Survey ranks cities by e-governance.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Brief article)
Seoul, South Korea is tops in the world for e-government, according
to a survey from Rutgers University's eGovernance Institute and the
Global ePolicy eGovernment Institute at South Korea's . . .
FOI laws growing worldwide.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Freedom of Information )
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Freedom of Information (FOI) laws are spreading like wildfire
around the world. "Freedom of Information Around the World 2006: A
Global Survey of Access to Government . . .
Better protection for NARA facilities?(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)(National Archives and Records Administration )(Brief
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In 2003, Sandy Berger, the national security adviser to President
Bill Clinton, stole classified documents from the National Archives and
purposely destroyed some of them. He was fined $50,000, put . . .
NARA declassification progresses.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(National Archives and Records Administration )
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In response to complaints that, since 1999, government agencies had
removed more than 55,000 declassified documents from the National
Archives' public shelves, the National . . .
Document destruction a crime in Victoria.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)
It is now a crime in the Australian province of Victoria to destroy
documents or anything else of any kind likely to be used as evidence in
legal proceedings. Crimes (Document Destruction) Act 2006 . . .
Google expands news archives.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Brief article)
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Google has expanded its news archive to include articles that are
as old as 200 years. According to Silicon.com, the search giant's
archive will include old material from . . .
D.C. business records a mess.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Brief article)
Thousands of Washington, D.C., business license records were found
in disarray in an open office, making them accessible to almost anyone,
according to a recent District of Columbia inspector . . .
Real ID to cost $11 billion plus.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
A survey by the National Governors Association (NGA), National
Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), and the American Association of
Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) says the federal Real ID . . .
Arizona firms must destroy records.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Brief article)
A new law requires Arizona businesses to start destroying records
containing personally identifying information when they do not need them
anymore.
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A 2005 Federal Trade . . .
Record-less e-mail.(UP FRONT: News, Trends & Analysis)(Brief
article)
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A new web-based messaging system enables users to send and receive
communications without any record of ever having done so.
Void Communications' VaporStream system works . . .
E-records live forever.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Brief article)
In all but nine states, people who have been accused of or
convicted of minor crimes or juvenile offenses have the right to have
their criminal records erased, or expunged. But in the electronic . . .
Survey points to tips for audit survival.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)
Most companies would probably like to know what works and what does
not when it comes to regulatory audits. Fortunately for them, the IT
Policy Compliance Group, formerly The Compliance Security . . .
Libraries aim to archive web data.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Brief article)
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The British Library and the National Library of New Zealand have
developed a tool that will make it easier to collect and store
information found online, which often . . .
Tool deletes laptop data from afar.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
An August 2006 survey of 484 U.S.-based IT departments by the
Ponemon Institute found that more than half of corporate laptops contain
unprotected sensitive data--one in 10 is stolen of which 97 . . .
Copiers can be compromised.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Brief article)
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Companies that have protected their networks, computers, and
facilities may think they're relatively safe from hackers. They are
wrong.
According to Newsweek, companies . . .
Will SOX be de-clawed?(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 )
Since its existence, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)--and
specifically Section 404, which requires companies to publicly disclose
more information about their internal financial controls--has . . .
Reckless with records.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Brief article)
According to research by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a San
Diego-based consumer advocacy group, the number of records containing
sensitive personal information involved in security breaches . . .
Medicare, Medicaid records exposed.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Brief article)
Computer weaknesses have left millions of Americans at risk of
identity theft according to an Associated Press (AP) report.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently found 47
security . . .
Resolution redux.(IN FOCUS: A Message from the
Editors)(Editorial)
It happens without fail. Every year, resolutions are made. On Jan.
1, promises to exercise, lose weight, quit smoking, or go back to school
seem like such great ideas and so easy to accomplish. By . . .
Archiving the Internet.(Archiving Websites: A Practical Guide for
Information Management Professionals)(Book review)
TITLE: Archiving Websites: A Practical Guide for Information
Management Professionals
AUTHOR: Adrian Brown
PUBLISHER: Facet Publishing
PUBLICATION DATE: 2006
LENGTH: 238 pages
PRICE: . . .
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