Monday, January 27, 2003

More Tech News The New York Times reports that crime is soaring in cyberspace. The Utah Attorney General is defending Utah's new internet predator law. Bill Gates is seeking cures for the world's ailments. Simon Moores discusses information security in the eGov Monitor. The recent Senate funding package includes $728,000 for the Intermountain Region Digital Image Archive and Processing Center at Utah State University and $291,300 for a wilderness mapping initiative.  According to Senator Bennett: Currently no centralized Geologic Information System (GIS) database of wilderness inventories for the USFS or BLM exists. This program would involve the compilation, analysis and integration of GIS related information into a user-friendly package that could be accessed by public and private entities for the purposes of land use planning. The state of Utah will receive the funds from the BLM and distribute them to the appropriate counties in the state. 6:00:53 PM

Governmental Internet Information Privacy Act State Representative Wayne Harper has filed a bill entitled Internet Privacy and Security Amendments.  In addition to providing controls on what ISPs can do with personally identifiable data, it enacts the Governmental Internet Information Privacy Act which also regulates what the state and its contractors can do with personal data and makes requirements pertaining to privacy policy and notification to consumers. In another House resolution entitled Resolution Urging Federal and State Action Against Internet Abuses , Rep. Dana Love urges the Federal Government to address abuses of Internet technology that deceptively expose Internet users to objectionable material and illegal activities and urges states to join in recommending federal action. The resolution also urges Utah and other states to study ways states can address these threats to their citizens. 10:24:25 AM

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