Press release, July 5, 2006: Taking action to protect Illinoisans private information from identity thieves, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today signed Senate Bill 2554 outlawing the practice of “pretexting” in Illinois. Pretexting is pretending to be an account holder, or to have authorization to access an account, to obtain cell phone records, long distance call… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2006
Will FBI Prevail in Expanding Net Surveillance Program?
Declan McCullagh reported: “The FBI has drafted sweeping legislation that would require Internet service providers to create wiretapping hubs for police surveillance and force makers of networking gear to build in backdoors for eavesdropping.” Related postings on CALEA , and this FCC final rule published in the July 5, 2006 Federal Register: “This document addresses… Continue Reading
Release of Report of the National Defense Authorization Act FY2006 On US Policy on Iraq
Press release, July 7, 2006: “The Department of State has released the second Presidential report to the United States Congress on “U.S. Policy on Iraq” as mandated by the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 1227 (c). The “1227 Report” covers current military, diplomatic, political, and economic measures that have been undertaken to successfully… Continue Reading
The Forgotten Homeland: A Century Foundation Task Force Report
“The Forgotten Homeland: A Century Foundation Task Force Report transcript from the June 29, 2006 panel discussion event, featuring Richard A. Clarke, Rand Beers, Jane A. Bullock, Martin O’Malley, and Richard C. Leone. (24 pages, PDF) gathers some of the leading homeland security experts to analyze the nation’s most significant vulnerabilities and to propose strategies… Continue Reading
DOJ Status Report on Enforcing ADA
Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report from the Department of Justice, January – March 2006 (July 7, 2006) Continue Reading
DHS Fact Sheet: On Securing Our Nations Rail Systems
Fact Sheet: Securing Our Nations Rail Systems, July 7, 2006 – “Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the 7/7 London subway bombings, and the Madrid rail bombings, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken several steps to manage risk and strengthen our nation’s rail and transit systems…” Related news and documents: New… Continue Reading
Laptops and Lack of Encryption Are Weak Links in Data Breaches
In the wake of the steady stream of news (the latest at this time is here) about stolen laptops and data breaches impacting state and federal government agencies and personnel, as well as corporations large and small, this AP article raises an important question: “…Why is so much private data allowed to be on laptops… Continue Reading
The Impact of eGovernment in Europe
The Impact of eGovernment in Europe, 13 Sept 2006 in Helsinki. Continue Reading
GAO Undercover Tests of Border Security Highlights Problems
Border Security: Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation’s Borders at Two Locations, Full-text GAO-06-940T, and Highlights, July 7, 2006. “GAO’s investigators, using counterfeit documents, were able to enter the United States with enough radioactive sources in the trunks of their vehicles to make two dirty bombs.” Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit of RFID Issues Associated With US-VISIT Program
Enhanced Security Controls Needed for US-VISIT’s System Using RFID Technology (Redacted) OIG-06-39 (PDF, 27 pages), released July 7, 2006. Continue Reading
GAO Reports on Need for More Effective Agency Facility Security
Homeland Security: Guidance and Standards Are Needed for Measuring the Effectiveness of Agencies’ Facility Protection Efforts, Full-text GAO-06-612, and Highlights, May 31, 2006 (released Junly 7, 2006). “The need to better protect federal facilities, coupled with federal budget constraints and the increased scrutiny of homeland security funding and programs, has prompted the need for U.S.… Continue Reading
Introduction to the Law of Information Privacy
Solove, Daniel J., A Brief History of Information Privacy Law. Book chapter in Proskauer on Privacy (2006). “This book chapter provides a brief history of information privacy law in the United States from colonial times to the present. It discusses the development of the common law torts, Fourth Amendment law, the constitutional right to information… Continue Reading
