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1996 Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments (EFOIA)
The 1966 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) permits any person to request access to federal agency records or information. Federal agencies are required to disclose records upon receipt of a written request, except for records that are protected from disclosure by nice exemptions or three exclusions in the Act. Persons are also able to request documents in an electronic format under the 1996 Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments (EFOIA).
With the increasingly expanding frontier of internet and cyberspace
technology in the 21st century, the federal and state governments
have been very busy trying to keep up with the intellectual property
and information technology aspect to the business. Internet laws
will help those whose product, business, or web pages are violated
in any way.
There is an inherent difficulty in the legislature of Cyber / Internet
laws when facing the reality that there is no historical tradition
or precedent in the field of Internet laws. Therefore, the laws
that are currently being considered are handled with care so that
these laws do not conflict with, or hinder, the commerce of Internet
business.
The following are some common ways criminals in Rhode Island can commit
fraud using the internet:
Balancing the Patriot Act Against Internet Users
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George Washington University Professor Orin Kerr is helping to rewrite part of the U.S.A. Patriot Act. He is trying to balance the privacy concerns of Internet service users with the terrorism concerns of law enforcement. Source: NPR
Rhode Island External Sites
Legal Resources for Young Adults
101 Things You need to Know About Internet Law. Three Rivers Press, 2000. ... (Links to the various Courts of Rhode Island) Rhode Island General Laws Office of Library and Information Services: Library of
Library of Rhode Island (LORI). Internet censorship dialogue ... Libraries and the Open Meetings Law Most public libraries that receive state aid mus
Newsroom
News about Internet cases in Rhode Island and nationwide:
Internet Crime The Latest Numbers
When it comes to crime, the Internet is like a Swiss Army knife—a multi-purpose tool that’s easy to use and highly versatile. That’s made crystal c... Read more >
The transmission of sound and visual information in the form of waves in the frequency spectrum. For example, in an analog telephone transmission the human voice is transmitted as sound waves that can be detected by the ear.
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