According to Findlaw’s article, Google’s New PC Search Tool Poses Risks, using a shared computer on which Google Desktop has been installed could be a privacy risk. People who use public or workplace computers for …
Year: 2004
Cases Linked from WI Statutes Starting in November
According to Deputy Revisor of Statutes, Bruce Hoesly, the next web update to the Wisconsin Statutes & Constitution due shortly after Nov. 1, will include links from annotations to cited 1995 and newer Wisconsin Supreme …
Report: Election Preview 2004: What’s Changed,What Hasn’t and Why?
Electiononline.org has created a report entitled, Election Preview 2004: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t and Why? Abstract: Just two weeks before Election Day, this report details the “state of play” of election reform around the country. …
Feedme Legal – A Blog About Blogs & the Legal Profession
Feedme Legal is a new blog about webfeeds, weblogs and the legal profession. According to the author, it’s main purpose is two-fold: · to add another voice to those lauding the potential benefits of such …
Search Your Own Files with Google Desktop Search
Earlier this week, Google introduced a new service called Google Desktop Search capable of full text searching your email (Outlook), some computer files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, text files), AOL instant messages, and web pages …
Earn Automatic Amazon.com Discount by Using A9 Search Engine
A few weeks ago, Wisblawg reported on a new personalized search engine called A9 which is powered by Google. Just in time for the holidays, I’ve just confirmed that A9 is offering select users an …
FTC Attempts to Stop Spyware Operation
From Findlaw’s Tools of the Trade newsletter: FTC Attempts to Stop Spyware Operation In what regulators are calling a first, the government has asked for a court order to shut down a spyware operation. The …
FDA Approves ID Worn Under Skin
According to the New York Times, the Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for a Florida company to market implantable chips that would provide easy access to individual medical records. See the full …
Hoaxes & Other Bad Information in the News
Genie Tyburski of The Virtual Chase has put together a nice page of articles about Hoaxes and Other Bad Information in the News. Tyburski offers “this listing as anecdotal evidence of what can happen when …
Reaching Out to Juries Rocked by Evidence
From Stark County Law Library Blawg: Reaching Out to Juries Rocked by Evidence In the news: A growing number of judges are recognizing the need to provide mental health ‘debriefing’ to jurors who may be …