Transparency vs Asymmetrical Information

Last Updated on Sunday, 8 January 2012 03:05 Written by External Post Sunday, 8 January 2012 03:05

US INTERNAL REVENUE DOCUMENTARY STAMPS

Last Updated on Thursday, 8 December 2011 10:35 Written by External Post Thursday, 8 December 2011 10:35

Older series including high denomination (1 dollar to 3 dollars) stamps for checks, passage tickets, mortgage papers, foreign exchange transactions, stock certificates, etc. 54 assorted. Didn`t the American Colonies once rebel against the British Crown over a measure called “The Stamp Act”? Interesting form of government revenue in the years before the income tax.
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VIETNAM WAR HISTORIES, "LIFE OF THE SOLDIER AND THE AIRMAN" MAGAZINES

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 10:37 Written by External Post Wednesday, 23 November 2011 10:37

“Vietnam Fights and Builds”, 1965 review of events in Vietnam, including newly formed government and an overview of military and other aid supplied by countries around the world. “Vietnam the Shadow War”, magazine format photo book of war in the field, terror in the cities, plus some views of the Vietnamese people. 1967. October 1953 and February 1954 issues of magazine covering activities of the USAF at at time when the B-36`s were the backbone of the bomber fleet and the B-47`s were state of the art.
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Bill Promises To Censor the Internet

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 November 2011 02:30 Written by a2e Tuesday, 1 November 2011 02:30

The PROTECT-IP bill is making its way through the halls of the United States government, and besides an unfortunate name change, the bill has been altered by the House of Representatives in such a way, it would essentially allow the government and/or various corporations that feel infringed upon the ability to censor the Internet in whatever way they see fit.

Perhaps that last part is wrapped in some hyperbole, but then again, after reading portions of the updated bill, as well as some of the reactions to it, it’s pretty clear that, if passed, the American public could soon be using a very different version of the Internet than what we’re used to. The sad thing is, besides a small section of informed reactions to the bill, very few in the American public seem to know and/or care about the implications of PROTECT-IP, which, thanks to input from House of Representatives, now goes by the unfortunately-named E-PARASITE Act.



http://www.webpronews.com/protect-ip-gets-name-change-promises-to-censor-the-internet-2011-10
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Martha Lane Fox calls for ârevolutionâ in online government services

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 06:35 Written by External Post Tuesday, 23 November 2010 06:35

Make Directgov the government front end for all departments’ transactional online services to citizens and business, with the teeth to mandate cross-government solutions, set standards and force departments to improve citizens’ experience of key
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Google Sues Government Over Contract Exclusion

Last Updated on Monday, 1 November 2010 11:02 Written by External Post Monday, 1 November 2010 11:02

The company said the Department of Interior was “arbitrary and capricious” by only considering sales proposals with e-mail technology based on Microsoft technology.
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Weirdest Use of Twitter by Government Agency Yet: The FCC Mocks Fox/Cablevision

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 October 2010 03:40 Written by External Post Wednesday, 20 October 2010 03:40

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Site Shows Government Intervention on Google Services

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 September 2010 10:20 Written by External Post Tuesday, 21 September 2010 10:20

Google has trotted out an interactive tool that it says shows government-induced blocks and disruptions of the search company’s services. IDG News Service — Google has trotted out an interactive tool that it says shows government-induced blocks and
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Afghan Government Turns To Iran For Internet

Last Updated on Sunday, 19 September 2010 12:01 Written by External Post Sunday, 19 September 2010 12:01

Barlaam writes “Renesys describes new evidence that the Iranian national telecommunications provider, DCI, is selling (uncensored?) Internet connectivity to customers in neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan. ‘The Internet connectivity outreach that we now
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Google debuts Apps for US government

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 July 2010 04:00 Written by External Post Thursday, 29 July 2010 04:00

Google has announced an edition of Google Apps designed for the US government. Google Apps for Government features the same applications as other versions of Google Apps but provides greater security, according to Google. It is the first suite of cloud
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