http://importance.corante.com/ en-us ernest.miller@aya.yale.edu 2005-07-05T10:03:20-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/05/chilling_effects_from_a_privacysecurity_bill.php C|Net News' Declan McCullagh reports on a new security/privacy law that could have a chilling effect on blogs and other small publishers (The Coming Web Security Woes).Anyone who runs a Web site with registered users and receives income from it... 6293@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-05T10:03:20-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/23/duty_to_prevent_disclosure_of_metadata.php Apparently there is now a lawyerly duty in New York to prevent disclosure of client confidences via metadata. Damn! That was often the most interesting part of many documents, the metadata. How else are we supposed to be able to... 6186@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-23T11:17:15-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/22/california_bill_would_regulate_govt_use_of_rfid.php The LA Times has an article on a proposed state statute regulating government use of RFID for tracking people (Not Letting Chips Follow Where They May). The basic concept is probably a good idea, but I'm not really sure that... 6163@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-22T06:42:37-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/21/why_store_all_that_data_just_so_it_can_be_stolen.php In response to all the recent news over data theft, Ping Identity VP Eric Norlin has an op-ed in C|Net News (The Red Herring of Data Protection).This isn't really a question of data loss, data protection or data safeguarding. That,... 6147@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-21T16:22:22-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/17/warner_bros_demands_dutch_isps_violate_user_privacy_in_order_to_get_licensing_deals.php Constitutional Code reports a disturbing demand from Warner Bros. to Dutch ISPs (Warner to ISPs: Content for Names).During a seminar on "online piracy" in the Netherlands last week a representative of Warner Home Entertainment made it clear that Internet Service... 6087@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-17T03:03:25-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/16/due_diligence_and_google.php Interesting mention of Google in a court case, according to InternetCases.com (Even the Courts Know the Internet is the First Place to Turn for Information). Regarding due diligence by a plaintiff in locating a defendant, a court noted:"[W]e discovered, upon... 6075@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-16T11:48:28-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/14/korea_to_require_all_video_be_rated_before_distribution_via_internet.php South Korea is going to require video distributed via the internet to be rated before it can be distributed, according to a report in the Korea Times (Online Video Clips to Receive Ratings). The purpose of the law is to... 6041@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-14T07:20:12-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/08/a_long_tail_of_surveillance.php We've all become familiar with the Long Tail for content, but the concept is applicable in a number of different contexts. One I hadn't considered until reading an article from last month was its applicability to the concepts of surveillance... 5963@http://importance.corante.com/ Privacy 2005-06-08T16:56:11-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/07/protect_your_privacy_protect_your_wallet.php EFF's DeepLinks considers how to thwart the increasingly common practice of price discrimination by online merchants (Websites Invade Your Privacy to Charge You More).Supporting the preservation of online anonymity isn't only good for protecting your privacy and free speech --... 5948@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-07T23:01:51-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/31/mpaa_paying_for_police_surveillance_cameras_in_la.php The MPAA is funding police surveillance cameras in Los Angeles' fashion district in order to reduce street hawkers selling infringing goods, according to Reuters (LA Police Use Cameras to Catch Pirated DVD Sellers). C|Net News has a blog posting (The... 5859@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-05-31T19:22:22-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/24/ms_to_lock_up_office_documents_lock_in_customers.php C|Net News reports on a couple of initiatives by Microsoft to bring more security into the workplace (Facing 'New World of Work,' Microsoft Locks Up Office). Apparently Microsoft will be adding new forms of DRM to their popular office suite... 5715@http://importance.corante.com/ Security 2005-05-24T06:40:19-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/15/privacy_experts_provide_increased_privacy_suggestions.php CNN/Money have a decent, short article with some suggestions on ways that our privacy can be better protected (Privacy Experts' Wish List). via beSpacific... 5628@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-05-15T07:36:55-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/07/27/riaa_subpoenas_for_john_does_valid.php C|Net News reports that the RIAA has won a significant battle in its lawsuits against thousands of John and Jane Does (Judge: RIAA can unmask file swappers). The ruling basically allows the RIAA to subpoena (on an expedited basis) a... 5296@http://importance.corante.com/ File Sharing 2004-07-27T22:30:18-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/07/20/would_you_like_some_surveillance_with_that_pizza.php Hilarious (parody?) of the total surveillance future at the ACLU (ACLU Pizza [Flash]). Cash and take out only for me from now on. via MetaFilter... 5260@http://importance.corante.com/ Privacy 2004-07-20T05:31:43-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/07/14/does_audible_magic_violate_wiretap_laws.php I've discussed Audible Magic and its filtering technology on "The Importance Of..." before: Audible Magic's Sleight of Hand. Basically, Audible Magic filters content based on an audio fingerprinting service that checks against a database of copyrighted works. Installed in a... 5239@http://importance.corante.com/ Privacy 2004-07-14T06:26:31-08:00