The Guardian Unlimited newsblog is worth a look. Among its recent postings are this one on a range of blogs from the Ukraine that are tracking and providing perspective and updates on the recent political crisis. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2004
Two Perspectives on Open Source Scientific Data – UK
From the Financial Times, differing perspectives on open source access to scientific data, from the co-founder of BioMed Central (providers of “over 100 Open Access journals covering all areas of Biology and Medicine”) and the VP of the Royal Society (“the independent scientific academy of the UK dedicated to promoting excellence in science”). Continue Reading
Happy Thanksgiving
Travel safely, enjoy the holiday, and stay in touch 🙂 Continue Reading
Survey Documents Importance of Addressing Consumer PC Security Issues
Press release: Bentley College Survey Finds U.S. Adults Are Concerned About Cyber-Security Issues, But Still Need Help Understanding Internet Threats [Link] From the survey findings (6 pages, PDF): “Current efforts to address the widespread lack of home PC security do not distinguish between expert and inexpert home PC users, and do not take into account… Continue Reading
PC World Tests Indicate Free Anti-Spyware Programs Are Best Choice
“Some anti-spyware companies use confusing ads, and our tests show their $20-$60 products are less effective than free competitors.” [Link] See also my posting from yesterday on a spyware review from Ars Technica that concluded Ad-Aware, which is free, is the program to use. Continue Reading
New Blog on Maryland Law
Librarian Trevor Rosen has launched a blog on Maryland Law. Trevor states he “decided to create this blog as a resource for those of us interested in staying up to date on newsworthy Maryland legal developments and new online tools useful to the Maryland legal coummunity. I intend this to be a collaborative project–one that… Continue Reading
Sneak Preview of New Design and Features for THOMAS Legislative Info System
Announcement on upcoming release of new design for THOMAS: An Updated THOMAS – The 109th Congress convenes at noon on January 4, 2005. In preparation for that, we have been working to improve the appearance and the usefulness of THOMAS, the Library of Congress’ public legislative information system. We expect the updated site to be… Continue Reading
Debate About Web Access to State Court Records Continues
Wired reports on how free access to information and privacy rights are clashing in the arena of public web availability to court documents, which often contain personal data which could mined for use in acts involving ID theft, harassment, and the determination of home loans and employment. Continue Reading
GAO Responds to Congressional Requests to Investigate 2004 Election
Government Computer News reports that in response to requests from 13 Democratic members of Congress, the agency has determined that an investigation of e-voting security issues associated with the 2004 election is now warranted. Links to PDF copies of the series of letters charting the addition of signatories to the request made to the Comptroller… Continue Reading
Two Part Series on Spyware
From Ars Technica this two part article on spyware – Malware: what it is and how to prevent it (descriptions and screen shots are provided) Spyware removal tools: “This software (6 programs) will be judged on its ease of use, the amount of feedback it provides, and of course its effectiveness in removing malware. Effectiveness… Continue Reading
Third Party Google News Feed Worth a Try
From Justin Pfister, this new site “Converts News.Google to RSS.” Create a search query, indicate the number of entries to return (from 5-100) and see if it works for you. Continue Reading
Congress and Gov’t Auditors Hear About Air Passenger Data Collection
Another followup, this one to the TSA’s collection of commercial airline passenger data for the new Secure Flight program. See today’s GovExec article, TSA to brief Congress on using commercial data for passenger screening. Privacy concerns about the program were again raised last week by the ACLU. Continue Reading
