Government Technology reports that Suffolk County, New York is blazing an e-government trail with the launch of a subscriber based Virtual County Clerk’s Office. The service will allows subscribers to “perform title searches for residential and commercial property, do background searches for employment and credit worthiness, or procure other land property documents…” and receive e-mail… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2005
EFF Adds Labor Section to Blogging Guide
As a follow-up to my June 5 posting, Advocacy Group Publishes Legal Guide for Blogger, today EFF announced the addition of a labor law section to its guide. “The Bloggers’ FAQ on Labor Law addresses legal issues arising from workplace blogging, including union organizing, protections for political blogging away from the workplace, and whistle-blogging.” Continue Reading
Pervasiveness of Spyware Has Changed Behavior of Internet Users
A press release on the new Pew Internet and American Life Project Report released this afternoon: “Spyware and the threat of unwanted programs being secretly loaded onto computers are becoming serious threats online. Nine out of ten internet users say they have adjusted their online behavior out of fear of falling victim to software intrusions.… Continue Reading
The Financial Times Global 500 List
Available free, this listing (13 pages, PDF) of the Global 500 ranks each company for both 2005 and 2004, indicating country, market value and prices as of March 31, 2005. GE, ExxonMobil and Microsoft occupy positions 1, 2, and 3 respectively, and maintain these positions in the June 30 update, which notes the dramatic rise… Continue Reading
Expanding the Reach of Online Advertising Through RSS
This New York Times article discusses the growing interest in, and testing of, delivering adverts to consumers via RSS feeds, which may in some measure be an inevitable result of the hype the technology has been receiving from both the blogging and MSM communities. Despite a strong current of opposition in some quarters to using… Continue Reading
Congressional Focus on FOIA Galvanizes Disparate Groups In Support of Open Access to Gov. Docs.
From the Washington Post (reg. req’d), Openness Law May Get Muscle – A Diverse Coalition Pushes for Freedom of Information Act Compliance. Related references on this legislation. Continue Reading
Effective KM Applications Leveraged Throughout Legal Industry
From laggard to leader? How the legal sector is finally embracing KM Continue Reading
GPO’s Digitization Specification 3.0
Judith C. Russell, Superintendent of Documents, today posted that “GPO’s Digitization Specification 3.0 is being distributed for review and comment. This specification (available in PDF) , will be used to support GPO’s plan to convert legacy U.S. government documents into preservation masters that will subsequently be used to creative derivative “access” files that support user… Continue Reading
Industry Partners With Gov’t to Combat ID Theft
Press release from the Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC): Financial Services Companies Partner With Federal Trade Commission to Provide Identity Theft Data to Law Enforcement: Identity Theft Assistance Center Achieves Key Objective. Related website: Consumer Sentinel: “…an innovative, international law enforcement fraud-fighting program.” Continue Reading
US SAFE WEB Act
From the FTC: The US SAFE WEB Act – Protecting Consumers from Spam, Spyware, and Fraud, released July 1, 2005 A Legislative Recommendation to Congress, June 2005 (32 pages, PDF) Briefing Materials Tab 1: Draft US SAFE WEB Act: Short title: Undertaking Span, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders Act (31 pages, PDF)… Continue Reading
New UK Registry For Biometric ID Cards
This June 30 commentary from the Economist offers perspective on the promises and pitfalls of the new national ID card, anticipated to be in the hands of citizens in three years time. A new, comprehensive national database will provide a plethora of personal data on citizens, but details about program costs, time to implement, and… Continue Reading
Online Job Sites for Legal Professionals
See this WSJ article, available free to non-subscribers, which provides an annotated list of recommended websites, free and fee, that will be of interest to lawyers and legal professionals looking to make a change. Continue Reading
