Press release from Sen. Patrick Leahy today: “Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the ranking Democratic member of the committee, introduced legislation on Thursday to establish an advisory Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays. The 16-member commission would be charged with reporting to Congress… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2005
Senate Cmte. Hearing on ID Theft Tomorrow
The US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing on Identity Theft: Recent Developments Involving the Security of Sensitive Consumer Information, 3/10/05, 2:30 PM. [Link] Continue Reading
Corporate Executives and Their Blogs
Look Who’s Blogging – How five executives got blog religion and are using it to their professional and personal advantage. Continue Reading
Growth in E-Journal Availability Requires New Paradigm to Best Serve Users
Economics of scientific and biomedical journals: Where do scholars stand in the debate of online journal pricing and site license ownership between libraries and publishers? [Library Link of the Day] Continue Reading
Employee E-Mail Use and Employer Monitoring
The ramifications of personal use of workplace email continues to resonate. The Wall Street Journal follows-up with Snooping E-Mail by Software Is Now a Workplace Norm, also available free to readers. The article details how customized programs allow companies to monitor and review employee email and IMs using broad and specific criteria that encompass administrative… Continue Reading
LexisNexis Reports ID Theft Scam
Press release from Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV: LexisNexis investigates compromised customer IDs and passwords to Seisint U.S. consumer data. “Reed Elsevier today announced that LexisNexis, its global legal and business information business, has identified a number of incidents of potentially fraudulent access to information about U.S. individuals at its recently acquired Seisint… Continue Reading
House Cmte. Approves Antispyware Bill
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved, by 43-0 vote, the Antispyware bill, H.R. 29, The Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act or the ‘SPY ACT’. An Amendment #1, offered by Mr. Stearns, was agreed to by voice vote. Continue Reading
US Attorney Announces Sentence in Nationwide ID Theft Scam
Press release from the United States Attorney, Central District of California, March 7, 2005: “An Encino man who used personal information fraudulently obtained from ChoicePoint Service and other companies to commit identity theft against thousands of victims was sentenced today to 66 months in federal prison. Adedayo Benson, a 38-year-old Nigerian national, was sentenced this… Continue Reading
Presentation from California Summit on ID Theft Solutions
From the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Criminal Identity Theft in California: Seeking Solutions to the “Worst Case Scenario” Continue Reading
Another FEC Perspective on Blogging and Website Content
Point…Counterpoint…and additional information. Continue Reading
CRS Guide on Tracking Federal Legislation
Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide To Basic Sources (18 pages, PDF), posted by FAS and link via Marcus P. Zillman. Continue Reading
A Pathfinder to Law Related Blogs
From Lynn Lenart at the University of Akron School of Law, her Law Library Pathfinder to Law Blogs – Blawgs. Thank you for including beSpacific. “The purpose of this pathfinder…is to provide a starting point for law students and law faculty interested in identifying blogs they wish to monitor or to provide basic information for… Continue Reading
