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Monthly Archives: October 2004
Chapter of 9/11 Report on Airline Security Remains Unavailable to Public
As reported by the New York Times, a chapter comprising some 60-70 pages, submitted as part of the 9/11 Commission Report, has never been released by the administration. It focuses on airline security issues associated with the hijackings of 9/11, and details of the events themselves. Continue Reading
Indictments Issued in Global ID Theft Ring
From AP, via the New York Times, Authorities Indict 19 on Online Identity Theft Charges. Continue Reading
ISPs and Microsoft Sue Spammers
Industry anti-spam alliance members Earthlink, Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft, have filed new complaints against spammers in four states. [Link] Additional details, and a link to Earthlink’s complaint, (111 pages, PDF) are available in this press release. See this press release for links to AOL’s two new law suits. Yahoo’s press release is here. Continue Reading
New Pew Survey on Internet and Politics
“The new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in collaboration with the University of Michigan School of Information survey…shows that internet users have greater overall exposure to political arguments, including those that challenge their candidate preferences and their positions on some key issues.” [Link] Link to the report, The internet and democractic… Continue Reading
E-Voting Concerns Persist Despite Manufacturers’ Sharing of Code
According to this AP article, e-voting manufacturers have submitted portions of their software code, on CD, to the National Software Reference Library (NSRL), exclusive of “their proprietary source code.” This data is not available to the public. Previous postings on e-voting. Continue Reading
High Speed Net Connection Over Power Lines May Be Around the Corner
From the New York Times: Plugging Into the Net, Through the Humble Wall Outlet. Continue Reading
Open Source Software Trials in Government – UK
From the UK Office of Government Commerce: “OGC today released its report on Open Source Software Trials in Government. This report outlines the findings of the trials originally announced in October 2003. The report shows that Open Source software is rapidly maturing, offers significant potential benefits to government and should be actively considered alongside proprietary… Continue Reading
Study on Impact of Open-Access Articles on Research
Do Open-Access Articles Have a Greater Research Impact? “This study looks at articles in four disciplines at varying stages of adoption of open access – philosophy, political science, electrical and electronic engineering and mathematics – to see whether they have a greater impact as measured by citations in the ISI Web of Science database when… Continue Reading
New Report on Federal Expenditures, Exclusive of Costs for Iraq War
From the independent, non-partisan Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Latest Figures on Federal Expenditures:National Trends and Area Rankings: “The latest available information on overall federal expenditures shows that per capita spending by the government is up 15% since President Bush assumed office, even after adjusting for inflation and the growth in the nation’s population. This… Continue Reading
More New Articles on LLRX.com
Researching Labor Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution In Employment, by Suzanne Thorpe and Laura J. Cooper Advice to the Bloglorn, by Lois C. Ambash Continue Reading
E-Voting Paper Trail Not Req’d in Florida
From FindLaw: WEXLER, ET AL. v. LEPORE, ET AL. (October 26, 2004) “The state of Florida will not be required to create a paper record from touch-screen voting machines. U.S. Representative Robert Wexler had argued that the touch-screen voting machines used in some Florida counties lacked a manual recount procedure.” Memorandum Opinion (PDF) Final Judgment… Continue Reading
