Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and Data Warehouse

Bill Would Force Web Sites to Delete Personal Info

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Title:Bill Would Force Web Sites to Delete Personal Info (ID: CSD4408)
Author(s):Declan McCullagh (CNET News.com)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:A bill introduced by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) would require operators of Web sites to delete information about the site's users unless the site had a "legitimate" need to preserve that data. Information covered by the bill includes names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and other data, and all Web sites would be subject to the legislation, including those operated by individuals and nonprofits. According to Markey, the Eliminate Warehousing of Consumer Internet Data Act of 2006 is intended to address two issues: identity theft and government subpoenas of Internet data from Web sites including Google and Yahoo.Markey said personal information about Internet users "should not be needlessly stored to await compromise by data thieves or fraudsters, or disclosure through judicial fishing expeditions."
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Business Intelligence Technology: SuperData

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Title:Business Intelligence Technology: SuperData (ID: CSD3881)
Author(s):Matthew Villano
Source:Campus Technology
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"As ERP systems spark a deluge of data on campuses nationwide, savvy schools are turning to business intelligence software to make sense of it all."
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A Framework For Internet Archeology: Discovering Use Patterns in Digital Library and Web–based Information Resources

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Title:A Framework For Internet Archeology: Discovering Use Patterns in Digital Library and Web–based Information Resources (ID: CSD3756)
Author(s):Scott Nicholson (Syracuse University)
Source:First Monday
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Archeologists use artifacts to make statements about occupants of a physical space. Users of information resources leave behind data–based artifacts when they interact with a digital library or other Web–based information space. One process for examining these patterns is bibliomining, or the combination of data warehousing, data mining and bibliometrics to understand connections and patterns between works. The purpose of this paper is to use a research framework from archeology to structure exploration of these data artifacts through bibliomining to aid managers of digital libraries and other Web–based information resources.
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