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- Uniting Legislation With RFID Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
- RFID is a popular identification and automation technology with serious security and privacy threats. Legislation expounds upon the actual security and privacy needs of people in RFID-enabled environments, while technology helps to ensure legal compliance. This paper examines the main aims of RFID privacy legislation, and explains how to achieve...
- Tags: Legislation, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
- White papers
- Incorporating CMM and CMMI Into a Corporate Governance Strategy Using Enterprise Software Change Management
- A leading motivator today for improving software change management processes is to meet internal corporate governance guidelines. Legislation is suggesting that process improvements are necessary to satisfy auditing requirements like Sarbanes-Oxley or the FDA's 21CFR-part 11. The importance of having audit trails available to meet internal and external audits is...
- Tags: Legislation, Enterprise Software, Capability Maturity Model, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Capability Maturity Model (CMM), Process Improvement, Business Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Quality
- Webcasts
- Who's in Charge in a Regional Disaster?: The Legislation Behind the Chain of Command in Disaster Response
- This webcast explores the legislation behind the chain of command in disaster response and how this can this affect a recovering business. Federal legislation covered includes the Posse Comitatus Act, Nat'l Emergencies Act, Insurrection Act and more.
- Tags: Legislation, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Shopping for the right SSL: What are the options?
- When looking to use SSL certificates to secure communications, there are many different options available. Extended Validation, SGC, standard SSL, and domain-validated SSL are the options generally available from commercial SSL signing authorities. There are also the options of self-signing certificates or using one of the free SSL providers.Self-signing certificates...
- Tags: Legislation, SSL Certificate, SSL, Certificate, SGC, SGC Certificate, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Network Security, Security, Networking, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
- New legislation would require IT pros to report child abuse
- IT professionals could soon join doctors, counselors, and teachers as professionals that are legally required to report child abuse and neglect, according to a new AP story in USA Today: At least five states — Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and South Dakota — require computer technicians to report...
- Tags: Management, Legislation, legal liability, Laws, Law, It Management, CompTIA, Children, child abuse
- Blog posts 2007-05-02
- New Net radio rules draw fire on Capitol Hill
- Politicians blast new Net radio rulesA key House Democrat, Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), slammed a recent federal ruling by the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board CRB that proposes raising the amount that commercial Internet radio services pay to record
- Tags: networking, politics, news, legislation, royalty, radio, Sonja Thompson
- Discussion threads 2007-03-08
- Politicians call for e-voting paper trails by '08 election
- Paper records to verify e-votingTroubled by irregularities, an urgent push is under way by congressional Democrats to enact federal legislation that would require paper trails to accompany all electronic voting machines in time for the 2008 presidential election.What is your opinion concerning voter-verifiable paper records of all ballots cast?Stay on...
- Tags: e-voting, legislation, networking, news, paper records, politics, receipt, software, Sonja Thompson
- Discussion threads 2007-02-08
- What the Democrats' win means for tech
- A shift in priorities for IT-related legislationThis week's elections have switched control of the House back to the Democrats. The outlook for technology-related legislation has changed dramatically overnight. A Capitol Hill controlled by Democrats
- Tags: digital copyright, legislation, news, politics, networking, feedback, Net Neutrality, Sonja Thompson, Dems, TR Staff, Web site
- Discussion threads 2006-11-09
- Slipping tech laws in via the back door
- Follow the paper trail of tech legislationPresident Bush recently slapped more restrictions on online gambling. However, these restrictions were buried in Section 801 of a massive port security bill, which had nothing to do with the Internet.Is this gluing of unrelated amendments onto a proposal that's destined to become law...
- Tags: Writ, Sonja Thompson, Military Commissions Act
- Discussion threads 2006-10-16
- Wireless location tracking draws privacy questions
- Time to locate privacy lawsElectronic devices can track your children, serve up maps, and provide restaurant recommendations. However, many products that use geographic location technology, such as those found in cars, aren't being held to the same standards as traditional wireless phone carriers.Do you think the FCC should adopt new...
