This Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) webpage presents a synopisis of the privacy and civil liberties issues associated with the organization’s opposition to the Patriot Act. In addition, it enumerates EFF efforts, both collaborative and direct, to maintain the public’s focus on the ramifications of the law.
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Dept. of Interior Loses Net Connection Again
From Government Computer News: “The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia again has ordered the Interior Department to disconnect most of its systems from the Internet to protect American Indian trust data. The department has disconnected at least 3,000 computers from the Internet as a result of the order..” See my previous posting… Continue Reading
Library Association to Meet On Library Filters
From the New York Times: “Officials of the American Library Association will call a meeting with the makers of Internet filtering software next month to voice concern over a federal law that requires libraries and schools to use Internet filters or risk losing federal money.” See also: American Library Assoc. Wants More Info On Net… Continue Reading
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