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1. Editor's Note: How To Open Up The Floodgates
2. Today's Top Story
- Apple To Face Online Writers' Appeal In California
Related Stories:
- Apple Says Beatles' Agreement Narrow
- Gibson Guitar CEO Says DRM Challenges Market
3. Breaking News
- Optimized IE Exploit Speeds Up Infection
- Patch Management Holds The Line Against Application Assaults
- InformationWeek Spring Conference: Successful Transformation Requires People, Says FedEx CIO
- Dell, Apple Lead In Brand Trust; Microsoft Dead Last
- EDS To Acquire Majority Stake In Indian Outsourcer
- EU Misses Target By Aiming At Microsoft: Analyst
- AOL Offers New Services For Mobile Users
- Google Offers Ads In Local Mapping Service
- Lucent, Alcatel Agree On $36 Billion Merger
- McAfee Rolls Out Centralized Security Management
- Microsoft Offers Free Virtual Server, Will Support Linux Guests
- TI Device Converges Bluetooth, WLAN, FM Audio
4. Grab Bag: News You Need From Around The Web
- Why Privacy Won't Matter (Newsweek International)
- Is Google Courting The GOP? (Hidden Nook Blog)
- Pointing Out Failings For All On Web To See (Baltimore Sun)
5. In Depth: Mac Attack
- iPod Is Allowed Under Previous Pact With Record Company: Apple
- Apple Hears Complaints, Offers Volume Controls
- Apple Gains Support For Fighting France On iTunes
- Apple iPod Vs. Wolverine MVP
6. Voice Of Authority
- IT Confidential: Another Low Moment At The High Court
7. White Papers
- The E-Procurement Benchmark Report--Less Hype, More Results
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Quote of the day:
The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like
the past, only far more expensive. -- John Sladek
Do you wish you had more junk mail? Not enough spam clogging your
E-mail box? Do you want a wider variety of marketing
solicitations? Well, help is on the way! When you sit down to do
your 2006 federal income taxes, make sure you do a good job. We
wouldn't want any erroneous information going out to the reams of
buyers lining up in hopes of buying what the Privacy Rights
Clearinghouse (PRC) calls "the map to your life."
The IRS, you see, is holding hearings today, April 4, on some rule
changes, one of which will have the effect of making it much
easier for the rest of the world to gain access to what has to be
the Holy Grail for marketing--and identity theft.
The IRS wants to update rules surrounding the disclosure and use
of taxpayer data that were written for a paper-based world. Some
of the proposed changes will require consumer consent where none
was previously required, applauds the PRC. But its jaw dropped
over one small change, which the IRS characterizes as a way to
provide taxpayers with a "meaningful opportunity to consent to
the use and disclosure of their tax return information."
In contrast, the PRC describes that same proposal to remove
restrictions on who taxpayer data can be shared with as "opening
the door for far more insidious privacy invasions."
I have to agree. Even with consumer consent, this sure looks like
a Pandora's box just waiting to be opened. You can go to my blog to read why consumer groups are horrified, and why some insist that informed consent is just not
possible in this instance.
Patricia Keefe
Apple To Face Online Writers' Appeal In California
Related Stories:
Apple Says Beatles' Agreement Narrow
Gibson Guitar CEO Says DRM Challenges Market
Optimized IE Exploit Speeds Up Infection
Patch Management Holds The Line Against Application Assaults
InformationWeek Spring Conference: Successful Transformation
Requires People, Says FedEx CIO
Dell, Apple Lead In Brand Trust; Microsoft Dead Last
EDS To Acquire Majority Stake In Indian Outsourcer
EU Misses Target By Aiming At Microsoft: Analyst
AOL Offers New Services For Mobile Users
Google Offers Ads In Local Mapping Service
Lucent, Alcatel Agree On $36 Billion Merger
McAfee Rolls Out Centralized Security Management
Microsoft Offers Free Virtual Server, Will Support Linux Guests
TI Device Converges Bluetooth, WLAN, FM Audio
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Why Privacy Won't Matter (Newsweek International)
Is Google Courting The GOP? (Hidden Nook blog)
Pointing Out Failings For All On Web To See (Baltimore Sun)
iPod Is Allowed Under Previous Pact With Record Company: Apple
Apple Hears Complaints, Offers Volume Controls
Apple Gains Support For Fighting France On iTunes
Review: Apple iPod Vs. Wolverine MVP
IT Confidential: Another Low Moment At The High Court
The E-Procurement Benchmark Report--Less Hype, More Results
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1. Editor's Note: How To Open Up The Floodgates
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Do bloggers and journalists have the right to publish trade secrets?
That's one of the critical First Amendment issues in the case.
The music firm claims the computer company agreed 15 years ago to
stay out of the music business, while the computer company claims
iTunes sells digital files and therefore doesn't infringe on an
agreement it characterizes as "narrow."
Internet anonymity and consumer confusion make digital rights
management problematic, says chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz.
The new twist on the createTextRange exploit takes much less time
to execute than the original, which requires five to 10 seconds.
Third-party companies are stepping in to offer patches for
software from major vendors like Microsoft and Oracle. That's
making life more complicated for beleaguered security managers.
FedEx's attention to people led to the success of its 6x6
Transformation program launched two years ago, said Rob Carter,
named InformationWeek's Chief of the Year in December.
The annual survey by Forrester Research also showed an
across-the-board drop in trust in personal computer and consumer
electronics brands in general.
EDS says it's offering $380 million to acquire a 52% stake in
Indian business process and software development outsourcer
Mphasis BFL Ltd.
The European Union's pursuit of Microsoft's alleged antitrust
antics "would have been an important discussion 10 years ago,"
says Clay Ryder of the Sageza Group. But not now.
Web pages are automatically adapted for Web-enabled wireless
customers' screens.
The ads appear on a Google Local map whenever a searcher enters a query
that matches advertisers' chosen keywords and business information.
The combined firm would rank in one of the top two positions in
almost all its markets, with a global lead in the convergence of
fixed and mobile technology.
Customers can choose from four offerings, depending on their size
and needs, with prices at $30 per user or less. Volume buyers get
the lower prices.
On Monday Microsoft said it had developed virtual machine
additions for Red Hat and Novell Suse Linux distributions, as
well as demonstrated some of its new open-source wares at the
LinuxWorld trade show.
Dubbed the WiLink 5.0, the device will likely be incorporated
into mobile phones early next year, according to Texas Instruments.
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4. Grab Bag: News You Need From Around The Web
Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft desperately want to know every last
thing about what you do, say, and buy. Here's how they'll do
it--and why we'll let them.
Darnell Clayton's blog, The Hidden Nook, gathers the evidence,
including stories from CNET and elsewhere.
When individuals are criticized on Web sites like
BitterWaitress.com, there's little recourse.
Apple Computer says its agreement with the music company doesn't
prohibit data transfers, so iTunes is allowed.
A free software update, available immediately, lets users set
maximum volume limits. In addition, parents can set and lock
volume limits on their children's music players.
Apple is getting a boost in its fight against the French government's
attempts to force iTunes to open up for interoperability.
Two portable media (read: video) players go head-to-head in this
comparative review.
Learn why Internet legal cases are like legal Vietnams.
The third in a series of AberdeenGroup benchmarks of
E-procurement performance since 1998, this study examines the
hurdles, strategies, and results of nearly 150 enterprises using
E-procurement today. This study also identifies best practices
for maximizing the value of E-procurement.
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