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Daily Archives: January 6, 2005
A New Year and Another Try For Passage of Antispyware Bill
From Congresswoman Mary Bono’s press release: “On the first day of the 109th Congress, Congresswoman Mary Bono (CA-45) re-introduced her bill to protect computer users against internet privacy invasion. H.R. 29, the Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act (SPY ACT) passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House of Representatives in October 2004, but was not… Continue Reading
Advocacy Group and Database Vendor Continue to Clash on Privacy Issue
“EPIC has called for hearings in Congress and before the Federal Trade Commission on the need for new privacy protections for American consumers. In a December 16, 2004 complaint to Federal Trade Commission, EPIC urged the Commission to determine whether Choicepoint, a large information broker, complies with federal privacy law and also whether it will… Continue Reading
Review of Tech Legislation in 2004
From PCWorld, Legislative Year in Review: All Talk, Little Action: “For good or ill, Congress kept to its usual snail’s pace on a number of controversial issues ranging from digital copyright to spyware; other government agencies, however, made up for some of the slack.” Continue Reading
UN Official Document System Now Available to Public
From the press release: “The United Nations…announced the availability of its Official Document System (ODS), the premier full-text web resource for official United Nations documentation, to the general public, as of 31 December 2004…Comprehensive coverage starts in 1993. Older United Nations documents are added to the system on a daily basis. Selective coverage of General… Continue Reading
