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Civil-liberties groups alarmed by cybersecurity bills
Several advocacy groups have raised major civil-liberties concerns about pending cybersecurity legislation, claiming the language may unfairly expose personal information and punish those who hide it.
Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Congress , Center for Democracy and Technology , civil liberties , privacy
Agencies sued for policy documents on 2.0 information collection
Two Berkley students explain why the suit was filed.
Tags: technology , management , Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clini , Shane Witnov , James Tucker , Dorothy Ramienski
C is also for Comment
Tags: technology , security , cookies , privacy , Cindy Cohn
Transparency grades clearly lacking
"Transparency" and "openness" have been two of the hallmarks of the Obama White House. But one year after the Inauguration, how is the administration doing in fulfilling the promise of a more open government? Surprising analysis from representatives of some Washington-based good government groups during a conference at the American University.
Tags: newsstand , Freedom of Information Act , Robynn Sturm , Lucy Dalglish , Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press , David Sobel , Thomas Fitton , Judicial Watch , American University , Washington College of Law , Collaboration on Government Secrecy , Max Cacas
Court OKs immunity for telecoms in wiretap case
A unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that a 2008 law granting legal immunity for companies helping the National Security Agency with an email and telephone eavesdropping program is constitutional.
Tags: NSA , intelligence , Congress , Justice Department , national security , AT&T , Sprint Nextel , Verizon , BellSouth , ACLU
Agencies may need to rethink privacy online
Tags: technology , CDT , Open Recommendations for th euse of web measuremen , Alissa Cooper
