the methods by which Government information, including information on the Internet, is organized, preserved, and made accessible to the public, as required under the E-Government Act of 2002, Section 207, Accessibility, Usability, and Preservation of Government Information,”… Continue Reading
