Press release: Consumer Reports Finds Personal Privacy Concerns In Planned Uses Of Radio Frequency Identification Tags (RFIDs): “RFID tags are currently being used in credit cards, prescription-medicine packaging, computer equipment, TVs, clothing, cell phones, and the workplace. Soon the tags will be embedded in tires for safety recalls.”
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Daily Archives: May 4, 2006
Gov’t Terror Surveillance Includes Faith Based Groups
Press release: “The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Georgia today released new evidence that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is using counterterrorism resources to spy on peaceful faith- and conscience-based advocacy groups. School of the Americas Watch (SOA Watch) and its multinational faith-based network is the latest organization uncovered by the ACLU… Continue Reading
RLG to Merge With OCLC
Press release, May 3, 2006: “Two of the world’s largest membership-based information organizations have agreed to come together. The combined organization will offer an integrated product and service line, and will give libraries, archives and museums new leverage in developing services, standards and software that will help them support research and disseminate knowledge online.” Frequently… Continue Reading
E-Gov Site Encourages Citizen Awareness of Radiation Exposure
“RadTown USA is a virtual community showing a wide variety of radiation sources and uses as you may encounter them in everyday life…Everyday activities and environmental factors in common locations such as homes, schools, or offices contribute to an individual’s radiation exposure. Being aware of the sources in these locations allows you to better control… Continue Reading
Blog Postings on Newspapers Sites on the Increase
AP: More Web Sites Feature Outside Blogs: “The Web sites of dozens of newspapers are starting to feature outside blog postings on travel, health and other topics in a further blurring of the line separating traditional and new media.” Continue Reading
White House Disputes GAO Critique of Medicare Website
Follow-up to yesterday’s posting, GAO Report on Medicare Website Highlights Overall Lack of Usability, today from the White House, Setting the Record Straight: GAO’s Inaccurate, Incomplete, And Outdated Medicare Report. Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Announces List of Katrina Related Audits
Press release: “In response to media requests, a list of Hurricane Katrina-Related Audits has been prepared by the Office of the Deputy Inspector General for Auditing.” Office of the Deputy Inspector General for Auditing, Hurricane Katrina-Related Audits Continue Reading
FCC Orders VoIP and Broadband IP Compliance With Law Enforcement Surveillance
Press release: FCC Adopts Order to Enable Law Enforcement to Access Certain Broadband and VoIP Providers, May 3, 2006: “The Federal Communications Commission today adopted a Second Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order (Order) that addresses several issues regarding implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), enacted in 1994. The… Continue Reading
