• Internet Phone Calls Caught in Crossfire As FCC Adopts Rural Broadband Subsidies | Threat Level | Wired.com

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  • The Open Internet: A Case for Net Neutrality

    Updated: 2012-01-28 16:07:10
    : A Guide to the Open Internet Network neutrality is the idea that your cellular , cable , or phone internet connection should treat all websites and services the same . Big companies like AT T , Verizon , and Comcast want to treat them differently so they can charge you more depending on what you . use The Federal Communications Commission FCC is currently debating legislation to define limits for internet service providers ISPs The hope is that they will keep the internet open and prevent companies from discriminating against different kinds of websites and . services What is net neutrality Why should I care Scroll down to find . out Big ISP Co YouTube Email Skype Facebook Gaming What ISPs Want Big ISP Co Netflix Hulu Package Sale Access both for just 29.99 mo Gaming ISP Content Services

  • Prosecutorial Oversight: A National Dialogue in the Wake of Connick v. Thompson

    Updated: 2012-01-26 20:44:00
    : . American Civil Liberties Union Because freedom can't protect . itself Key Issues Take Action Videos+ About Us Donate Make A Gift Join Become A Member Renew Your Membership Monthly Giving Other Ways To Give SKIP NAVIGATION Join Renew Home Safe Communities , Fair Sentences Prosecutorial Oversight : A National Dialogue in the Wake of Connick v . Thompson E-mail Share X Bookmark Share Facebook Twitter Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink Print Join us for the first stop of a national tour to address the issue of prosecutorial oversight in the wake of the U.S . Supreme Court's decision in Connick v . Thompson which granted prosecutors almost complete immunity for their intentional misconduct . Panelists from all aspects of the criminal justice system will

  • ACLU, Seventeen-Year-Old Sue to Stop Unconstitutional Age Restrictions on Political Contributions

    Updated: 2012-01-26 19:48:00
    , American Civil Liberties Union Because freedom can't protect . itself Key Issues Take Action Videos+ About Us Donate Make A Gift Join Become A Member Renew Your Membership Monthly Giving Other Ways To Give SKIP NAVIGATION Join Renew Home Defending Targets of Discrimination ACLU , Seventeen-Year-Old Sue to Stop Unconstitutional Age Restrictions on Political Contributions E-mail Share X Bookmark Share Facebook Twitter Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink Print January 26, 2012 Florida Law Limits Donations by Minors to 100 but Adults And Corporations Can Donate up to 500 per Election Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU defend free speech and a broad range of civil . liberties Give Now FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org

  • Former Student Gains Major Settlement After Enduring Years of Harassment

    Updated: 2012-01-26 18:28:00
    American Civil Liberties Union Because freedom can't protect . itself Key Issues Take Action Videos+ About Us Donate Make A Gift Join Become A Member Renew Your Membership Monthly Giving Other Ways To Give SKIP NAVIGATION Join Renew Home LGBT Rights LGBT Youth Schools Former Student Gains Major Settlement After Enduring Years of Harassment E-mail Share X Bookmark Share Facebook Twitter Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink Print January 26, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU defend LGBT rights and a broad range of civil . liberties Give Now A former student who endured severe and persistent harassment throughout junior high and high school has gained a major settlement from the

  • Coalition Applauds Rejection of Voter ID; Skeptical About Need for Study

    Updated: 2012-01-25 05:00:00
    American Civil Liberties Union Because freedom can't protect . itself Key Issues Take Action Videos+ About Us Donate Make A Gift Join Become A Member Renew Your Membership Monthly Giving Other Ways To Give SKIP NAVIGATION Join Renew Home Voting Rights Voter Disfranchisement Coalition Applauds Rejection of Voter ID Skeptical About Need for Study E-mail Share X Bookmark Share Facebook Twitter Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink Print January 25, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU defend the right to vote and a broad range of civil . liberties Give Now AUGUSTA The Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee today voted to table LD 199, which would require voters to present a photo ID before

  • ACLU Calls on State Legislators to Reject Bill Expanding DNA Testing of Arrestees

    Updated: 2012-01-24 19:36:00
    American Civil Liberties Union Because freedom can't protect . itself Key Issues Take Action Videos+ About Us Donate Make A Gift Join Become A Member Renew Your Membership Monthly Giving Other Ways To Give SKIP NAVIGATION Join Renew Home Keep America Safe Free ACLU Calls on State Legislators to Reject Bill Expanding DNA Testing of Arrestees E-mail Share X Bookmark Share Facebook Twitter Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink Print January 24, 2012 Legislation Would Cause Backlog of DNA Tests and Violate Privacy Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU end punitive drug policies and defend a broad range of civil . liberties Give Now FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org COLUMBUS- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio will

