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Study Finds Many Don't Trust Privacy on Web
Heightened media and government attention regarding online privacy issues may be creating more fear than calm among consumers, the majority of whom said in a recent survey that a prominently displayed privacy policy on a World Wide Web site is not likely to earn their trust.
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San Carlos, Calif., Puts Quality-of-Life Survey Online; Wins Cabletron Grant
San Carlos, Calif., last week put a survey online asking citizens to rate the quality of life of the city in four areas: transportation, culture, economic development and education.
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Florida's 'City of Wonders' Exhibit to Tour State
The Florida League of Cities is taking an exhibit of its City of Wonders project, which showcases local governments' use of technology, on a twoyear tour of the state.
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Utah Republican Party Offers Internet Access to Donors
The Utah Republican Party is selling unlimited access to the Internet for about $20 a month in an attempt to fatten campaign coffers and achieve direct access to the state's GOP supporters.
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New Jersey Program to Provide Matching Loans to 23 High-Tech Companies
New Jersey's Technology Transfer and Commercialization Program (TTCP) will provide matching loans to 23 hightech companies in the state that are poised to supply advanced technology products to the marketplace.
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Pennsylvania Securities Commission Unveils Internet Fraud Unit
The Pennsylvania Securities Commission Tuesday unveiled an Internet fraud unit to protect the state's investors from the growing problem of online securities scams.
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FCC Brief Opposes Cable Internet Access Regulation
The Federal Communications Commission filed a brief in a federal appeals court that opposes local regulations that would compel cable companies to grant access to their networks to rival Internet service providers.
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Three states deem systems Y2K-compliant
Only three states Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota have fully tested their computer systems and deemed them Year 2000compliant, according to testimony presented at a congressional hearing on Saturday.
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Document Management System Saves Washington State Man-Hours
Washington's largest cabinet office, the Social and Health Services Department began to use a Webenabled document management, imaging and workflow solution that is cutting manhours needed to process requests and search for records.
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Orange County, Fla., Broadcasting Trial Via the Internet
Florida's Orange County Circuit Court began to broadcast a trial via the World Wide Web Monday, marking the first time a state court has transmitted its official proceedings live over the Internet.
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Wyoming high schools, agencies get videoconferencing
Under a $3 million contract with Tandberg Corp., Wyoming will install videoconferencing systems in all of its 76 high schools as well as the Wyoming Girls School, the Wyoming Boys School, the Department of Education and the Department of Administration and Information.
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W.Va., Microsoft set up pilot for senior citizens
West Virginia, a state technical school and Microsoft Corp. have set up a technology training pilot program for the state's senior citizens.
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Environmental groups press EPA on info office director
A coalition of environmental groups has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint as the head of its new Information Office the director of an organization that helps government agencies make public information available online.
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Colorado announces first CIO
Paul Quade became the first chief information officer of Colorado in an announcement today by Gov. Bill Owens (R).
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E-mail may be key to electronic democracy
Lowly email may be the key to creating an interactive public commons necessary to make electronic democracy work, according to online election evangelist Steven Clift.
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Michigan judge blocks online law
A federal judge in Michigan last week blocked enforcement of a new state law that would have criminalized online communications judged harmful to minors for carrying sexually explicit matter.
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Clinton creates National Infrastructure Assurance Council
President Clinton signed an executive order last week creating the National Infrastructure Assurance Council, the final organization to be established in an overall structure to protect the critical infrastructure of the United States against cyberterrorism and other attacks.
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National Conference of State Legislatures adopts new policies
The National Conference of State Legislatures adopted myriad new policies at the close of its annual meeting last week, including some dealing with states' roles in Internet taxation.
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L.A. lawmaker wants city site to be multilingual
Los Angeles councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski filed a motion Friday directing the city's Information Technology Agency (ITA) to find ways to make Los Angeles World Wide Web site more accessible to the area's nonEnglishspeaking population.
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