According to this Internetnews.com article today, a recent Plaxo survey indicates 37% of respondents are “sticking” with Post-It Notes or a Rolodex to manage their contacts, rather than using digital alternatives.
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Daily Archives: June 9, 2005
Major Challenges Undermine Efforts to Shore Up Leaks That Lead to Loss and Theft of Financial Data
The Scramble to Protect Personal Information, from today’s New York Times, addresses the issue of significant vulnerabilities in the transfer mechanisms used for financial data, which have resulted in numerous recent headline grabbing reports on the loss and theft of personal data impacting millions of consumers. Continue Reading
Theft of Personal Data By Healthcare Related Personnel Subject of New DOJ Memo
On June 7 the New York Times reported on the availability of a significant new Justice Department memo that addresses limitations to the prosecution of personnel in the healthcare arena who have violated patient privacy by stealing personal data. Today, AP provided a link to the text of the memo (14 pages, PDF). Continue Reading
AALL Publishes List of Legal Recruiters for Law Librarians
Legal Recruiters for Law Librarians available as a Word document or as a PDF document. See also Gloria Miccioli’s Bibliography of Employment Resources for Law Librarians on LLRX.com Continue Reading
Non-Partisan Organization Promotes Self Regulation for Researchers to Ensure Open Access to Scientific Data
CSIS Commission Backs Open Dissemination of Unclassified Fundamental Research, June 9, 2005: “Self-regulation within the scientific community is an important aspect of achieving national security goals, according to a CSIS panel report on science and security. The report also rejects a proposal by the Commerce Department’s Inspector General that would have the effect of restricting… Continue Reading
Many Recommendations of 9/11 Commission Remain Unfinished
The 9/11 Public Discourse Project released the Transcript of June 6th Panel Assessing Progress Of CIA And FBI Reform (43 pages, PDF) Featuring: Jamie Gorelick, Richard Thornburgh, John Gannon, Chitra Ragavan. The title is The 9/11 Commission Report: The Unfinished Agenda, Session 1, CIA and FBI Reform. Related news: From Newsweek today, ‘The Threat Is… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Report on FBI’s Handling of Intelligence Prior to 9/11
From the Statement Regarding Release of the Redacted, Unclassified Version of the Office of the Inspector General’s Report Entitled “The Handling of Intelligence Information Prior to the September 11 Attacks”, June 2005 Office of the Inspector General. “On June 7, 2005, the unclassified, redacted version of the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) report that… Continue Reading