  • Gov. Christie Earns Mixed Marks on Civil Liberties

    Updated: 2012-01-24 19:27:00
    . American Civil Liberties Union Because freedom can't protect . itself Key Issues Take Action Videos+ About Us Donate Make A Gift Join Become A Member Renew Your Membership Monthly Giving Other Ways To Give SKIP NAVIGATION Join Renew Home Defending Targets of Discrimination Gov . Christie Earns Mixed Marks on Civil Liberties E-mail Share X Bookmark Share Facebook Twitter Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink Print January 24, 2012 ACLU-NJ Midterm Report Card Examines Christie's Record on Respecting Rights FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org NEWARK The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey ACLU-NJ released a midterm report card for Gov . Chris Christie today , issuing mostly low marks for his administration's handling of

  • SF Supes Consider Local Oversight of FBI Terrorism Investigations (blogs.kqed.org)

    Updated: 2012-01-24 05:00:00
    American Civil Liberties Union Because freedom can't protect . itself Key Issues Take Action Videos+ About Us Donate Make A Gift Join Become A Member Renew Your Membership Monthly Giving Other Ways To Give SKIP NAVIGATION Join Renew Home Spy Files SF Supes Consider Local Oversight of FBI Terrorism Investigations blogs.kqed.org E-mail Share X Bookmark Share Facebook Twitter Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink Print January 24, 2012 San Francisco supervisors have introduced legislation to ensure San Francisco Police Officers working on the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force comply with local standards governing police intelligence and investigative activities , which are more protective of privacy and civil rights than the FBI's Guidelines . nbsp The proposal is

  • ACLU Calls on State Legislators to Reject Bill Expanding DNA Testing of Arrestees

    Updated: 2012-01-24 05:00:00
    American Civil Liberties Union Because freedom can't protect . itself Key Issues Take Action Videos+ About Us Donate Make A Gift Join Become A Member Renew Your Membership Monthly Giving Other Ways To Give SKIP NAVIGATION Join Renew Home Criminal Law Reform ACLU Calls on State Legislators to Reject Bill Expanding DNA Testing of Arrestees E-mail Share X Bookmark Share Facebook Twitter Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink Print January 24, 2012 Legislation Would Cause Backlog of DNA Tests and Violate Privacy Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU end punitive drug policies and defend a broad range of civil . liberties Give Now FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org COLUMBUS- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio will testify

  • ACLU Statement on Ruling in Padilla v. Rumsfeld Appeal

    Updated: 2012-01-23 22:40:00
    . American Civil Liberties Union Because freedom can't protect . itself Key Issues Take Action Videos+ About Us Donate Make A Gift Join Become A Member Renew Your Membership Monthly Giving Other Ways To Give SKIP NAVIGATION Join Renew Home Keep America Safe Free Torture ACLU Statement on Ruling in Padilla v . Rumsfeld Appeal E-mail Share X Bookmark Share Facebook Twitter Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink Print January 23, 2012 Court Dismissed Case Seeking to Hold U.S . Officials Accountable for Torturing American Citizen Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU stand up for human rights and defend civil . liberties Give Now FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org NEW YORK The U.S . Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today

  • ACLU Attorneys Cleared of Any Wrongdoing in Guantánamo Photograph Investigation

    Updated: 2012-01-23 22:14:00
    American Civil Liberties Union Because freedom can't protect . itself Key Issues Take Action Videos+ About Us Donate Make A Gift Join Become A Member Renew Your Membership Monthly Giving Other Ways To Give SKIP NAVIGATION Join Renew Home Keep America Safe Free ACLU Attorneys Cleared of Any Wrongdoing in Guantanamo Photograph Investigation E-mail Share X Bookmark Share Facebook Twitter Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink Print January 23, 2012 Former CIA Officer , John Kiriakou , Charged With Disclosing Classified Information to Journalists Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU stand up for human rights and defend civil . liberties Give Now FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org NEW YORK In a Criminal Complaint filed earlier

  • US Supreme Court Justice reconsiders "third party doctrine"

    Updated: 2012-01-23 21:47:00
    : Canadian Privacy Law Blog The Canadian Privacy Law Blog : Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer , containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act aka PIPEDA and other Canadian and international . laws Monday , January 23, 2012 US Supreme Court Justice reconsiders third party doctrine I linked earlier today to the important case of US v Jones US Supreme Court says cops need a warrant to GPS track a vehicle It's an important case , but I think it is worth noting Justice Sotomayor calls the third party doctrine into question . It is an aside and not the opinion of the Court , but hopefully is the first of many reconsiderations of this deplorable and outdated legal theory that states you lose any expectation

