IBM press release, May 24, 2005: “IBM today introduced first-of-its-kind software that allows organizations to anonymously share and compare information without revealing private or sensitive personal details, introducing a new era of open, collaborative data sharing in financial services, healthcare, retail and other industries. The breakthrough IBM technology, DB2 Anonymous Resolution, helps customers to rapidly… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2005
Consumer Reports Advises On WiFi Security
Consumer Reports WebWatch Investigations – Wireless Networks Offer Flexibility, Potential Snooping, offers a quick overview of security issue and makes recommendations on enabling safety solutions for home and on the road. Continue Reading
Start Page For Google Print Launched
The Google Print program now has its own homepage, Discover and browse printed material online. [Google Blogoscoped] See also this May 23 posting, Publishers Express Continued Concerns With Google Print for Libraries Program. Continue Reading
UK Copyright Service Provides Online Registration
“The UK Copyright Service provides copyright registration for original works by writers, musicians, artists, designers, software providers, authors, companies, organisations and individuals. Known as Copyright Witness internationally, and the UK Copyright Service in the UK, the service supports international copyright protection by securing independent evidence that will help prove originality and ownership in any future… Continue Reading
Commentary on the Scope, Impact and Business of Blogging
WSJ free content today: Measuring the Impact of Blogs Requires More Than Counting Continue Reading
The First Online Congressional Hearing
Press release, May 24, 2005: Miller, Schakowsky Launch Unprecedented E-Hearing on United Airlines Pension Plans – Online Hearing is Believed to Be First of Its Kind; Witnesses Invited to Provide Testimony Via Email “Representatives George Miller (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) launched an online hearing today which they believed to be the first-ever e-hearing… Continue Reading
One Woman’s Crusade Against Privacy Breaches Via Online Public Records
The Washington Post reports today (reg. req’d) on a maverick whose crusade against the proliferation of personal data, available free and for a fee, from government and corporate sources, motivates her to post links to public records that reveal information about a range of public officials. Continue Reading
Are Facts Lost Underfoot in the Rush to Blog on Scandals
From the New York Times, Are Bloggers Setting the Agenda? It Depends on the Scandal. Refers to the Pew Internet and American Life Project report issued last week, “Buzz, Blogs and Beyond: The Internet and the National Discourse in the Fall of 2004.” Continue Reading
LexisNexis Hackers Claim Fun Not Profit As Motive
A Wired article reports that the anonymous youths suspected of having hacked LexisNexis claim to have acted on whim rather than with the objective to profit from the use of personal information they accessed. Continue Reading
Montana State Agencies Failed to Delete Sensitive Data From Discarded Hard Drives
AP reported that an audit revealed Montana state agencies failed to scrub the hard drives of state computers containing personal data (including social security numbers, income tax reports and medical records) prior to donating, selling and otherwise transferring their ownership. Related reference: Critical Importance of Cleaning Hard Drives When Replacing Your PC Continue Reading
Privacy Group Chronicles Data Breaches Involving Theft of Personal Data
From the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, an update today to their report, A Chronology of Data Breaches Reported Since the ChoicePoint Incident Continue Reading
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
