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Daily Archives: March 15, 2006
Redaction of Confidential Info in Documents to be Distributed as PDF
Adobe whitepaper, Redaction of Confidential Information in a Document: “How to safely remove sensitive information from Microsoft Word documents and convert to PDF” Continue Reading
NSA Oversight Act Introduced
Press release: “On Thursday, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA)…[introduced] legislation to address the NSA’s warrantless surveillance of Americans on American soil…The bill, the NSA OVERSIGHT ACT, would: Reiterate Current FISA and Wiretap Laws – states that FISA and the federal criminal wiretap statutes shall continue to be the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may… Continue Reading
Summary and Analysis of Proposed Legislative Changes to FOIA in 2005
From the First Amendment Center, Kevin Goldberg summarizes federal legislation in 2005 that involved FOIA issues, and comments on the status of the proposals. Postings since 2002 on FOIA Continue Reading
Business Organizations Urge Congress to Set Guidelines for Foreign Investment in the U.S.
Press release: Business Roundtable joined with other U.S. business organizations today to urge Congress to apply a specific set of principles when considering any legislation that would impact current laws governing review of foreign investment in the United States. The eight business groups delivered Principles to Guide National Security Reviews of Foreign Investment to all… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Justices Threatened, and Federal Judges Seek Increased Security
As reported today by Tony Mauro in the Legal Times, Justice Ginsburg Acknowledges Death Threat Against Her. Justice Ginsburg spoke about the threats against her and Justice O’Connor in a February 7, 2006 speech delivered to the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Retired Justice O’Connor has also recently spoken out about critics of the court… Continue Reading
California AG Sues Company For Sale of Cell Phone Records
Press release: California “Attorney General Bill Lockyer, in the first enforcement action resulting from his ongoing investigation into the sale of cell phone records, today filed a $10 million-plus lawsuit against Data Trace USA, Inc. (Data Trace) that alleges the firm unlawfully obtained and sold wireless customers’ confidential monthly call records.” Related documents, legislation and… Continue Reading
Website Tracks Censorship in Search Results
“Welcome to CenSEARCHip! This is a tool developed by Mark Meiss and Filippo Menczer at the Indiana University School of Informatics in March of 2006 to allow you to explore the differences in the results returned by different countries’ versions of the major search engines. We currently work with the Web search and image search… Continue Reading
