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US Gov’t Warned Saudis of Threat to Passenger Aircraft 3 Yrs Before 9/11

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Press release: “More than three years before the 9/11 attack on the United States, U.S. officials warned Saudi Arabia that Osama bin Laden “might take the course of least resistance and turn to a civilian [aircraft] target,” according to a declassified cable released by the National Security Archive today. The warning was made by the… Continue Reading

ALA Calls for No Vote on Patriot Act Reauthorization

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ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline, Volume 14, Number 121, December 8, 2005. “House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement on Thursday, December 08, 2005, to extend the USA PATRIOT Act. The agreement would extend for four years – until 2009– Sec. 215 of the PATRIOT Act’s — permitting secret warrants for books, records… Continue Reading

Group of Democratic Senators Requests Additional Info From Alito

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Press release: “The Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent [a] letter to Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito seeking more information relating to his nomination to be Associate Justice. In their letter, Senators have asked Judge Alito to provide information omitted from the questionnaire, including material that is publicly available. Judge Alito submitted his… Continue Reading

Report Finds Increased Use of Antispyware But Risk Still Extremely High

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Press release: Phishing attacks aimed at identity theft now affect roughly one in four Americans (23%) each month, according to the second annual AOL/National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) Online Safety Study (11 pages, PDF). Additionally, more than two-thirds of consumers (70%) who received such scam e-mails thought they were from legitimate companies, putting them at… Continue Reading

IRS Issues Proposed Regs on Disclosure of Taxpayer Info

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IRS press release: “The Internal Revenue Service…issued proposed guidance on the disclosure or use of tax return information by tax return preparers. A key principle underlying the proposed guidance is that tax return preparers may not disclose or use tax return information for purposes other than tax return preparation without the knowing, informed and voluntary… Continue Reading

Deal Reached on Patriot Act Reauthorization Amid Wide Disagreement

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News reports this afternoon on the compromise reached by the House and Senate on Patriot Act reauthorization include the strong caveat that not all Senators are satisfied (see statements as follows, from Leahy and Feingold), and opposition continues (specifically from the so-called gang of six). Although 16 provisions will now sunset in four as opposed… Continue Reading

GAO Reports Extensive False Data on Domain Name Registration

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Internet Management: Prevalence of False Contact Information for Registered Domain Names, GAO-06-165, November 4, 2005. Highlights. “Based on test results, GAO estimates that 2.31 million domain names (5.14 percent) have been registered with patently false data–data that appeared obviously and intentionally false without verification against any reference data–in one or more of the required contact… Continue Reading