Pew Internet and American Life: “By the end of 2005, 50 million Americans got news online on a typical day, a sizable increase since 2002. Much of that growth has been fueled by the rise in home broadband connections over the last four years. For a group of “high-powered” online users early adopters of… Continue Reading
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Analyze This: The Evolution of Competitive Intelligence Products for the Legal Profession, by Donna Cavallini Interpretation and Translation Resources for the Criminal Justice System, by Ken Strutin Campaign Finance and the Internet: A Commentary on the Online Freedom of Speech Act, by Beth Wellington Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide – Updated, by Donna… Continue Reading
Pentagon GC to Release New Rule on Evidence Obtained Via Torture
WSJ free feature: White House Will Reverse Policy, Ban Evidence Elicited by Torture Continue Reading
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
Fact Sheet, Office of the Spokesman, U.S. Dept. of State, March 22, 2006: Foreign Direct Investment in the United States Fact Sheet, Office of the Spokesman, U.S. Dept. of State, March 13, 2006: How Foreign Direct Investment Benefits the United States Related postings on port operations Continue Reading
CIA Warns Bloggers About Obtaining Agency Approval
USNews.com: “The CIA’s Publications Review Board is sending out terse reminders to agency veterans reminding them of the rules requiring that any writings–even blogs–must first get agency approval.” Continue Reading
CATO Study Challenges Courts’ Role in Digital Rights Management
Circumventing Competition: The Perverse Consequences of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (PDF, 28 pages), by Timothy B. Lee “The courts have a proven track record of fashioning balanced remedies for the copyright challenges created by new technologies. But when Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in 1998, it cut the courts out of this… Continue Reading
CDT Report Identifies Large Corporate Adware Funders
Press release: “Large well-respected companies are helping to fund the virulent spread of unwanted and potentially harmful “adware” by paying for advertisements generated by those programs, a new report by CDT finds. In “Following the Money: How Advertising Dollars Encourage Nuisance and Harmful Adware and What Can be Done to Reverse the Trend,” (10 pages,… Continue Reading
Freedominfo.org Launches Redesigned Website
Press release: “Four years after its launch and more than 1 million hits later, freedominfo.org has a whole new look. But the dual mission of the site remainsa virtual network linking freedom of information (FOI) movements globally and an institutional memory for transparency and access to information rights throughout the world. Freedominfo.org today introduces a… Continue Reading
Updated CRS Report on Terrorism and National Security
CRS Report via FAS: Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends (20 pages, PDF), updated March 9, 2006. “International terrorism has long been recognized as a serious foreign and domestic security threat. This issue brief examines international terrorist actions and threats and the U.S. policy response. As the 9/11 Commission report released on July 19,… Continue Reading
Free Online Search of 4,819 State Occupational Licensing Job Titles
Press release: “BRB Publications recently expanded its free Resource Center and added its complete list of online accessible occupational licensing boards. The list, which is updated weekly, contains 4,819 name-searchable job titles. There is no fee, no registration nor a 20 second wait required. Go to http://www.brbpub.com/pubrecsites.asp and click on State Occupational Licensing Boards under… Continue Reading
Google Finance Is “Early-Stage Beta Product”
According to the Official Google Blog, Google’s newly released Finance service is in beta, with additional content and features to be added in future. Currently, users are offered data in the following categories: Market Summary, Today’s Headlines, Company Facts and Financials, Related company data, a Company Summary, Management info, blog posts and links to topical… Continue Reading
Librarian Remains Under Gag Order Due to Patriot Act
Following up on previous postings concerning the FBI’s use of National Security Letters to obtain library patron records, the New York Times reports today, Librarian Is Still John Doe, Despite Patriot Act Revision Continue Reading
