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: Out of the JungleVerification of Digital Records
One of the most vexing problems with digital information is how to verify its authenticity. As John Markoff points out in his article in yesterday's New York Times, it is "possible to alter digital text, video and audio in ways that are virtually undetectable to the unaided human eye and ear." Markoff reports on researchers from the University of Washington who "are releasing the initial
Full post as published by Out of the Jungle on January 28, 2009 (boomark / email).

Inside the FBI Inspections of Adult Movie Company Age-Verification Records
In 2006, for the first time in history and nearly two decades after the law went on the books, the Federal Bureau of Investigation began random inspections of the companies' age-verification records that are required pursuant to 18 U...
More Thoughts on Digital Signatures
I have written multiple times about using digital signatures. As I have pointed out before, however, what I am referring to in my posts is actually just a picture of my signature added to a PDF file...
Employment Verification Galore
Thanks to Ed Sill for pointing out that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) yesterday released the following reports, testimony, and correspondence on employment verification issues surrounding the immigration debate: Employment Verification: Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Employment Verification...
New GAO Reports: Employment Verification, Natural Catastrophe Insurance, Value-Added Taxes
Employment Verification: Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Employment Verification System, GAO-08-729T, May 6, 2008 Medicare: Competitive Bidding for...
AOC: Court records retention committee headed by COA Judge Tom Wine of Louisville meeting on Nov. 6 @ 9:30 am to review records retention policy
The following press release was received and is shared with all. However, I have a simple suggestion for records retention...
States Poised to Adopt Digital IDs
Source: Government Computer News: Daily Update, April 15, 2008.
States poised to adopt digital IDs "Case study: Some states have begun issuing IDs compatible with federal Personal Identity Verification cards to emergency responders, and one state has cross-certified with the federal PKI bridge for authenticating digital certificates...
My children's school is falsely charging me with truancy. The local district justice works for the school in the most blatently open way. And his wife works for the district, too! They have violated private health record
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Am I considered to be common law married to my boyfriend?
If the common law marriage is recognized in that state then the 2 people can fil...
I signed myself out of a hospital because I thought the care was negligent. I am a nurse and know a great deal about medical care. I was in the hospital a year ago for less then 12 hours and they sent me a bill for over
If you can prove tha the care was negligen you need to get a lawyer and try to n...
Can my doctor charge me for copies of medical records?
While under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIP...
Can a medical business partner take business or medical records from another partner?
If medical records were taken from the treating physician without the consent of...
Medical Records
To Stay out of Pharma's Hands
Apple Inc.
allegedly maintained an illegal monopoly on the digital music market.

My children's school is falsely charging me with truancy. The local district justice works for the school in the most blatently open way. And his wife works for the district, too! They have violated private health record
I am no lawer by any means, so I would love for someone to verify what I have to...
Am I considered to be common law married to my boyfriend?
If the common law marriage is recognized in that state then the 2 people can fil...
I signed myself out of a hospital because I thought the care was negligent. I am a nurse and know a great deal about medical care. I was in the hospital a year ago for less then 12 hours and they sent me a bill for over
If you can prove tha the care was negligen you need to get a lawyer and try to n...
Can my doctor charge me for copies of medical records?
While under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIP...
Can a medical business partner take business or medical records from another partner?
If medical records were taken from the treating physician without the consent of...








