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EFF profiles USAPA
May 21, 2004EFF: Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT Apologists justified the broad, civil-liberties corroding powers granted to the government under the USA PATRIOT Act by arguing that they would be used to put terrorists behind bars. Yet several provisions can be used against Americans in a wide range of investigations that have nothing to do with [...]
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Chomsky’s blog!
May 21, 2004Noam Chomsky’s got a blog called Turning the Tide. Check it out. Here’s a quote about Iraq: Reconstruction should be in the hands of Iraqis, not delayed as a means of controlling them, as Washington has indicated. Reparations – not just aid – should be provided by those responsible for devastating Iraqi civilian society by [...]
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Take Action to Defend the Scientific Process
May 21, 2004Protest Bush Administration’s Misuse of Science Petition I think I’ve blogged this before, but this is important. Let your govt representatives know that it’s not right to distort scientific data for political purposes! An alliance of prominent scientists has accused the Bush administration of distorting and interfering with science on a wide variety of issues, [...]
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The vast majority of geospatial data is appropriate for public dissemination
May 21, 2004Guidelines proposed for securing geospatial data By William Jackson, Government Computer News (GCN) 05/04/04. The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) noted that ÒThe vast majority of [this data is] appropriate for public dissemination,Ó the Federal Geographic Data Committee said in the guidelines released for review this week. ÒHowever, a small portion É could pose risks [...]
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Case vs Greenpeace thrown out
May 21, 2004MSNBC – U.S. loses court case against Greenpeace The U.S. government’s unusual criminal suit against Greenpeace USA was rather unceremoniously booted from federal court yesterday by U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan. In a rare “directed verdict,” the judge found the group not guilty midway through the trial, after the prosecution had presented its case but [...]
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China issues US human rights record
May 20, 2004Human Rights Record of the US in 2003 This is the reply of China’s State Council In March, 2004 to the U.S. State Department’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, an annual report on human rights abuses. US problems of murder, police brutality, prison overcrowding, poverty, and inadequate health care are detailed and combined with [...]
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Prisoner abuse: patterns from the past
May 20, 2004Prisoner Abuse: Patterns from the Past National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 122 The National Security Archive has posted CIA Training Manuals from the 60s, 80s, and Investigative memos on earlier controversy on human rights abuses.
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Hackers and Painters
May 20, 2004oreilly.com — Online Catalog: Hackers & Painters. A new book from O’Reilly the best technical publisher in the world. Hackers & Painters Big Ideas from the Computer Age, By Paul Graham, May 2004. ISBN: 0-596-00662-4 271 pages, $22.95 US, $33.95 CA, £15.95 UK. Written in clear, narrative style, Hackers & Painters examines issues such as [...]
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Technology and Privacy Advisory Committee Final Report
May 19, 2004The TAPAC was created to advise the Secretary of Defense concerning the use of advanced information technologies to help identify terrorists before they act, while at the same time, protecting civil liberties. The committee has a “library” of of documents on their web site. On May 18, the committee released its final report (PDF, 2.8 [...]
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Intl Internet Preservation Consortium formed
May 18, 2004There’s a new organization in town called the international internet preservation consortium – welcome” href=”http://netpreserve.org/about/index.php”>International Internet Preservation Consortium. It’s made up of the national libraries of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, The British Library (UK), The Library of Congress (USA) and the Internet Archive (USA) (Way to go Brewster Kahle!) The [...]