Two articles worth reading from The Los Angeles Times (reg. req’d):
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Daily Archives: March 14, 2005
Report Recommends Regulatory Reforms to Balance Document Security and Public Access
The University of Maryland Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise announced the availablity of a report, The Unintended Audience: Balancing Openness and Secrecy – Crafting an Information Policy for the 21st Century (76 pages, PDF), that addresses post 9/11 limitations on public access to unclassified but “sensitive” government documents, and the associated impact of… Continue Reading
More Rumblings About Fees for New York Times Online
Following up on my post from January, Will New York Times on Web Remain Free?, more machinations on the topic of anticipated fees for online access to the Times and other papers: Can Papers End the Free Ride Online? Continue Reading
Sunshine Week Showcase
This page, which will be updated throught Sunshine Week, provides summaries and links to selected national and state sources on the open government issue. Related resources: Government secrecy: dark cloud over open society – Inside the First Amendment, by Paul K. McMasters, First Amendment Center ombudsman Michigan Freedom of Information Act Continue Reading
Tracking the Dynamic Growth of Blogging
From the founder and CEO of Technorati’s posting today: “Technorati is now tracking over 7.8 million weblogs, and 937 million links. That’s just about double the number of weblogs tracked in October 2004. In fact, the blogosphere is doubling in size about once every 5 months. It has already done so at this pace four… Continue Reading
Pharming Poses Potential for Widespread Fraud
From Wired, Pharming Out-Scams Phishing: “First Pharmers simply redirect as many users as possible from the legitimate commercial websites they’d intended to visit and lead them to malicious ones. The bogus sites, to which victims are redirected without their knowledge or consent, will likely look the same as a genuine site. But when users enter… Continue Reading
Report on Women and Entrepreneurship
More than 30 Million Women Worldwide Are Entrepreneurs; Mentoring and Support Networks Are Vital To Success: “Forty-one percent of entrepreneurs are women, according to a cross-national study of thirty-four countries. The first Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report on women’s entrepreneurial activity was released today by The Center For Women’s Leadership at Babson College. The GEM… Continue Reading
LLRX Court Rules, Forms and Dockets
Just a reminder that LLRX.com’s Court Rules, Forms and Dockets remains the only comprehensive, free, regularly updated guide of its kind on the web. Suggestions for new links are always welcome. “This site includes links to over 1,400 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets. You can browse to find the resource… Continue Reading
