Digital Government
Ashcroft taps privacy watchdog
Attorney General John Ashcroft named a chief privacy officer for the Justice Department last week, a move that was widely expected.
Digital Government
Bill clamps down on Carnivore
Appropriations bill calls for details of Carnivore use, creation of a deputy IG to monitor FBI
Digital Government
Privacy chief picked at Justice
Associate deputy attorney general Dan Collins will advise department officials on privacy issues
Digital Government
U.K. lays out online privacy standard
The United Kingdom is poised to release a standard for collecting, storing and using its citizens' information online
Digital Government
Online monitoring on the rise
Study finds 14 million employees have Internet or email use under surveillance at work
Digital Government
Police cameras scan for criminals
Tampa is scanning public places for the faces of criminals through surveillance cameras
Digital Government
Caution raised on red-light cameras
Rep. Armey says the cameras, meant to monitor traffic at dangerous intersections, are a threat to privacy
Digital Government
Learn to share
Recognizing all the difficulties associated with sharing data electronically across government boundaries does not justify shirking the work
Digital Government
Indiana OKs online record checks
Despite privacy concerns, the state has debuted an online criminal records check service
People
E-gov's 'electronic shadow'
The growing ability federal agencies have to collect, store, retrieve, compare and analyze electronic records offers both benefit and risk, the General Accounting Office reports.
Digital Government
Avert those prying eyes
Electronic government is at a critical crossroad ? one where the ease and convenience of the Digital Age is quietly eroding personal privacy. From massive and detailed databases to 'persistent cookies' on Web sites, federal yes have an unprecedented view of the public.
Digital Government
Less privacy for digital data
Computer and Internet developments have outpaced federal privacy protections
Digital Government
Armey renews Carnivore criticism
House leader urges re-examination of Carnivore in light of a ruling on privacy-threatening technology
Digital Government
Lawmakers push privacy standard
P3P automatically screens Web sites for violations of users' privacy preferences
People
DOD still misuses 'cookies'
Many military Web sites still collect personal information from visitors
People
DOD amends donations policy
The Pentagon will reverse a policy that calls for destroying hard drives on nonclassified computers
Digital Government