From lwn.net via p2p, this posting, Unexpected features in Acrobat 7 describes the use of a tagging mechanism launched by Remote Approach, a service that “helps companies and individuals who publish and distribute Adobe® Acrobat (PDF) documents to understand the reach and use of their materials.”
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Daily Archives: April 7, 2005
Revisions to Privacy Protection Proposals
A Model Regime of Privacy Protection (Version 2.0), by Daniel J. Solove and Chris Jay Hoofnagle, April 5, 2005. GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 136. Continue Reading
Wikipedia Agreement With Yahoo Will Extend Global Access
Press release, Wikimedia Foundation Announces Corporate Support of Wikipedia from Yahoo! Search: “…Yahoo! Search will dedicate hardware and resources to support Wikipedia, a community based encyclopedia written and edited by people from around the world…In addition, Wikipedia content will become available to hundreds of millions of users worldwide through Yahoo! Search via shortcuts that are… Continue Reading
Searches and Seizures in a Digital World
Searches and Seizures in a Digital World, by Orin S. Kerr, forthcoming in Harvard Law Review, Vol. 119, 2006. “This article offers a normative framework for applying the Fourth Amendment to searches of computer data. It begins by exploring the basic differences between physical searches of physical property and electronic searches of digital evidence. It… Continue Reading
Google Introduces Q&A
Google continues to roll out new features, and today’s addition is Q&A, still under development, that allows users to enter a plain language fact query whose answer will appear at the top of the search results page, along with the site reference source. For example, population arkansas. Continue Reading
Privacy Group Publishes Guide to Blogging Anonymously
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation, How to Blog Safely (About Work or Anything Else) “The guide covers basic measures people can take to keep their blogs anonymous and explores what the law says about discussing work-related issues online.” Useful comments on the information in the aforementioned guide are available on this posting, Blogging Anonymously? Yes,… Continue Reading
New Website Monitors and Reports on Lobbying in the U.S.
From the Center for Public Integrity, the launch today of LobbyWatch, an “ongoing investigation into the state of lobbying in the U.S.” The site provides a searchable database with drop-down menus for users to choose information on specific states, countries, issues, agencies and industries. Data is also available on Top 100 Companies and Organizations, Top… Continue Reading
