RAIN (Records/Archives In the News) is a daily compilation of news stories from around the world.
Tech Republic, Fri, 28 Jan 2005 0:06 AM PST
Major flaws in Microsoft Office file encryption http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-10595_11-5553271.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=tr
A Chinese academic has revealed a major problem with the way Microsoft's encryption tool handles Word and Excel files. This flaw could allow a cracker with basic cryptography skills to decrypt the files.
Express and Star, Sat, 29 Jan 2005 1:07 AM PST
Midland mystery of pages from the past http://www.expressandstar.com/articles/features/life/article_70380.php
To the untrained eye, it was just a dusty old book. Crammed with cryptic references and such intriguing jottings as: "Wise is he who stayeth here", it sparked a mystery that would stretch 200 miles from Dumfries in the Scottish borders all the way to Wolverhampton.
phillyburbs.com, Sat, 29 Jan 2005 5:06 AM PST
Lawyer dumps client confidentiality in trash http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-01292005-440714.html
The papers, found in the trash outside attorney Thomas F. Crawford's office, contained sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers and tax returns.
San Francisco Chronicle, Sat, 29 Jan 2005 3:38 AM PST
Treasure trove of gay and lesbian artifacts 'Queer Smithsonian' in S.F. celebrates its 20th anniversary http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/01/29/MNG7QB2LGF1.DTL
They've got Frank Jordan's shoe. Tucked away in an archive that some refer to as the "queer Smithsonian," among boxes labeled "Matthew Shepard Memorial," "plaques and trophies" and "sex toys and safe sex barriers" is a slightly scuffed, black leather size 10 shoe with tassels.
PRIVACY fears over computers for health records
Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... have warned that the privacy of medical information may be under threat
as Australia moves to develop a national computerised medical records
system. ...
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Privacy-fears-over-computers-for-health-records/2005/01/29/1106850158703.html>
STATE to preserve Civil War vets list
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
A roster of local Civil War veterans discovered in the Forsyth County Clerk
of Court's Office several years ago will be preserved in the state's archives.
...
<http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031780525344&path=!localnews&s=1037645509099>
FREEDOM of Information Comes at a $372,799 Cost
New York Law Journal - New York,NY,USA
... for the American Way Foundation has been told it must pay nearly $400,000
before the Department of Justice will process its Freedom of Information
Act request. ...
<http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1106573749323>
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Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Richmond, Va
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