

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.
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Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Future of Music Policy Summit This October
Musicians, fans, technologists, advocates meet this fall in Montreal.
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Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Keylogging the Coworkers
Eighteen percent of companies use a keylogger (or "hacking tool") on their own staff.
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Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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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.
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Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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The NSA Answers Your Questions
All of them.
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Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Worst. AT&T. Campaign. Ever.
We're beginning to think there's a mole in their ad agency.
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Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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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.
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Posted at 01:59 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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"I Don't Believe These Evil Elections People Exist," Says Diebold
E-voting spokesperson describes company's slightly overoptimistic threat model.
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Posted at 01:59 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Senator Sununu Questions NSA Program
Conservative figures grow more skeptical of extent of the Administration's domestic surveillance program.
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Posted at 01:59 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Why Discriminate?
Public Knowledge points out that even if the telcos think they need QoS, Internet2 developers found more bandwidth cures all ills.
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Posted at 01:59 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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EFF Suit Hits the Front Page
San Francisco Chronicle summarizes the challenges to the AT&T case.
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Posted at 01:59 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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May 15, 2006
Alaska Stands Against REAL ID
REAL ID compliance bill killed by state legislators.
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Posted at 04:28 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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NSA Sweep "Waste of Time"
Worth it for the second image linking Al Qaeda to Kevin Bacon.
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Posted at 04:28 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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What's Wrong With ICANN's XXX Decision
Susan Crawford gives her insider's view on the latest ICANN process.
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Posted at 04:28 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Senate Judiciary Panel Wants a Hook Into Telecomms Reform Bill
That means committee fights in both House of Reps and Senate.
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Posted at 04:28 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Journalists' Telephone Records Are Fair Game
No such thing as a private source when you use the public telephone system.
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Posted at 04:28 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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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.
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Posted at 04:28 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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