- Tags: wireless, privacy, news, legislation, Sonja Thompson, networking, FCC, cell phone, telephone
- Discussion threads 2006-05-17
- Congress targets social network sites
- Congress targets social network sitesarticle rootSchool and library Internet access targetedA proposed federal law would effectively require schools and libraries to render social networking sites, such as MySpace and LiveJournal, inaccessible to minors. The law would likely affect more than just social networking sites. Blogger.com, AOL, and Yahoo's instant messaging...
- Tags: Sonja Thompson, im, social networking, news, legislation, myspace, networking, Internet, minor, U.S. Congress, network
- Discussion threads 2006-05-11
- FAQ: The new 'annoy' law explained
- A new federal law aims to outlaw certain types of annoying Web sites and e-mail. This informative Q&A gets to the bottom of what this law means in practice.Do you think this bill will deter people from sending annoying communications over the Internet?Like CAN-SPAMTake a walk through Usenet and it...
- Tags: communications, Internet, legislation, networking, Sonja Thompson, Vagueness
- Discussion threads 2006-01-11
- Why they say spyware is good for you
- Why they say spyware is good for youarticle rootWhy they say spyware is good for youSony is guilty of injecting an undetectable copy-prevention utility into Microsoft Windows when certain CDs are inserted. However, current legislation prohibits the "circumvention" of anti-copying technology. So, anyone from who tries to rid their computer...
- Tags: CD, copyright, DMCA, legislation, security, software, Sonja Thompson, sony, Sony Corp., spyware
- Discussion threads 2005-11-07
- U.S. cybersecurity due for FEMA-like calamity?
- U.S. cybersecurity due for FEMA-like calamity?article rootU.S. cybersecurity due for FEMA-like calamity?The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity unit, similar to the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA, has received criticism for not meeting responsibilities. An assistant secretary for cybersecurity would help streamline the division's ability to respond to emergencies; legislation is...
- Tags: cybersecurity, Federal Emergency Management Agency, fema, HLS, legislation, security, Sonja Thompson
- Discussion threads 2005-10-10
- Compliance Regulatory Overview: European Union legislation
- How would you improve this TechRepublic e-mail course?
- Tags: Newsletter Editor
- Discussion threads 2005-10-04
- Hot Site of the Week - Laws and Legislation
- Need a State Statute or Legislation but just dont knowwhere to go to get it? Then I have justthe place for you. Just click here for apage full of hot links to the information you are looking for. State Constitutions, codes and even somemunicipal laws and regulations...
- Tags: Legislation, State
- Blog posts 2005-09-16
Additional Resources
- 'Electric Slide' on slippery DMCA slope
- Dear Mr. Silver:Thank you for demonstrating what a hideous, poorly-thought-out mess of corporate favor-returning the DMCA is. With absurd morons like you using it in such visible ways, the public at large now gets a peek at the overbearing reality of such a ridiculous piece of legislation. Those of us...
- Tags: nighthawk808, DMCA
- Discussion threads 2007-02-06
- Legislation to Stop Spyware Will It Stop the Craziness?
- Spyware is software that will track and/or collect personal information from users who are online. This spyware can change the user's settings and create advertisements to pop-up that will match the last site they looked at online. The majority of the time consumers are unaware of what is happening to...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers
- Google warns over net neutrality
- Google has fired off a warning shot followingreforms in communications legislation passed by the US Senate. The legislation has stirred quite a commotionacross the internet as it poses many threats to the current model of theInternet. There is concern thattelecommunications companies will use the legislation to try to...
- Tags: Google Inc., Internet, Net Neutrality
- Blog posts 2006-07-12
- LexisNexis flap draws outcry from Congress
- New legislation or better security?In my humble opinion, I do not think the question should be what type of legislation can be enacted but where and how was the security exploited?Should not that be the starting point in examining this situation?Broadly speaking, yes, I believe there should be tighter legislation...
- Tags: LexisNexis, scottpmullins@..., security, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2005-04-14
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