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Thursday, January 24, 2008

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Report co-authored by IU professor casts doubt on anti-terrorism tools

A new report from the National Academy of Sciences, part of which was co-authored by Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington Professor Fred H. Cate, casts doubt on the effectiveness, lawfulness and appropriateness of using data-based tools such as data-mining and biometrics to fight terrorism.   Full Story >>

USA PATRIOT Act poses no serious threat to Canadian data, professor says

Information on Canadian citizens should be safe from the reaches of the USA PATRIOT Act, but the Canadian government's response to the Act may pose a greater threat to data privacy, a leading Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington cybersecurity expert testified today (Sept. 25) in Washington, D.C.   Full Story >>

Indiana University named National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research

The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security recently named Indiana University a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research for the years 2008-2013.   Full Story >>

IU named National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research

The National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security announced that Indiana University is among the nation's first universities to be designated National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research. The designation complements IU's selection in August 2007 as a National Center of Academic Excellence for Information Assurance Education.   Full Story >>

$69 million Lilly gift to increase excellence of law, music schools

Indiana University President Michael McRobbie announced today (Dec. 12) that Lilly Endowment is giving the IU Foundation two major gifts, totaling $69 million, to secure the international standing of the IU Jacobs School of Music, provide its world-class music faculty and students with a state-of-the-art studio facility and propel the IU School of Law-Bloomington to the upper echelon of public university law schools.   Full Story >>

IU law professor on list of top computer privacy experts

Computerworld magazine has named Fred H. Cate, an Indiana University law professor and director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research at IU, one of the "best privacy advisers in 2007." Cate, distinguished professor at the IU School of Law-Bloomington, is the only academic on the 25-person list of top individual privacy experts in the United States and Europe.   Full Story >>


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