In what appears to be a parallel data mining program to that of the Dept. of Education, about which I posted on November 30, 2004 (Federal Gov’t Wants To Mine College and University Student Data), and again on April 6, 2005 (Gov’t Proceeds With Plans to Mine Personal Data on Students), new reports today on an extensive military recruitment database created by the Pentagon. Comprised of personal data on tens of millions of high school and college-aged students, the management of the database is in the hands of a commercial company in Massachusetts. A coalition of privacy groups filed comments yesterday strongly opposing the database, stating that “the collection of this information is not consistent with the Privacy Act…” and that the collection of social security numbers “heightens the risk of identity theft.”
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Daily Archives: June 23, 2005
New Center on U. MD Campus Will Study Dynamics of Terrorism and Mechanisms to Limit Its Damage
Today’s Washington Times reported on the establishment of the National Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, at the University of Maryland, funded by the Dept. of Homeland Security. The center will benefit from the participation of several teams of social scientists from throughout the U.S. and the world. One focus of… Continue Reading
ALA Study Reports on Ubiquitous Net Access Via Public Libraries
From the American Library Assocation (ALA) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: U.S. Public Libraries Providing Unprecedented Access to Computers, the Internet, and Technology Training: “Nearly every U.S. public library offers free access to computers and the Internet, but overall libraries are challenged to provide enough workstations to meet demand, pay for ongoing Internet… Continue Reading
Trend Spotting and Marketing Insights Gained Through Blog Posts
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FTC Issues Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Report
FTC press release: “Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing technology offers significant benefits but also poses risks to consumers who use it, according to a Federal Trade Commission staff report issued today. The staff report, Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Technology: Consumer Protection and Competition Issues (51 pages, PDF), analyzes the consumer protection, competition, and intellectual property issues that were discussed… Continue Reading
