http://www.pogowasright.org/?p=7630
500,000 EU computers can access private British data
February 6, 2010 by Dissent
Jamie Doward reports:
Privacy campaigners expressed shock last night after it emerged that large amounts of confidential personal information held about British citizens on a giant computer network spanning the European Union could be accessed by more than 500,000 terminals.
The figure was revealed in a Council of the European Union document examining proposals to establish a new agency, based in France, that would manage much of the 27 EU member states’ shared data. But the sheer number of access points to the Schengen Information System (SIS) – which holds information regarding immigration status, arrest warrants, entries on the police national computer and a multitude of personal details – has triggered concerns about the security of the data.
Read more in the Guardian.
[From the article:
"It is well known that the greater the points of access, the greater the number of people who have access and the greater the chance that data will be misplaced, lost or illegally accessed," said Tony Bunyan, director of Statewatch. "The idea that mass databases can be totally secure and that privacy can be guaranteed is a fallacy."
Is this a proper response to privacy concerns? Why not: “Let's work out a method that doesn't compromise privacy?” If we start withholding data wouldn't that be their response too? (Have we ever demonstrated how useful this data is?)
EU Committee Says No To Bank Data Sharing
krupert writes to let us know that the civil liberties committee of the European Parliament has voted to revoke the data-sharing arrangement by which US intelligence agencies have access to EU banking data via the SWIFT system. The US has threatened to withhold cooperation on terrorist intelligence if the bank data deal now in place is canceled, which it will be next week if the full European Parliament votes in line with the committee's recommendation. US intelligence agencies clandestinely tapped the SWIFT interbank clearing data from just after 9/11 until 2006, when the secret arrangement was made public. After that, Belgium-based SWIFT pulled their servers from the US and set up shop in Bruss
An interesting look at another “industry” Google is about to crush?
http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/023446.html
February 06, 2010
ABA: The battle for your legal research dollars heats up
ABA Journal, Wired! Both Lexis and Westlaw "claim to be creating a legal research experience that will mimic the ease of use their customers have come to expect from the leading Internet search engine, Google."
Tools for my website class...
http://sixrevisions.com/resources/15-fantastic-finds-on-the-google-code-repository/
15 Fantastic Finds on the Google Code Repository
February 6th, 2010 by Andy Walpole
Google Code Repository is a section of Google that, just like SourceForge, allows developers to upload their code for others to use under license. The repository was launched in 2006 and after searching through its archives, I found a number of interesting scripts and other goodies that would be an asset in any website owner/website builder’s arsenal.
All the code examples below are free to download and use. They’re released under a GPL, BSD, MIT or Creative Commons license.
(Related)
http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/listomatic-generate-css-style-navigation-menus/
List-O-Matic: CSS Style Navigation Menu Builder
www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/developer-tools/list-o-matic
Similar tools: IzzyMenu.
(Related) Also useful for us teachers...
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-12-sites-watch-videos-youtube/
Top 12 Sites To Watch Videos That Are Better Than YouTube
By Taty on Feb. 5th, 2010
Tools & Techniques for teachers
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/camstudio-effective-screencasting-tool/
A Thorough Look At CamStudio As An Effective Screencasting Tool
By Tim Lenahan on Feb. 5th, 2010
(Related) Might be useful for my students before I verify their references (hint, hint)
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/check-urls-free-document-hyperlink-checker/
Check Your URL’s With The Free Document Hyperlink Checker
By Saikat Basu on Feb. 6th, 2010
(Related) Despite the name, I like my students to use these. I'm not after memorization – it's about using the tools.
http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/devcheatsheet-quick-reference-cards/
DevCheatSheet: Quick Reference Cards & Cheat Sheets For Developers
Similar tools: TechPosters and CustomGuide
One of my favorite topics: Change. How do you change established procedures once they become habit? Very interesting read...
The War on Interruptions, an Excerpt from “Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard”
by Guest Author on February 6, 2010
I have a horrible feeling this will translate to more efficient shopping for my wife. (i.e. More dollars spent per hour.) Oh, the horror!
http://www.killerstartups.com/Mobile/pointinside-com-indoor-maps-on-your-smartphone
PointInside.com - Indoor Maps On Your Smartphone
http://www.pointinside.com/#view=Home
“Put an INDOOR SMART MAP in the palm of your hand and find what you need. Get interactive indoor maps and over 100,000 store and service directory listings for hundred of malls across the U.S. and Canada”
Please don't let this be the best part of the game...
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/watch-super-bowl-commercials-game/
Watch Super Bowl Commercials Before, During & After the Game
By Steven Campbell on Feb. 6th, 2010
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