Follow-up to my September 29, 2005 posting, Broad Coalition Pushes to Lift Gag Order Against Librarian, AP reports that yesterday the ACLU filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, the text of which is censored, to release an anonymous Connecticut librarian from a gag order concerning an FBI investigation into his/her organization’s patron records.
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Daily Archives: October 4, 2005
DHS Proposed Data Privacy Framework
Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee Draft Framework for Privacy Analysis of Programs, Technologies, and Applications, (draft, 9/2/05) Continue Reading
Bank Learns to Successfully Combat Phishing Attacks
How to foil a Phish, by Sarah D. Scalet, documents the creation and implementation of a successful anti-phishing response plan by an anonymous financial institution. This case study provides a range of scenarios that confront banks dealing with a bombardment of email attacks, and offers practical resources and solutions. Related references: Data Scandal – Do… Continue Reading
LC Will Conduct Proceedings on DMCA Rule Circumvention
Federal Register, October 3, 2005: Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Notice of inquiry. “The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is preparing to conduct proceedings in accordance with section 1201(a)(1) of the Copyright Act, which was added by the Digital Millennium… Continue Reading
Gulf Coast Mayors Launch Websites to Assist in Recovery Efforts
From the U.S. Conference of Mayors: “Two new web sites and relief funds have been created to help raise donations for the recovery effort in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast area: “New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has established the “The Bring New Orleans Back Fund” which “is the only non-profit fund exclusively dedicated to… Continue Reading
Earthlink Chosen for Wireless Philadelphia Project
Press release: “EarthLink…today announced that it has been selected by Wireless Philadelphia to develop and implement the nation’s largest municipal Wi-Fi broadband network. Wireless Philadelphia expands the City of Philadelphia’s leadership position of using wireless technology to meet the needs of its residents and also enhance the City’s progressive visitor, tourism and business environment.” See… Continue Reading
Sun and Google Announce Strategic Agreement
Google press release: “Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Google Inc. today announced an agreement to promote and distribute their software technologies to millions of users around the world. The agreement aims to make it easier for users to freely obtain Sun’s Java Runtime Environment (JRE), the Google Toolbar and the OpenOffice.org office productivity suite, helping millions… Continue Reading
Environmental and Legal Ramifications of Computer Hardware Disposal
HP Survey Shows Executives Unaware that Improper IT Disposal Can Lead to Fines, Imprisonment Old computers increasingly find new life HP Environment: Product Return and Recycling – this site includes a global online ordering tool to request recycling services.. [“HP’s computer hardware recycling service is a simple and environmentally sound take-back program that offers consumers… Continue Reading
