EPIC: “Judge Denny Chin struck down a proposed settlement between Google and copyright holders that would have imposed significant privacy risks on e-book consumers. Google’s proposal would have entitled the company to collect each users’ search queries as well as the titles and page numbers of the books they read. In a February 2010 hearing before the Court, EPIC President Marc Rotenberg explained EPIC Press Release: EPIC Urges Court To Reject Google Books Settlement; EPIC: Google Books Settlement and Privacy.”
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Daily Archives: March 22, 2011
Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements
News release: “The Federal Reserve System on Tuesday released the 2010 combined annual comparative financial statements for the Federal Reserve Banks, as well as for the 12 individual Federal Reserve Banks, the limited liability companies (LLCs) that were created to respond to strains in financial markets, and the Board of Governors. These financial statements are… Continue Reading
Report – Federal Open Market Committee by the Markets Group of Federal Reserve Bank of New York
A Report Prepared for the Federal Open Market Committee by the Markets Group of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, March 2011 “This report reviews the conduct of open market operations and other developments that influenced the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve in 2010. Highlighted are policies and operations associated with outright holdings… Continue Reading
GAO: Federal Government's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook, Elder Justice
The Federal Government’s Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: January 2011 Update [Reissued on March 22, 2011] GAO-11-451SP, March 18, 2011 Elder Justice: Stronger Federal Leadership Could Enhance National Response to Elder Abuse [Reissued on March 22, 2011] GAO-11-208, March 02, 2011 Continue Reading
Google Launches Page Speed for Chrome – in 40 languages
The official Google Code blog: “Today were launching the most requested feature for Page Speed, Page Speed for Chrome. Now Google Chrome users can get Page Speed performance suggestions to make their sites faster, right inside the Chrome browser. We would like to thank all our users for your great feedback and support since we… Continue Reading
NOAA – Those Living Along U.S. Coastline Should Always Be Prepared for Tsunamis
News release: “In the wake of Japans tsunami disaster, NOAA is urging Americans who live and vacation at the coast to take the threat of tsunamis seriously. With more coastline than any other country in the world and proximity to several major fault lines, the Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean coasts of the United States… Continue Reading
