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Subject: September 2001 ECMgt.com: Evolving Infrastructure and Tools
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September 1, 2001 *4,200 subscribers* Volume 3, Issue 9
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  • Futile Quest for Kid Porn Traders
  • More IT Security Resources to Commerce
  • California OKs Internet horse race wagering
  • EU Signs Off on E-Signature Initiative
  • High-tech industry unfulfilled in D.C.
  • Adobe Hacker off Hook in Russia
  • Army Kicks Off Enterprise-Building Initiative
  • Plea Bargain Possible In Electronic Book Copyright Protection Case
  • Paper reveals digital music encryption flaws
  • EC restarts investigation into Galileo takeover
  • Armey Campaigns for Privacy
  • Court rejects FCC delay in giving spectrum to NextWave
  • CIA Incubator Technologies Ready for Active Duty
  • D.C. Wants to Catalog Its Kids
  • FCC Examines Additional Spectrum Bands to Support Advanced Wireless Services
  • Tech Elite Divided on Web Privacy Laws
  • Researchers weigh publication, prosecution
  • Digital copyright act muffles Dutch crypto scientist
  • Chinese Webmaster's Trial Ends
  • Internet Usage In France Grows, But Future Is Shaky
  • Bidders on FAA FTI Deal Demonstrate Convergence
  • Cyber snooping guidelines cause controversy in U.K.

Futile Quest for Kid Porn Traders
Although U.S. agents arrested dozens of suspected Web users who traded in child pornography, differences in international law make it difficult to nab all the culprits.

More IT Security Resources to Commerce
The General Accounting Office wants the Commerce Department to beef up its information security by establishing a departmentwide program, along with sufficient resources and authority to implement it.

California OKs Internet horse race wagering
New legislation signed by California Governor Gray Davis will allow the horse racing industry in that state to offer online wagering.

EU Signs Off on E-Signature Initiative
European Union regulators cleared the way for the wide-scale implementation of electronic signature initiatives.

High-tech industry unfulfilled in D.C.
Congress departed for a monthlong recess, leavingthe high-tech industry with a largely unfulfilled legislative agenda.

Adobe Hacker off Hook in Russia
Dmitry Sklyarov, accused of violating a U.S. copyright law by finding a way to bypass security in an Adobe product, wouldn't be charged in his homeland because what he did isn't illegal there, Russian authorities say.

Army Kicks Off Enterprise-Building Initiative
The Army intends to centralize systems management at about two dozen major commands under the service's chief information officer, to designate a single authority to manage information dissemination.

Plea Bargain Possible In Electronic Book Copyright Protection Case
Prosecutors and defense attorneys for a Russian computer programmer charged with circumventing electronic book copyright protections are negotiating a possible plea bargain.

Paper reveals digital music encryption flaws
A paper detailing how researchers broke the encryption scheme used to protect digital music will finally see the light, months after its original debut was derailed by legal threats.

EC restarts investigation into Galileo takeover
The European Commission says it has restarted its antitrust investigation into Cendant's $3.3 billion planned acquisition of Galileo International.

Armey Campaigns for Privacy
As House Majority Leader Dick Armey sees it, every time a camera snaps a driver running a red light or a software program tracks someone on the Internet, a piece of the Constitution is chipped away.

Court rejects FCC delay in giving spectrum to NextWave
The FCC's request to delay the implementation of a June court decision that would force the agency to return spectrum licenses to NextWave Telecom was rejected by a federal appeals court yesterday.

CIA Incubator Technologies Ready for Active Duty
Agency Leads in Development, But Can It Follow Its Own Charter?

D.C. Wants to Catalog Its Kids
Privacy advocates decry a plan to keep digital fingerprint and photo files of schoolchildren in the District of Columbia.

FCC Examines Additional Spectrum Bands to Support Advanced Wireless Services
FCC will examine additional frequency bands that could be used to support advanced wireless services, including networks for third-generation services.

Tech Elite Divided on Web Privacy Laws
The chief executive of one of the world's largest computer makers called for Internet privacy legislation to help revitalize the New Economy.

Researchers weigh publication, prosecution
A talk billed as the "presentation the RIAA does not want you to see" went ahead, as encryption researcher Edward Felten addressed security experts as planned at a conference in Washington, D.C.

Digital copyright act muffles Dutch crypto scientist
A Dutch scientist told a federal court that he was suppressing his own research surrounding a digital video encryption protocol out of fear that publishing the findings could expose him to criminal charges under a controversial U.S. law.

Chinese Webmaster's Trial Ends
The trial of the first webmaster in China to be tried on charges of subversion has ended, but the verdict remains unknown.

Internet Usage In France Grows, But Future Is Shaky
Just one in five French households has Internet access, and few plan to get connected in the near future, a new government study shows.

Bidders on FAA FTI Deal Demonstrate Convergence
FAA is in the homestretch on its multibillion-dollar telecommunications infrastructure contract, and now the challenge may be how to evaluate bids from contractors with significantly different areas of expertise.

Cyber snooping guidelines cause controversy in U.K.
The British government has issued draft guidelines for law enforcement officials wanting to invoke the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.

 

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