21st Century Challenges: Reexamining the Base of the Federal Government GAO-05-352T, February 16, 2005. “GAO describes the forces at work, the challenges they present, and the 21st century questions they prompt, in each of 12 broad areas based in large measure on functional areas in the federal budget, but also including governmentwide issues and the… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2005
More Information on ID Theft Involving California Residents’ Personal Data
As a follow-up to my posting yesterday, Data Mining Aggregator Reports Widespread ID Theft, an article from today’s San Francisco Chronicle offers more details, including information on the arrest and upcoming arraignment of a suspect and reports of additional cases of ID theft related to this incident. Continue Reading
Web Resource For Newspaper RSS Feeds
From SIDEWALK/theory, a continually updated guide to the RSS feeds provided by national and local newspapers, which currently comprises an alphabetical list of 73 titles. Continue Reading
Open Government Act of 2005 Introduced Today With Bipartisan Support
The Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2005 (OPEN Government Act, S. 394) was introduced today by Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont). For related documents on this bill which has bipartisan support on the Hill, as well as from associations, press, and think tanks, see the following: From Senator… Continue Reading
New Additions to the Google Toolbar
Google Toolbar 3 Beta offers new features including: SpellCheck – Check your spelling whenever you type in web forms WordTranslator – Translate English words into other languages AutoLink (US only) – Turn street addresses into links to online maps See also Google Introduces New Toolbar Features, by Jennifer Laycock Continue Reading
Search Public and Private Laws from 104th-109th Congress
From GPO, Public and Private Laws: “Public and private laws are prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). GPO Access contains the text of public and private laws enacted from the 104th Congress to the present. The database for the current session of Congress is… Continue Reading
State CIOs’ Issue Research Report on Web User Security Issues
From the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), Welcome to the Jungle: The State Privacy Implications of Spam, Phishing and Spyware (15 pages, PDF). Continue Reading
Berkeley Public Library’s Use of RFID Results in Privacy Controversy
From the Berkeley Daily Planet, Library’s New Technology Sparks Controversy. Related references: Parents and Civil Liberties Groups Urge School District to Terminate Use of Tracking Devices and Children and RFID Systems. Continue Reading
Data Mining Aggregator Reports Widespread ID Theft
Reports today from MSNBC, Reuters (via CNN Money), and New.com on the theft of between 30,000 to 35,000 personal digital data profiles of California residents, which occured last fall. Related postings. Continue Reading
Privacy Issues and the Real ID Act
From Gartner, Proposed Real ID Act Fails to Include Data Protection Related reference: Real ID Act Passes House By Wide Margin Continue Reading
Florida Court Determines Unlawful Use of Spyware
Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal decision, O’Brien v. O’Brien, filed February 11, 2005, addressed the issue of a wife’s use of spyware to intercept her husband’s communications with another woman. The court affirmed the trial court’s finding that the electronic communications were illegally obtained. Related reference: 2004 Florida Statutes, Chapter 934, Security of Communications,… Continue Reading
More Choice in Web Map Services
This AP article compares the web map services from Google, Yahoo, MSN Maps and AOL’s MapQuest, all of whom obtain their core data from the same two services, but offer users different search features. Continue Reading
