• ACLU Comment on Plea Deal for Guantánamo Detainee Majid Khan

    Updated: 2012-02-29 05:05:00
    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 Comment on Plea Deal for Guantánamo Detainee Majid Khan Share Print Email Facebook Twitter Share Bookmark Share X Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink February 29, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU stand up for human rights and defend civil . liberties Give Now GUANTÁNAMO BAY NAVAL BASE , Cuba The American Civil Liberties Union said today that a plea deal reached for Guantánamo Bay prisoner Majid Khan had to be viewed

  • Technology | Academics | Policy - The Economics of Network Neutrality

    Updated: 2012-02-29 03:27:20
    Subscribe to our Newsletter Home Issues Competition Policy Antitrust Innovation and Economic Growth Intellectual Property Copyright and Trademark Open Source Patents Interoperability Standards Networks , the Internet , and Cloud Computing Cloud Computing Internet Media and Content Search and Advertising Networks and Infrastructure Broadband Net Neutrality Wireless Privacy and Security Academics Events Blog About Media The Economics of Network Neutrality By Nicholas Economides Posted on February 28, 2012 Share The Economics of Network Neutrality forthcoming at the RAND Journal of Economics , co-authored by Professors Nicholas Economides of New York University's Stern School of Business , and Benjamin Hermalin of the University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business , discusses

  • Turn off Google search history before the new privacy policy takes effect.

    Updated: 2012-02-28 16:39:37
    CNET has a good description of exactly how to do it.  

  • ACLU of Indiana Says FSSA Violating Fourteenth Amendment

    Updated: 2012-02-28 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 Keep America Safe Free ACLU of Indiana Says FSSA Violating Fourteenth Amendment Share Print Email Facebook Twitter Share Bookmark Share X Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink February 28, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU stand up for human rights and defend a broad range of civil . liberties Give Now Indianapolis A developmentally disabled man whose sister provides his round-the-clock home care may be forced by the state's social services agency

  • ACLU & NYCLU Call for Federal Probe Into Use of White House Funds for NYPD's Religious Profiling

    Updated: 2012-02-27 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 Defending Targets of Discrimination Surveillance Privacy ACLU NYCLU Call for Federal Probe Into Use of White House Funds for NYPD's Religious Profiling Share Print Email Facebook Twitter Share Bookmark Share X Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink February 27, 2012 ACLU NYCLU Call for Federal Probe Into Use of White House Funds for NYPD's Religious Profiling 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

  • ACLU and Service Women's Action Network Appear in Federal Court Seeking Military Sexual Trauma Records

    Updated: 2012-02-27 05:16:00
    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 Violence Against Women ACLU and Service Women's Action Network Appear in Federal Court Seeking Military Sexual Trauma Records Share Print Email Facebook Twitter Share Bookmark Share X Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink February 27, 2012 Defense and Veterans' Affairs Departments Failed To Respond To Organizations' FOIA Request FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org NEW HAVEN , Conn . The American Civil Liberties Union , the ACLU of Connecticut and the Service Women's

  • Groundbreaking Federal Consent Decree Will Prohibit Solitary Confinement of Youth in Mississippi

    Updated: 2012-02-27 05:06:00
    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 Groundbreaking Federal Consent Decree Will Prohibit Solitary Confinement of Youth in Mississippi Share Print Email Facebook Twitter Share Bookmark Share X Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink February 27, 2012 Children Will No Longer Be Housed in Facility Run by Private Prison Company After ACLU and Southern Poverty Law Center Lawsuit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org JACKSON , Miss . Children under the supervision of the Mississippi Department of Corrections MDOC will no

  • White House helps pay for NYPD Muslim surveillance (Associated Press)

    Updated: 2012-02-27 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 White House helps pay for NYPD Muslim surveillance Associated Press Share Print Email Facebook Twitter Share Bookmark Share X Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink February 27, 2012 The NYPD used grants from the White House High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program HIDTA to fund its secretive surveillance operations targeting Muslim communities throughout the northeastern United States . nbsp The NYPD Intelligence Unit used HIDTA funds to purchase cars that undercover police officers used to conduct surveillance

  • ACLU Steps in to Block South Carolina’s Discriminatory Voter ID Law

    Updated: 2012-02-24 16:03:00
    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 The Voting Rights Act ACLU Steps in to Block South Carolina's Discriminatory Voter ID Law Share Print Email Facebook Twitter Share Bookmark Share X Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink February 24, 2012 ACLU Files Motion in Federal District Court to Stop Law That Would Disenfranchise Voters Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU defend the right to vote and a broad range of civil . liberties Give Now FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org WASHINGTON The

  • Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights will be hard to enforce

    Updated: 2012-02-23 18:13:42
    While I am encouraged to see the recently announced Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, it is no reason to become complacent about your privacy. First, the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights is a set of fairly general statements. It is unclear if or when we would see real enforcement. Second, it will be very difficult [...]

