From the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, an update today to their report, A Chronology of Data Breaches Reported Since the ChoicePoint Incident
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Daily Archives: May 24, 2005
More Than Half Million E-Mail Messages from Enron Scandal Mined by Research Groups
Enron Offers an Unlikely Boost to E-Mail Surveillance This article references the work of Dr. David B. Skillicorn and Dr. Kathleen M. Carley Continue Reading
US Gov’t Part of Global Effort to Combat Spam Zombies
FTC press release today: FTC, Partners Launch Campaign Against Spam “Zombies”: “The Federal Trade Commission and 35 government partners from more than 20 countries have targeted the technology trick used by illegal spammers to tap into consumers’ home computers and use them to send millions of pieces of illegal spam. Spammers use hidden software that… Continue Reading
GAO Addresses Challenges of Migration to Enhanced Internet Protocol
Internet Protocol Version 6: Federal Agencies Need to Plan for Transition and Manage Security Risks, GAO-05-471, May 20, 2005. Highlights. “The Internet protocol (IP) provides the addressing mechanism that defines how and where information such as text, voice, and video move across interconnected networks…IP version 6 (IPv6) was developed to increase the amount of available… Continue Reading
Aerial Images Provided by Leading Search Engines All the Rage
One of today’s WSJ free features: Sky-High Search Wars – Microsoft, Google Vie to Offer Best Aerial Views of Earth See also this press release: “Pictometry Selected by Microsoft to Provide Unique Aerial Images for MSN Virtual Earth Continue Reading
DC Metro Amends Privacy Policy for SmarTrip Data Collection
Press release, May 19, 2005: Metro adopts privacy policy and makes other records easier to access: “A new privacy policy adopted by the Metro Board today protects the privacy of customers’ personal information. The new policy was designed to protect the privacy of individuals by disclosure without prior written authorization from the person. It assures… Continue Reading
House Passes Two Antispyware Bills – Again
Antispyware legislation redux: HR 29 and HR 744 were passed yesterday with only one and four dissenting votes respectively. House Approves Bono Bill to Lock Out Internet’s Spying Eyes Goodlatte Legislation to Combat Spyware Passes House Continue Reading
Coalition of Advocacy Organizations Opposes Granting FBI Administrative Subpoena Powers
FBI asks US Congress for new power to seize documents Related reference: From EFF DeepLinks, a copy of a letter [PDF] to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence expressing the collective opposition by a range of civil liberties/civil rights organizations, “to granting to the FBI in national security investigations… Continue Reading
