New York Governor Pataki signed the Information Security Breach and Notification Act on August 22. It “requires any state agency or business which owns or licenses a computerized database which includes vulnerable personal information shall disclose any breach of security of such system to any resident of New York state whose unencrypted personal information may… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2005
USPTO Announces New Trademark Official Gazette Search Line In TESS
Press release: “The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is pleased to announce that the on-line Trademark Electronic Search System, TESS, now features a new Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG) ‘search line.’ By entering the publication date of a particular TMOG into the new search line, users can generate a list of all marks published… Continue Reading
FDA Embraces RSS Feeds
The FDA has a website that provides links to all of the agency’s RSS feeds, which currently include: press releases, recalls, food safety news and medical device information and news. Continue Reading
GAO Review Finds Deficencies in Gov’t Data Mining Privacy Compliance Procedures
Data Mining: Agencies Have Taken Key Steps to Protect Privacy in Selected Efforts, but Significant Compliance Issues Remain, GAO-05-866, August 15, 2005. Highlights. “The federal government’s increased use of data mining since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, has raised public and congressional concerns…The five data mining efforts we reviewed are used by federal… Continue Reading
Reagan Library Releases Additional Documents From Roberts Archive
Press release: “Today the Ronald Reagan Library is releasing an additional 175 pages from its re-review of the John Roberts’ records restricted from release on August 15, 2005. Of the pages being released today, 148 pages are being released in part and 27 pages are being released in their entirety. This material was originally withheld… Continue Reading
Gartner identifies Trends for Technology Adoption
“Gartner…released its 2005 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, assessing the maturity, impact and adoption speed of 44 technologies and trends over the coming decade.” [press release] Key collaboration technologies in the “hype cycle” include: Podcasting, Peer to Peer (P2P) voice over IP (VoIP), Desktop Search, Really Simple Syndication (RSS), Corporate Blogging, and Wikis. Continue Reading
Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments
From the University of Minnesota Law Library, Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments: “As an aid to law review citation-checking, the following is a list of treaties frequently cited in law review articles, along with available sources of hard copy. In addition, wherever possible, the entries are linked to the EISIL database of the American… Continue Reading
Search Engine Provides Personal Data on Everyone From Consumers to CEOs…There’s the Rub
Google Anything, so Long as It’s Not Google, by Randall Stross. For context see: Google balances privacy, reach Google CEO defends privacy policies Google’s Boycott Misses the Mark Continue Reading
Citizens of 13 Eastern State Eligable For Free Credit Reports on September 1
Understanding credit reports requires homework, patience, By Patricia Sabatini, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Related postings on free credit reports Continue Reading
Techological and Bioethics May Be Focus of Future Supreme Court Cases
Roberts v. the Future, by Jeffrey Rosen: “…in the next 10 or 15 years, as technology and science continue to advance and America’s demographic profile continues to change, the Supreme Court will, in all likelihood, be asked to decide a fascinating array of divisive issues that are now only dimly on the horizon.” Continue Reading
The Future of Cataloging: Google Print WIll Not Supplant LC Cataloging
Will Googles Keyword Searching Eliminate the Need for LC Cataloging and Classification?by Thomas Mann, a Reference Librarian in the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress. This paper was written for AFSCME 2910. “The larger the book collection, the morenot lessscholars are dependent on categorizations created by subject headings in catalogs and classified shelving… Continue Reading
Panel Recommends Congress Create A U.S. Patent and Trademark Corporation
From the National Academy of Public Administration: “…an Academy Panel examined USPTO’s organization structure and its work processes to help ensure that USPTO is making progress in meeting workload challenges and implementing its strategic plan. The Panel found that without the ability to adjust its resources to workload, USPTO cannot efficiently respond to higher volumes… Continue Reading
