Center for Democracy and Technology Analysis of Senate and House PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Bills, July 26, 2005 (6 pages, PDF)
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Daily Archives: July 26, 2005
Calls for White House and DOJ to Explain Events in Plame Leak
Press release: “Today U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card asking for an explanation of the so called ’12 hour gap’ between the time then White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales told Card that White House staff were instructed to preserve all documentary evidence that may relate to… Continue Reading
Customer Privacy Continues to be Compromised by Travel Industry
July 25, 2005: The Customer Respect Group Announces Third Quarter 2005 Results of Online Customer Respect Study of Largest Airline, Travel Firms: “Competitive Pressures Seen Driving Overall Improvements; But 38 Percent of Firms Continue to Share Personal Data.” Continue Reading
Searching Podcasts
“What is Podscope? Podscope is the first search engine that actually allows you to search for spoken words within any audio or video file. We’re starting with podcasts and will be adding all types of multimedia in coming months.” Press release: Podscope Search Engine to Index Entire Spoken Podcast Universe; First Spoken Word Index Search… Continue Reading
House Intelligence Cmte. Chair Decries Leaks
Secrets and Leaks: The Costs and Consequences for National Security, remarks of Rep. Pete Hoekstra at the Heritage Foundation, July 25. Related references: from July 25, 2005: Bipartisan Calls for Hearings on Plame Identity Leak OMB Memoranda, M-05-17, Allocation of Responsibilities For Security Clearances Under the Executive Order, Strengthening Processes Relating to Determining Eligibility for… Continue Reading
10th Annual Survey of Computer Security Practitioners
From the Univ. of Maryland Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, The CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, by Lawrence A. Gordon, Martin P. Loeb, William Lucyshyn and Robert Richardson, 2005 (26 pages, PDF). Continue Reading
