“Today, a bipartisan working group of former senior government officials with expertise in homeland security, intelligence, law enforcement, and civil liberties delivered a set of recommendations for reauthorization of the Patriot Act to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The bipartisan group, co-convened by John Podesta, President of the Center for American Progress, and Richard Falkenrath, former… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2005
Will ISPs Be Required to Retain Customer Data for Gov’t Review?
According to an article today by Declan McCullagh, the DOJ is reviewing the implementation of “data retention rules that could permit police to obtain records of e-mail, browsing or chat-room activity months after ISPs ordinarily would have deleted the logs–if they were ever kept in the first place.” Continue Reading
Yahoo! Search Subscriptions Beta
“Yahoo! Search Subscriptions beta is a new way to search the subscription content that’s important to you. By partnering with publishers, Yahoo! is providing the convenience of a single place to access and find all relevant content, whether it’s generally available web content or content from your personal subscriptions.” [FAQ] “You can search subscription content… Continue Reading
FTC Settlement With BJ’s Over Compromised Personal Customer Data
FTC press release: “BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its failure to take appropriate security measures to protect the sensitive information of thousands of its customers was an unfair practice that violated federal law. According to the FTC, this information was used by an unauthorized person or persons… Continue Reading
Blog from US Attorney in WD of Missouri
“Welcome to the media blog for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Missouri. Consider this an online press briefing, sort of a virtual courthouse steps, where reporters and editors can find more information they need to make coverage decisions. This site doesn’t replace our existing “official” Web site, where we will continue… Continue Reading
Consortium Launches Website Offering Free Access To Selected Medical Research Data
“What is patientINFORM? patientINFORM is a free online service that provides patients and their caregivers access to some of the most up-to-date, reliable and important research available about the diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases (initially the focus is on cancer, heart disease and diabetes).” Continue Reading
Questions About Costs of Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
The WSJ free content today includes this article, How Much Is It Really Costing To Comply With Sarbanes-Oxley?, that cites a range of reports, surveys and statistics offering contradictory estimates on actual corporate compliance costs. Related reference, from AEI-Brookings Joint Center, this 76 page report (PDF): Economic Consequences of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Continue Reading
Charting the Course of the Blogging Process
From Dave Pollard’s blog, how to save the world, this chart documents the “blog process.” Continue Reading
DOT OIG Letter in Response to Congressional Inquiry on FAA Pre-9/11 Security Monograph
Letter to Congressmen Conyers, Oberstar, and Waxman regarding the classification and declassification of a 9/11 Commission report of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) pre-9/11 knowledge of aviation threats, June, 14 2005 (6 pages, PDF) Related reference: More Facts on National Security Issues Prior to 9/11 Released to Public Continue Reading
Sanders Passes Critical Legislation to Amend Patriot Act and Protect Americans’ Reading Records
Press release this evening from Rep. Bernie Sanders: “Congressman Sanders today led a tri-partisan coalition in restoring Americans’ constitutionally guaranteed right to read and access information without governmental intrusion or monitoring. With 199 Democrats, 38 Republicans and one Independent (Sanders) voting in support, the House passed Congressman Sanders legislation to amend Section 215 of the… Continue Reading
Is the Federal Government Doing Enough to Secure Chemical Facilities
S. Hrg. 109-175 — Is the Federal Government Doing Enough to Secure Chemical Facilities and is More Authority Needed?, June 15, 2005. Continue Reading
Restrictions on Sale of Personal Data Opposed by PIs
From the Washington Post (reg. req’d), Private Eyes Fear Limits On Information Access Continue Reading
