Today the Washington Post launched a news website, The U.S. Congress Voters Database, that allows users to browse data from the 102nd Congress (1991) to the 109th Congress (present). A search engine and other features will be forthcoming. “This site offers an RSS feed for every current member of Congress, so you can get notified each time your elected officials vote.” Thanks to Adrian Holovaty and Derek Willis for creating this resource.
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Daily Archives: December 5, 2005
9/11 Public Discourse Project Releases Final Report
The 9/11 Commission Report: The Unfinished Agenda: An ongoing series of public events assessing the progress of reform since the 9/11 Commission Report. December 5, 2005 – Final Report on 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Final Report on 9/11 Commission Recommendation (PDF) One page summary of grades (PDF) Prepared Statement by Thomas H. Kean and Lee H.… Continue Reading
Spear Phishing Target Specific Individual, Corporate, Gov’t Data
Following up on previous postings about phishing, the New York Times yesterday published an article, Gone Spear-Phishin’ detailing the extent, impact and intent of cybercriminals who launch Trojans to steal the data of individuals and corporations, for both profit and personal reasons. See also Business Week, Phishing: Beware the Internal Revenue Scam: “The official-looking e-mails… Continue Reading
Authority of Vast Collaborative Online Encyclopedia Questioned
Growing pains for Wikipedia: “…founder Jimmy Walee [is]going to change the ground rules for the popular anyone-can-contribute encyclopedia…” Snared in the Web of a Wikipedia Liar How wikis are changing our view of the world AP: Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia to which anyone can contribute, is tightening submission rules after a prominent journalist complained that… Continue Reading
