   April 11, 2004 - April 17, 2004 ArchiveApril 16, 2004SCO v. Linux: Year One
Solid reporting from Salon on the story so far.
Senators Ask TSA to Come Clean
The agency has been flip-flopping over its role in a passenger data-transfer scandal.
RealNetworks Gives Apple the Eye
The streaming company wants Apple to open the iPod to another flavor of proprietary DRM.
Flying Through Airline Security
A man recently flew round-trip between the UK and Italy, showing a passport several times. Unfortunately, security personnel didn't notice that it was his wife's passport.
Bad IDea
Bruce Schneier tells us why national ID cards are bad for security.
April 14, 2004How Apple Can Afford to Take a Loss on the iTunes Music Store
The company's profits tripled on a 900% increase in iPod sales.
GMail - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
According to danah boyd.
This Just In: Another Reason to Love Google
The company is considering changes to Gmail after hearing critics' concerns - a classy move that companies make only once in a google.
April 13, 2004FL Reconsiders Ban on Recounts
You read that right - the Florida legislature had been planning to address the inauditability of e-voting machines by making some recounts illegal.
Iraqster: Soldiers Swap Music During Wartime
The New York Times on the hottest music in Iraq.
Microsoft Creates RFID Council
A booster club for tiny radio-tracking chips, run by a company known for its security expertise. We feel better about the little buggers already.
Bad Idea Alert: CA Lawmaker Seeks to Regulate Gmail
CA Senator Figueroa wants to do something about Gmail; we're not sure what, but we hope it's not what we think it is. We'll keep you posted.
FCC Taking TV Down the Tubes
Public Knowledge's Gigi Sohn with a great editorial on (some of) what's wrong with the FCC's approach to regulation.
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Rave Reviews for ClearPlay's New DVD Player
We love that it can eliminate both violence AND "vain references to deity." That would make The Passion, oh, 17 seconds long?
DHS Seeks Participants for Privacy Group
The Department of Homeland Security is now accepting applications for the Data Integrity, Privacy and Interoperability Advisory Committee.
Cable Decision Held Until Supremes Weigh In
The FCC and cable ISPs are appealing the 9th Circuit loss that would have forced cable companies to open up to competition.
Copyright for Facts? Judge Tells Boat Company to Pound Sand
Boats.com tried to stop price-scrapers with a copyright claim, but the case didn't float.
April 12, 2004A Unified Theory of Filesharing and CD Sales
Ed Felten reconciles different studies and disparate methods.
April 11, 2004American Airlines: 1.2 Million Passengers Served to Gov't Contractors
AA is the third airline to admit to secretly turning over passenger data for government surveillance research - this time to four companies competing for a CAPPS II contract. No matter where you stand on passenger profiling, this shouldn't be happening in secret and neither the airlines nor the government should be lying about it. Ask Congress to hold hearings by clicking here.
Canada Rejects Copyright Extension Bill
As Larry Lessig asks, "Will the sanity ever stop?"
Musing About the Coming Panopticon
Jamais Cascio's "scenarios and anticipations" for a world in which we surveil ourselves.
Claria Files Leathery, Reptilian IPO
The adware company formerly known as Gator is going public.
Brussels to Sprout Anti-Software Patent Rally
On April 14th, FFII will stage a demonstration/conference/dinner to protest the evils of software patents.
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