   June 12, 2005 - June 18, 2005 ArchiveJune 17, 2005Gonna Get a Dell; Gotta Tell the Government Why
A Dell sales person asks what a customer is planning to do with a server, claims PATRIOT made him do it.
Hack Chinese MSN Spaces to Use Banned Words
Bennett Haselton hacks around Microsoft's Chinese blogging software that bans "freedom," "democracy," and other unapproved keywords.
Reporters Without Borders Freedom Blog Awards Announced
Congratulations to Jay Rosen of Pressthink, one of the amici in the Apple v. Does case, for winning the Americas section.
June 16, 2005How I Became the Subject of a Secret Service Investigation
A blogger tells how posting a set of Flickr pictures protesting art-gallery censorship ended up bringing the feds to the door.
Take My Privacy, Please!
Ted Koppell with a bit of schtick arguing that private data-collection hurts privacy more than PATRIOT.
Universal DRM Standard Now The Cure For Nonexistent Problem
Techdirt pours scorn on a report claiming that the lack of DRM is holding up media-sharing in the home: "DRM, by its very definition, restricts flexibility, not encourages it."
ISPs Encouraged to Spy on Their Customers
ISPs are being pressured to retain their customer logs for use by law enforcement.
June 14, 2005Conservatives Against PATRIOT Expansion
Conservative Republican leaders are showing concern about the push to expand PATRIOT's surveillance powers.
An Even-Handed Look at Online Music (PDF)
The OECD with a balanced report concluding that music distribution needs "reevaluation," while the connection between filesharing and any drop in music sales remains unclear.
Fisking the President
The Washington Post on the misleading numbers the President is using to justify renewal and/or expansion of PATRIOT powers.
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