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TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, JULY 10, 2006 Navy Site Exposes Data BPI Calls on ISPs to Block Customers' Accounts Dyson Announces School to Promote Engineering NAVY SITE EXPOSES DATA For the second time in recent weeks, officials from the Navy said that personal information on Navy personnel was posted on public Web sites, this time on the site of the Naval Safety Center (NSC). In June, 28,000 records were improperly placed on a public Web site of the Navy Personnel Command (NPC). In the second case, names and Social Security numbers for more than 100,000 Navy personnel were exposed, possibly affecting every active-service Navy and Marine aviator of the past 20 years. The personal information was also inadvertently included on 1,083 disks that the Navy mailed to Navy and Marine Corps commands. The Navy is working to recover those disks, and it has set up a hotline where affected individuals can obtain more information. Federal Computer Week, 8 July 2006 http://www.fcw.com/article95202-07-08-06-Web BPI CALLS ON ISPS TO BLOCK CUSTOMERS' ACCOUNTS The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has demanded that two Internet service providers (ISPs) discontinue service to a total of 59 customers who the BPI said have violated copyright. Unlike in the United States, where courts have ruled that media companies must file "John Doe" lawsuits against suspected copyright violators, most British ISPs include provisions in their terms of use that prohibit illegally trading copyrighted content. As such, ISPs in Britain can terminate service to any customer shown to have traded copyrighted material. The BPI asked Cable & Wireless (C&W) and Tiscali to shut off service to users who have uploaded considerable amounts of copyrighted music. A spokesperson from C&W said the ISP would investigate the matter and would "take whatever steps are necessary." CNET, 10 July 2006 http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6092034.html DYSON ANNOUNCES SCHOOL TO PROMOTE ENGINEERING British inventor and entrepreneur James Dyson has announced plans to start a new school for students between the ages of 14 and 18 to promote the study of engineering. According to Dyson, British schools do not provide sufficient instruction in engineering to students who want to study it. As a result, he said, the country stands to lose out to nations including China and India in science and engineering. The Dyson School of Design Innovation in Bath would cost an estimated 22 million pounds, of which half would come from the Dyson Foundation and half from the British government. The school would also enjoy the support of several leading engineering firms--Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Williams Racing, a Formula One team. Engineers from these companies would visit the school and speak to students, who would in turn be allowed to visit the companies' offices. BBC, 10 July 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/5164504.stm ***************************************************** EDUPAGE INFORMATION To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your settings, or access the Edupage archive, visit http://www.educause.edu/Edupage/639 Or, you can subscribe or unsubscribe by sending e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To SUBSCRIBE, in the body of the message type: SUBSCRIBE Edupage YourFirstName YourLastName To UNSUBSCRIBE, in the body of the message type: SIGNOFF Edupage If you have subscription problems, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***************************************************** OTHER EDUCAUSE RESOURCES The EDUCAUSE Resource Center is a repository for information concerning use and management of IT in higher education. To access resources including articles, books, conference sessions, contracts, effective practices, plans, policies, position descriptions, and blog content, go to http://www.educause.edu/resources ***************************************************** CONFERENCES For information on all EDUCAUSE learning and networking opportunities, see http://www.educause.edu/31 ***************************************************** COPYRIGHT Edupage copyright (c) 2006, EDUCAUSE
