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May 14, 2006 - May 20, 2006 Archive

May 18, 2006

Another Way to Register Gun Owners?

Another take on the risks of NSA data-mining.
» link | Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Privacy | Surveillance

Future of Music Policy Summit This October

Musicians, fans, technologists, advocates meet this fall in Montreal.
» link | Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Misc.

Keylogging the Coworkers

Eighteen percent of companies use a keylogger (or "hacking tool") on their own staff.
» link | Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Privacy

Baltimore Sun: NSA Had a Privacy-Preserving Alternative

NSA reportedly has a system that would have data-mined while better preserving citizen's privacy. They just didn't use it.
» link | Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Surveillance

The NSA Answers Your Questions

All of them.
» link | Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Misc.

Worst. AT&T. Campaign. Ever.

We're beginning to think there's a mole in their ad agency.
» link | Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Misc.

May 16, 2006

Real's Glazer Blames DRM Lock-in for Music Industry's Woes

Of course, he'd prefer if they'd lock-in to his DRM instead.
» link | Posted at 01:59 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: DRM

"I Don't Believe These Evil Elections People Exist," Says Diebold

E-voting spokesperson describes company's slightly overoptimistic threat model.
» link | Posted at 01:59 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: E-Voting

Senator Sununu Questions NSA Program

Conservative figures grow more skeptical of extent of the Administration's domestic surveillance program.
» link | Posted at 01:59 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Surveillance

Why Discriminate?

Public Knowledge points out that even if the telcos think they need QoS, Internet2 developers found more bandwidth cures all ills.
» link | Posted at 01:59 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Infrastructure

EFF Suit Hits the Front Page

San Francisco Chronicle summarizes the challenges to the AT&T case.
» link | Posted at 01:59 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Surveillance

May 15, 2006

Alaska Stands Against REAL ID

REAL ID compliance bill killed by state legislators.
» link | Posted at 04:28 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Biometrics

NSA Sweep "Waste of Time"

Worth it for the second image linking Al Qaeda to Kevin Bacon.
» link | Posted at 04:28 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Surveillance

What's Wrong With ICANN's XXX Decision

Susan Crawford gives her insider's view on the latest ICANN process.
» link | Posted at 04:28 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Infrastructure

Senate Judiciary Panel Wants a Hook Into Telecomms Reform Bill

That means committee fights in both House of Reps and Senate.
» link | Posted at 04:28 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Bad Laws

Journalists' Telephone Records Are Fair Game

No such thing as a private source when you use the public telephone system.
» link | Posted at 04:28 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Privacy

EFF Lawyer Explains to Newsweek why Phone Records Matter

Kurt Opsahl answers the frequently asked questions about the case -- the ones that we can answer, that is.
» link | Posted at 04:28 PM by Danny O'Brien | Permalink | Other Links: Surveillance