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Daily Archives: April 26, 2008

Request FCC TV Show Complaints Via New Public Interest Website

“Every year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) receives thousands of complaints about television shows. Sometimes insightful, sometimes hilarious, sometimes horrifying, they provide a fascinating glimpse into the psyches of our fellow TV-watching Americans.

This web site, TV Show Complaints.org, helps you obtain copies of these complaints! It’s as simple as sending an email to the FCC, and our web site will help you write one — it will take just a few seconds of your time and is usually free.”

OPM Launches Enhanced Telework Website

News release: “Office of Personnel Management (OPM)…announced the launch of an enhanced interagency telework website, www.telework.gov. The updated site features a series of user-friendly improvements designed to make telework information more accessible and understandable to Federal employees…and was developed in partnership with the General Services Administration (GSA), OPM’s telework.gov partner. Users can read and download… Continue Reading

International Privacy Officials Recommend Social Networking Privacy Safeguards

EPIC: “The International Working Group On Data Protection in Telecommunications has released a report and guidance (pdf) on privacy in social networking services. The report identifies risks to privacy and security, and provides guidance to regulators, service operators and users to counter these risks. Risks include the large amount of data collection; the misuse of… Continue Reading