  • White House Online Privacy Report Is Important First Step

    Updated: 2012-02-23 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 Protecting Civil Liberties In The Digital Age White House Online Privacy Report Is Important First Step Share Print Email Facebook Twitter Share Bookmark Share X Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink February 23, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 202 675-2312 media dcaclu.org Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU defend privacy rights and a broad range of civil . liberties Give Now WASHINGTON The White House released a new report today on consumer online privacy . As well as outlining the core principles the Obama

  • Federal Court Rules Lawsuit Can Go Forward Challenging Shockingly Deficient Public Defense System

    Updated: 2012-02-23 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 Keep America Safe Free Federal Court Rules Lawsuit Can Go Forward Challenging Shockingly Deficient Public Defense System Share Print Email Facebook Twitter Share Bookmark Share X Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink February 23, 2012 Suit Says Poor People in Mt . Vernon Burlington Do Not Get Legal Representation 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 The U.S . District Court in

  • ACLU & NYCLU Call For Investigation into NYPD Profiling of Muslims and Ethnic Groups

    Updated: 2012-02-22 19:20:00
    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 Discrimination ACLU NYCLU Call For Investigation into NYPD Profiling of Muslims and Ethnic Groups Share Print Email Facebook Twitter Share Bookmark Share X Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink February 22, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : 212 549-2666 media aclu.org Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU stand up for human rights and defend civil . liberties Give Now NEW YORK The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union are calling on Mayor Michael

  • Some suggestions to fix the lawful access bill

    Updated: 2012-02-21 13:11:00
    : 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 Tuesday , February 21, 2012 Some suggestions to fix the lawful access bill There are many , many problems with the warrantless access to customer data in Bill C-30 known as the lawful access bill . The main problem pointed to by the proponents of the Bill is that it takes too long to get a warrant that requires an internet service provider to hand over customer name and address information that corresponds with an IP address . If that is really the problem they are trying to address , it would be best to

  • Police "PIPEDA requests" for customer information

    Updated: 2012-02-18 14:01:00
    : 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 Saturday , February 18, 2012 Police PIPEDA requests for customer information As a follow-up to my previous post Dealing with police Letters of Request for Information I thought I'd discuss a particular species of request letters , commonly referred to as PIPEDA Requests The names are a bit misleading , since in many cases the recipient is led to believe that the authority to obtain the information is found in PIPEDA the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act Here is an example letter ,

  • Lawful Access then and now: Comparing C-30 to 2005's Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act

    Updated: 2012-02-17 21:00:00
    : : 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 Friday , February 17, 2012 Lawful Access then and now : Comparing C-30 to 2005's Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act I was asked how the new Bill C-30 compares to the Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act tabled by the liberals in 2005. Here's a redline to draw your own conclusions : https : docs.google.com open id=0B_bUaJvZ9k_BNmY2ODc1YmQtMzU3OC00MjhjLTlmMDYtYzA0OTAzMjhjNzAw Update : When the liberals introduced the Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act it contained a provision

  • The hidden gag order in Bill C-30 (aka the lawful access bill)

    Updated: 2012-02-17 18:54:00
    : 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 Friday , February 17, 2012 The hidden gag order in Bill C-30 aka the lawful access bill While much attention has been focused on the general problems with Bill C-30 Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act we are starting to see some very good commentary on the . details One detail that hasn't really seen the light and it may not be an accident is the hidden gag order . Not only will the police , national security folks and the competition cops be able to get customer names , addresses , IP addresses

  • Google tricks iOS Safari into tracking you

    Updated: 2012-02-17 16:35:46
    Google and other online advertising companies like Vibrant Media, Media Innovation Group, and PointRoll, are using a flaw in Safari on iOS to track you despite your privacy settings. iOS Safari is set by default to reject tracking cookies from 3rd party websites. That means that unless you are directly and intentionally interacting with a [...]

  • Vancouver police can't use ICBC biometric database to ID Stanley Cup rioters, says Privacy Commissioner

    Updated: 2012-02-16 23:57:00
    : , 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 Thursday , February 16, 2012 Vancouver police can't use ICBC biometric database to ID Stanley Cup rioters , says Privacy Commissioner The Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia , Elizabeth Denham , has rules that the Vancouver police cannot use the facial recognition database compiled by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia without a court order or warrant . See : Police can't use ICBC facial recognition to track rioters British Columbia CBC News Posted by David Fraser at 2 16

  • James Bond Drools Over The Luxury Spy Watch

    Updated: 2012-02-16 10:01:22
    The Luxury Spy Watch Camera is ideal for your next mission to Macau to observe Ogla Svetlanavitch, top Russian spy/model, or your next boring company meeting. With a gold finish, this is one classy spy watch that will blend in at the most luxurious resorts in the world. Ever since US Customs started seizing our spy [...]

  • GeoVision Mini Pan Tilt IP Camera Works At Home Or The Office

    Updated: 2012-02-16 03:17:25
    Leave it to GeoVision to come up with GeoVision GV PT 110D 1.3MP H.264 IR Pan Tilt IP Camera, an affordable pan/tilt camera to watch over your home security or office security when you are not around. The mini pan/tilt camera does not zoom, however, you it can turn to the left or right, or [...]

