   March 14, 2004 - March 20, 2004 ArchiveMarch 19, 2004Gimme Shelter (from SCO)
A new company is offering an insurance-like service to Linux users who are spooked by SCO's litigious ways.
DRM Demystified
Our friends over at Public Knowledge have a new report on the ins-and-outs Digital Rights Management (DRM).
China Gags Blogs
Bloggers who criticize the government? Let's hope that China can stop that trend before it reaches America
Survey Says Spam Not Yet Canned
However, one might argue that steady levels of spam are better than the previously *rising* levels.
RFIDs Play SXSW
SXSW's music-and-hipness festival will use RFIDs in its wristbands.
Papers Run Ads for Pro-Paper E-Voting
True Majority is running pro-paper trail ads in The Baltimore Sun (MD) and The Palm Beach (FL).
Money Can't Buy SCO Love
The Open Source Business Conference uninvited SCO's Darl McBride, refusing a $40,000 sponsorship check.
Ad Agency of Ill Repute
A Japanese ad exec was arrested for running advertisements for a brothel.
Conservative Calls for Election Reform
Norman Ornstein chronicles problems with our election system in a recent "Roll Call."
[Subscription unfortunately required to get beyond the abstract.] Korean Copyright Holders Launch Threats Over MP3 Phone
Wrapping music files in DRM hasn't stopped a Korean rightsholder's group from moving to block sales of phones that play MP3s. What's next--"trusted phoning"?
March 16, 2004Maryland Alert: Accountable E-Voting Needs Your Help
The Campaign for Verifiable Voting in Maryland - a state-based grassroots organization - needs your help in the fight for paper audit trails in e-voting machines.
Click Here to Legalize ItThe Days of Wine and Lost E-Votes
Napa County is re-scanning 11,000 ballots that were miscounted by an electronic reader. The results could alter the outcome of the race.
ISPs Rally Against Utah's Anti-Spyware Bill
The coalition points out that the bill's definition of "spyware" is so broad that it covers routine network communication.
March 15, 2004Op-Ed: Florida as the Next Florida
Excellent NYT op-ed on e-voting problems in the Sunshine State.
NC: Another State Group for Verifiable Voting
The North Carolina Grassroots Organization to Ensure Verified Voting is just that - check it out if you live between Virginian and South Carolina.
States Take the Red Pill, Exit MATRIX
The multi-state surveillance program lost over two-thirds of its members after repeated attacks by civil liberties organizations.
ICANN: Hurry Up and Wait
A new service from the Net management group would allow people to get on waiting lists for domain names.
Should P2P be Labeled a "Dangerous Product?"
Only if you believe a letter by California's Attorney General - and the MPAA lawyers who wrote it for him.
iTunes to Miss Sales Target
Often touted as the answer to all our file-sharing woes, Apple's iTunes is only halfway to its goal of selling 100 million songs by April.
TIA Hurts Privacy Even in "Death"
Two projects from Terrorism Information Awareness actually included privacy protections. Too bad they're the only ones that are still dead.
FBI Wants VoIP on Tap
A new proposal by the FBI would force all broadband providers to reconfigure their networks for easy surveillance.
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Codes Throw Monkey Wrench into Auto Repair Market
New cars have fancy computers, and those computers need secret codes to unlock info that's critical to mechanics. Unfortunately, the codes are closely guarded by car companies eager to keep lucrative repair work for their own dealers.
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