As noted in a series of previous postings on the sale of cell phone records and associated privacy issues, it was reported on April 7, 2006 that the House Engery and Commerce Committee’s demand for the business records of companies engaged in this commerce has not yielded reponses. Therefore, the committee issued subpoenas to 12 of the targeted companies, including those that manage the following sites: Anderson-pi.com, phonebust.com,reliatrace.com and reliablelitigation.com, efindoutthetruth.com, advsearch.com, csiofamerica.com, abika.com, sherlockinvestigations.com, datafind.org, locatecell.com, celltolls.com, and peoplesearchamerica.com sites, usaskiptrace.com, and telcosecrets.com.
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Daily Archives: April 9, 2006
Practical Guide to Recognizing and Responding to Phishing Attacks
CSO Fundamentals: The ABCs of Phishing and Pharming Continue Reading
Report Details Extent of Dissemination of Fake News by TV Networks Across the Nation
Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed – A multimedia report on television newsrooms’ use of material provided by PR firms on behalf of paying clients – Diane Farsetta and Daniel Price, Center for Media and Democracy, April 6, 2006. Continue Reading
Series of Articles Addresses Critical Issue of Government Secrecy and Public Access to Information
Federal Secrecy After September 11 and the Future of the Information Society, Volume 2, Issue 1 (2006), Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society. Continue Reading
Places & Spaces: Mapping Science Delineates the Boundaries of Knowledge
Press release: “Places & Spaces: Mapping Science uses maps, globes, and interactive illuminated diagrams to chart abstract concepts in and across a variety of scientific disciplines, tracking the emergence, evolution, and disappearance of topics to help identify the most promising areas of research. The exhibit is on view at The New York Public Library’s Science,… Continue Reading
New York Times Expands Into Blogging
The Public Editor – The Times’s New Blogs: More Information, Fewer Filters, by Byron Calame. Continue Reading
DOJ IG Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act
Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, Special Report, March 2006 (32 oages, PDF). Continue Reading
Executive Branch Reform Act of 2006
Press release: “Committee Approves Bill to End Secret Contacts between Lobbyists and Executive Branch Officials” Executive Branch Reform Act of 2006 (H.R. 5112 – 28 pages, PDF) Fact Sheet: The Executive Branch Reform Act of 2005 Rep. Waxman’s Statement Continue Reading
BBC Blog Network
“Welcome to the new home for all of the BBC’s weblogs. Although we have had blogs for a number of years, most notably our Scottish community site; Island Blogging and the excellent Ouch, this is the first attempt at bringing you a complete list, some news of new launches by journalists, DJs, and radio shows,… Continue Reading
Reports Substantiate WH Plan to Discredit Iraq War Critic Via Plame CIA Leak
Follow-up to April 7, 2006 posting, Plame Leak Controversy Focused on President With Release of New Info, see: today’s Washington Post: Prosecutor Describes Cheney, Libby as Key Voices Pitching Iraq-Niger Story: “As he drew back the curtain this week on the evidence against Vice President Cheney’s former top aide, Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald for… Continue Reading
National Security Archive Posts Docs. Actually Declassified by Administration on Iraq Intel
“Only 14 of the full 93 pages of the National Intelligence Estimate that President Bush authorized Vice President Cheney’s chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, to disclose to New York Times reporter Judith Miller has actually been officially declassified, according to a posting [April 7, 2006]on the Web site of the National Security Archive… Continue Reading
The Employment Situation: March 2006
The Employment Situation: March 2006, Report prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics released April 7, 2006. Continue Reading