  • Autotrack Criminal Activity With GeoVision IP Speed Dome

    Updated: 2012-02-15 22:09:39
    GeoVision has revamped their network camera offerings in the last couple years, and now offer stunning cameras like the GeoVision GV SD010 Indoor IP Speed Dome, which comes in 18x or 36x, and has some incredible auto-tracking software. A Pan-Tilt-Zoom or PTZ IP camera is ideal when you have a person monitoring a certain area, [...]

  • Scammers To Watch For

    Updated: 2012-02-15 18:19:15
    We are really getting tired of all the scammers who are trying to rip off honest companies like ours. We get this crap all the time and with my eagle eye, I can spot a scammer from 500 yards. Here is the email from: From: James Derrick <jd_supply@aol.com> Subject: Fluke order Hello Sales We like [...]

  • Hard Drive Prices To Stay High Until 2014

    Updated: 2012-02-15 07:04:58
    Sadly, Computerworld reports that hard drive prices will stay high until 2014. This is sad, and an apparent ploy to keep the prices of hard drives high, and create an artificial shortage. While Obozo can only blame Bush the punk for so long, the prices of hard drives might not ever drop to pre-Thailand flooding [...]

  • Lawful Access then and now: Comparing C-52 to current C-30

    Updated: 2012-02-15 00:47:00
    : : 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 Tuesday , February 14, 2012 Lawful Access then and now : Comparing C-52 to current C-30 In case you are , like me , spending the evening checking out what has changed with respect to warrantless access to subscriber data between Bill C-52 introduced last year and Bill C-30 introduced in Parliament today , this redline comparison may help Posted by David Fraser at 2 14 2012 08:47:00 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : lawful access privacy 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post

  • Lawful access bill introduced in parliament

    Updated: 2012-02-14 23:54:00
    : 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 Tuesday , February 14, 2012 Lawful access bill introduced in parliament It's baaaaack Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has introduced in parliament Bill C-30 Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act Here is the Minister's press release : Harper government introduces Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act OTTAWA , February 14, 2012 The Honourable Vic Toews , Minister of Public Safety , and the Honourable Rob Nicholson , Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada , today introduced in

  • A Hidden Spy Camera With Internet Access

    Updated: 2012-02-14 00:30:45
    Leave it to SleuthGear to come up with the worlds first hidden camera that has Internet Access, the SleuthGear Covert Digital Wireless Night Owl Cube Clock Hidden Camera With IP Receiver. Their new IP Receiver line of hidden spy cameras offer the ability to record to a small black box that has a SD card [...]

  • What lawful access is all about and why it matters

    Updated: 2012-02-12 04:46:00
    : 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 Sunday , February 12, 2012 What lawful access is all about and why it matters The Canadian federal government is expected to table its latest iteration of lawful access legislation in Parliament this week . This is a BIG DEAL First , let's set the record straight : Assuming this bill is roughly the same as the last one that fell off the order paper , it will NOT allow warrantless access to the contents of any online communications . They can't read your email or watch you surf the internet , unless they get a

  • Lawful access bill on the order paper for next week

    Updated: 2012-02-12 02:15:00
    : 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 Saturday , February 11, 2012 Lawful access bill on the order paper for next week An anticipated bill , entitled An Act to enact the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act and to amend the Criminal Code and others Acts” appears on the parliamentary order paper published on Friday , for introduction this coming week . More to follow See : Order Paper and Notice Paper No . 79 The Montreal Gazette reported on its anticipated reappearance : New law could allow police to view people's

  • IMSI catchers and why they matter

    Updated: 2012-02-10 11:02:00
    : 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 Friday , February 10, 2012 IMSI catchers and why they matter Christopher Parsons has a very informative blog post about IMSI catchers , which includes a link to an amici curiae submission to a US court which provides a additional insights . IMSI catchers are a piece of surveillance technology that allows the user to impersonate a cell phone site and intercept communications between a phone and the cellular network . This matters right now because the lawful access bill expected to be tabled in Parliament

  • Nova Scotia Commissioner reappointed

    Updated: 2012-02-09 17:14:00
    : 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 Thursday , February 09, 2012 Nova Scotia Commissioner reappointed The Nova Scotia government has extended the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Review Officer Dulcie McCallum's term to February 5, 2014. This extension encompasses the full seven year appointment contemplated by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for her first term as Nova Scotia's Review Officer . The Order in Council can be found here : http : www.foipop.ns.ca content Publications OIC 202012-19.pdf Posted

  • FBI: Anonymity implies terrorist

    Updated: 2012-02-08 21:07:46
    The FBI in conjunction with the Bureau of Justice Assistance and Joint Regional Intelligence Center have produced a number of fliers to help the public identify possible terrorists. While some of the points have merit, it is very likely that this will generate an extremely high proportion of false alerts based on perfectly reasonable and [...]

  • Strengthening U.S.-Canada Military Integration in North America and Around the Globe

    Updated: 2012-02-06 00:24:39
    by Dana Gabriel, BeYourOwnLeader February 6, 2012 The U.S. and Canada recently signed several bilateral agreements that will further strengthen continental security and defense cooperation. Deeper military integration between both countries is part of efforts to establish a North American security perimeter and better address common global threats. Following the recent Permanent Joint Board on [...]

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