  • US Supreme Court says cops need a warrant to GPS track a vehicle

    Updated: 2012-01-23 17:13:00
    : Canadian Privacy Law Blog The Canadian Privacy Law Blog : Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer , containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act aka PIPEDA and other Canadian and international . laws Monday , January 23, 2012 US Supreme Court says cops need a warrant to GPS track a vehicle The US Supreme Court has just released its unanimous decision in US v Jones PDF in which the Court held that law enforcement need either a warrant or the owner's permission to attach a GPS tracking device on a vehicle . This is an important decision and the fact that it was unanimous is encouraging . See also : High Court Warrant Needed for GPS Tracking NYTimes.com Posted by David Fraser at 1 23 2012 01:13:00 PM Email

  • Ontario recognizes tort of invasion of privacy

    Updated: 2012-01-18 17:10:00
    : Canadian Privacy Law Blog The Canadian Privacy Law Blog : Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer , containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act aka PIPEDA and other Canadian and international . laws Wednesday , January 18, 2012 Ontario recognizes tort of invasion of privacy A unanimous panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal has just released its decision in Jones v Tsige , 2012 ONCA 32. The court has recognized that there is a tort of invasion of privacy in Ontario . The decision can be found here : Jones v . Tsige , 2012 ONCA 32 but here is the gist of the : tort 2. Defining the tort of intrusion upon seclusion a Introduction 65 In my view , it is appropriate for this court to confirm the existence of a

  • Police coming up empty with justification for "lawful access"

    Updated: 2012-01-18 04:54:00
    : Canadian Privacy Law Blog The Canadian Privacy Law Blog : Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer , containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act aka PIPEDA and other Canadian and international . laws Wednesday , January 18, 2012 Police coming up empty with justification for lawful access Perhaps not surprising to those who have covered this issue for the past number of years , the special interest groups representing law enforcement are scrambling to come up with examples of why lawful access is necessary and their inquiries are drawing blanks . Check it out : Police : No good examples’ of why we need Lawful Access Jesse Brown Macleans.ca and Police scrambling’ to justify lawful access laws FP Tech Desk

  • Check Out The New GeoVision GV LX4C3D1 Four Channel Compact DVR

    Updated: 2012-01-18 03:48:14
    GeoVision just released their new line of compact DVR’s that accept analog CCTV cameras, and have all the features of a GeoVision DVR when connected to the recently updated Center V2 Central Monitoring Software v8.5. The GeoVision GV LX4C3D1 Four Channel Compact DVR is a small format, 4 camera digital video recorder that will let [...]

  • The Windows Breaker Password Cracking Utility Breaks ANY Password

    Updated: 2012-01-12 11:48:14
    The Windows Breaker Password Cracking Utility breaks any PC Password. One thing that is guaranteed, your employees are surfing the web, shopping, watching dirty movies, and doing many things you do not want them to do. Another is that many employees put a password on the computer you are letting them use. It’s not theirs, [...]

  • Geist: Are Canada’s digital laws unconstitutional?

    Updated: 2012-01-11 12:43:00
    : : Canadian Privacy Law Blog The Canadian Privacy Law Blog : Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer , containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act aka PIPEDA and other Canadian and international . laws Wednesday , January 11, 2012 Geist : Are Canada’s digital laws unconstitutional Michael Geist's regular column in the Toronto Star is very interesting this week . It highlights that the recent decision of the Canadian Supreme Court regarding a single , national securities regulator throws into question the constitutionality of other federal laws that depend on the general trade and commerce power of the Canadian constitution , such as PIPEDA and the new anti-spam law . Geist predicts , rightly I think ,

  • The SecureShot Yard Guard Fake Owl Hidden Camera DVR

    Updated: 2012-01-11 10:42:58
    The SecureShot Yard Guard Fake Owl Hidden Camera DVR is the ultimate outdoor hidden camera with DVR because not one criminal will think that stupid fake owl you have on your roof has a hidden video camera that records their every move. Hat’s off to SecureShot with the coolest covert video recorder for your outdoor [...]

  • The Edic Mini Tiny A31 Is Finally Back In Stock

    Updated: 2012-01-11 00:37:19
    TS-Market finally started making their Edic Mini Tiny A31 Worlds Smallest Covert Digital Audio Recorder, after almost a year of being out of stock. The Edic Mini Tiny A31 is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the smallest digital recorder on earth! Edic mini Tiny A31 Worlds Smallest Covert Digital Audio Recorder TS-Market [...]

  • Roll Your Own Hidden Camera With DVR With The 1 Channel H.264 DVR Module

    Updated: 2012-01-05 08:01:15
    If you want to make your own hidden camera with DVR, the 1 Channel H.264 DVR Module allows you to create a mini-hidden camera, and if you are good with electronics, figure out how to make it work. The module is a small circuit board that is a 1 camera digital video recorder that records [...]

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