The GAO has released a report entitled Federal Records: National Archives and Selected Agencies Need to Strengthen E-Mail Management. The report found that “[w]ithout periodic evaluations of recordkeeping practices or other controls to ensure that staff are trained and carry out their responsibilities, agencies have little assurance that e-mail records are properly identified, stored, and […]
When is it ok to delete a blog post? Dan Solove wrote about this a few years back at Concurring Opinions, where he points to additional posts at Prawfsblawg (here, here, and here). More recently, BoingBoing faced public scrutiny when one of its authors removed posts related to blogger and sex columnist Violet Blue, although […]
Yesterday, Google finally posted a privacy link on its homepage, replacing the word “Google” in the footer with “Privacy.” A step in the right direction, but the link is in the smallest text, below larger links for “Advertising Programs,” “Business Solutions,” and “About Google.” See below: Hmm. I wonder if the timing of Google’s change-of-heart […]
The National Archives and Records Administration maintains a great site called Charters of Freedom that maintains high-quality scans of key documents such as the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It also includes the Declaration of Independence. By the way, the picture in the sidebar is the National Archives building being built way-back when. Happy […]
