ICANN Watch reports: “At the Luxembourg ICANN meeting, the US Government is organizing a 4-hour session of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) on how public display of Whois data supports “combating illegal activities on the Internet.” Perhaps sensing that time is running out on unrestricted access to Whois data, the US GAC representative and US-based business/IPR interests have organized the meeting to propagandize the idea that compulsory, public display of domain name registration data and intrusive measures to enforce the accuracy of the data should be retained.”
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Daily Archives: June 13, 2005
Consumer Reports Rates Websites Offering Consumers Health Related Info
Consumer Health WebWatch Rates 20 Health Information Sites Continue Reading
Key Differences in Corporate Intranets and External Websites
From Intranet Journal, Debunking Five Common Intranet Myths, by Paul Chin. The author addresses key issues including purpose, audience, content and design, that are differential factors between intrants and external websites. Continue Reading
NRC Incrementally Restoring Documents to Website
As a follow-up to my October 26, 2004 post, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sidelines Web Document Library, from the NRC’s June 9, 2005 press release: “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is restoring public access to more than 70,000 additional documents through its on-line public library, ADAMS, after reviewing them for security sensitivity. The restoration involves administrative, contractual,… Continue Reading
Report Documents Significant Challenges For Future of E-Government
Forrester study finds slowing e-gov adoption: “The Presidential e-Government Initiatives of 2000 have lost much of their steam because people still prefer to interact with federal agencies over the telephone, according to a report from Forrester Research Inc. of Cambridge, Mass.” May 12, 2005, The Future Of eGovernment, Introducing The eGovernment Maturity Continuum, by Alan… Continue Reading
Advocacy Group Publishes Legal Guide for Bloggers
Press release: EFF Announces its New Legal Guide for Bloggers – “The Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF) is pleased to release a document that informs bloggers of their legal rights. EFF’s Legal Guide for Bloggers is a collection of frequently asked questions (FAQs)designed to educate bloggers about their legal rights in a number of areas, including… Continue Reading
Financial Privacy Breach Notification Act of 2005
S. 1216, Official Title: A bill to require financial institutions and financial service providers to notify customers of the unauthorized use of personal financial information, and for other purposes. Introduced June 8, 2005. Continue Reading
Federal Agencies Confront Growing Cybersecurity Issues
Information Security: Emerging Cybersecurity Issues Threaten Federal Information Systems GAO-05-231, May 13, 2005. Highlights. “Spam, phishing, and spyware pose security risks to federal information systems. Spam consumes significant resources and is used as a delivery mechanism for other types of cyberattacks; phishing can lead to identity theft, loss of sensitive information, and reduced trust and… Continue Reading
Bill Requiring Disclosure of FOIA Exemptions Passes Senate
On June 9, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved S.1181, “a bill to ensure an open and deliberate process in Congress by providing that any future legislation to establish a new exemption to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) be stated explicitly within the text… Continue Reading
