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
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Monthly Archives: May 2005
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
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Dockets Update, by Robyn Rebollo Bibliography of Employment Resources for Law Librarians, by Gloria Miccioli The Federal Civil Code of Mexico, by Prof. Jorge A. Vargas The Government Domain: New Tools For Government Research After Hours: Taste of the Nation Comes to Brooklyn / Meet Cuke Skywalker / Mail Order Wine, by Kathy Biehl Continue Reading
Commentary on RSS, Spam and Privacy
Nick Bradbury’s May 20 post, RSS, Spam and Spyware, raises significant questions about security and privacy issues arising from the push for RSS ubiquity. Scroll down and read the comments as well. Continue Reading
Testimony on the Individual Alternative Minimum Tax
Statement of Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, Congressional Budget Office: The Individual Alternative Minimum Tax, before the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight Committee on Finance, United States Senate, May 23, 2005 (15 pages, PDF): “The number of taxpayers who are affected by the AMT and the revenues that are collected as a result of it have… Continue Reading
Publishers Express Continued Concerns With Google Print for Libraries Program
From BusinessWeek.com, A Google Project Pains Publishers – The major presses are raising thorny legal issues with the search giant’s initiative to digitize the books of the world’s great libraries. “In [this] letter, the Association of American University Presses’ Peter Givler takes issue with Google’s Print for Libraries program.” [Link] See also related postings on… Continue Reading
Google Factory Tour Yields News/Views on Upcoming Services
On May 19, there was a Google Factory Tour, for which there are accompanying screen shots and a webcast. Details of the information presented include this posting about Google Machine Translation Systems, A Guided Tour of Google’s Personalized Home Page, and ‘Google Earth’ Ready to Travel the World. Continue Reading
Draft Copy of Bill to Reauthorize Certain PATRIOT Act Provisions
“On Thursday, May 26, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will consider in closed session a draft bill that would both renew and expand various USA PATRIOT Act powers. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has obtained a copy of the draft bill, along with the committee’s summary of it..” [Link] Draft of new PATRIOT Act… Continue Reading
