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Industry Launches Initiative to Address E-Waste

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Learn how to safely dispose of, donate, sell or reuse PCs and tech gadgets, from this new website, the Rethink Initiative, co-sponsored by eBay, Intel and other industry leaders. Related Resources: From the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition survey, “…only 15 percent of Americans are aware that electronic items can be recycled,” and from Gartner research… Continue Reading

FCC Final Rule on Broadband Over Power Lines

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Federal Register, January 7, 2004, FCC Final Rule, Broadband Power Line Systems – SUMMARY: “This document adopts new requirements and measurement guidelines for a new type of carrier current system that provides access to broadband services using electric utility companies’ power lines. This new technology offers the potential for the establishment of a significant new… Continue Reading

Microsoft Releases Free Beta Antispyware Software

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Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta): Overview, includes a link to download. Related news: From CNN, Microsoft offers free security program, and from PCWorld, Microsoft Sends Shivers Through Antivirus Market – “Release of anti-spyware tool, promise of virus removal software could spell trouble for antivirus software companies.” Update: January 13, 2005, Free Microsoft Program To Battle Spyware… Continue Reading

New National Women’s Health Database

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“The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) in the US Department of Health and Human Services and the National Women’s Health Information Center (NWHIC) is proud to announce the launch of our new, free and comprehensive National Women’s Health Indicators Database (NWHID). This system permits those interested in the health status of women, and, in fact,… Continue Reading

A New Year and Another Try For Passage of Antispyware Bill

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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

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“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

UN Official Document System Now Available to Public

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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