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Daily Archives: February 9, 2006
CRS Report Evaluates Federal Debt
01/27/06 The Federal Government Debt: Its Size and Economic Significance — Updated Continue Reading
New Feature of Google Desktop Raises Privacy Issues
EFF press release: “Google today announced a new “feature” of its Google Desktop software that greatly increases the risk to consumer privacy. If a consumer chooses to use it, the new “Search Across Computers” feature will store copies of the user’s Word documents, PDFs, spreadsheets and other text-based documents on Google’s own servers, to enable… Continue Reading
CRS Report on State and Federal Data Security Laws
Data Security: Federal and State Laws, February 03, 2006 “This report provides a brief discussion of federal and state data security laws. The security of personal information and risks to data are paramount concerns addressed in federal and state law, legislation, and regulations.” Continue Reading
E-Gov Site Seeks To Ensure Public Access to Telephone Service
“Lifeine Link-Up provides information and resources regarding federal and state Lifeline and Link-Up programs. Lifeline and Link-Up are programs that help ensure everyone has access to telephone service. These programs provide discounts to income-eligible individuals for both the initial installation costs of telephone service and for monthly telephone bills.” Continue Reading
Investigation into Plame CIA Leak Involves Other White House Officials
Cheney ‘Authorized’ Libby to Leak Classified Information, by Murray Waas, National Journal, Feb. 9, 2006: “Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, testified to a federal grand jury that he had been “authorized” by Cheney and other White House “superiors” in the summer of 2003 to disclose classified information to… Continue Reading
Tainted Warrants Used in Spy Program?
Yesterday’s posting, Judiciary Cmte. Requests Extensive Info On Domestic Spying Program From Attorney General, relied heavily on links to the Washington Post, and for good reason. The newspaper’s investigative reporting on the domestic spying issue has been picking up steam, with yet another must read article in today’s issue, Secret Court’s Judges Were Warned About… Continue Reading
