“…the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has been tracking security breaches for the past three years, looking for patterns, new trends and any information that may help us better protect data and assist companies in their activities…In 2006, there were in excess of 315 publicized breaches affecting nearly 20 million individuals. Based on ITRCs categorization,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2007
PBS Reports on Oil and Gas Industry Lobbying in Washington
PBS NOW, Big Oil, Big Influence: “During the time that Bush and Cheney, both of whom are former oil executives, have been in the White House, the oil and gas industry has spent $393.2 million on lobbying the federal government. This places the industry among the top nine in lobbying expenditures. The industry has also… Continue Reading
AP – Clinton, Huckabee Ark. papers to remain sealed through '08
AP: “The papers of two of Arkansas’ most prominent political leaders former Govs. Clinton and Huckabee remain locked in storage four years after both promised to donate them to two separate archival projects.” Continue Reading
DHS System of Record Notices and Privacy Impact Assessments
DHS Leadership Journal” “DHS posts its System of Record Notices and Privacy Impact Assessments on our website. These documents inform the public what personal information the government is collecting; how it will be used and shared; what consent, access and redress rights the individual may have; how the information will be protected; and how compliance… Continue Reading
New Privacy Rules Imminent, Another Privacy Change Contemplated
US Courts: New rules providing privacy protection for case files posted online in the federal district, bankruptcy and appellate courts are scheduled to take effect December 1, 2007. Some of the rules represent a change in Judicial Conference policy. Meanwhile, a Judicial Conference committee is studying a related privacy issue: Whether courts should restrict Internet… Continue Reading
Public Access to Case Records of the Minnesota Judicial Branch
Access Case Records: “Minnesota Online District (Trial) Case Records – Minnesota District Courts offer an online case inquiry tool for statewide electronic case records, called MPA Remote, which stands for Minnesota Trial Court Public Access Remote view. MPA Remote is a public-view version of the Minnesota Court Information System (MNCIS), the computerized case management system… Continue Reading
Census Issues Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales
Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales 3rd Quarter 2007: “The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the third quarter of 2007, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, was $34.7 billion, an increase of 3.6 percent (±0.8%) from… Continue Reading
Report: CAFE and the U.S. Auto Industry
CAFE and the U.S. Auto Industry – A Growing Auto Investor Issue, 2012-2020 October 2007 (36 pages, PDF): “In partnership with Ceres and the Investor Network on Climate Risk, [citi] along with industry experts at the Planning Edge, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, and NRDC evaluated potential changes to the U.S. Corporate Average Fuel… Continue Reading
101 Best Web Freebies – BusinessWeek
101 Best Web Freebies – BusinessWeek.com scoured the Internet for the most useful free products and services available online that you probably don’t know about, by Douglas MacMillan. This 45 screen slideshow includes graphics and links to recommended products by category – tech tools, personal finance, career, entertainment, print media, research, health, online learning, PC… Continue Reading
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Releases 2007 Report to Congress
2007 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Commission, November 2007 (364 pages, PDF) “The year-long study offers 42 recommendations for congressional action. The book-length report cites Chinese progress in certain areas but describes many alarming trends, including a retreat by China from market-based economic principles, the growth of Chinas information control regime,… Continue Reading
Times Reports Most Foreign Militants in Iraq Come From Allied States
New York Times: Saudi Arabia and Libya, both considered allies by the United States in its fight against terrorism, were the source of about 60 percent of the foreign fighters who came to Iraq in the past year to serve as suicide bombers or to facilitate other attacks, according to senior American military officials. The… Continue Reading
Census: Leading Causes of Death in the U.S
National Vital Statistics – Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004 (96 pages, PDF): “This report presents final 2004 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, race, sex, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death are also presented. This report supplements the annual report of final… Continue Reading
