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Declassified State Dept. Analysis on Niger Uranium and Iraq

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Press release: “Judicial Watch, the public interest group that fights government corruption, today released a declassified “Secret/NOFORN” State Department intelligence analysis cable, dated March 4, 2002, from the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Office of Analysis for Africa. The analysis, entitled, “Niger-Iraq: Sale of Niger Uranium to Iraq Unlikely,” (5 pages, PDF) was part of… Continue Reading

Legislation Forthcoming to Strengthen Consumers’ Internet Privacy

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Google’s Infinite Database Under Scrutiny, press release, January 20, 2006: “Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the ranking Democrat on the Telecommunications subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee…announced his plans to introduce a bill to strengthen consumers’ Internet privacy. When Congress returns, Rep. Markey will introduce legislation to prohibit the storage of personally identifiable… Continue Reading

MSN Blog Post Explains Search Data Provided to DOJ

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Following up on the news this week, Google Fights DOJ Order to Produce Records of Database Searches, this related posting Privacy and MSN Search states the the facts as follows: “Over the summer we were subpoenaed by the DOJ regarding a lawsuit. The subpoena requested that we produce data from our search service. We worked… Continue Reading

Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects

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Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects: “The Registry contains records for projects that include digitized copies of publications originating from the U.S. Government. The projects may or may not be Federally funded. They are from libraries, government agencies, or other non-profit institutions.” Search the Registry Browse the registry If you have questions or comments,… Continue Reading