The complete text of President Bush’s State of the Union address, prepared for delivery Jan. 31, 2006, as released by the White House.
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Daily Archives: January 31, 2006
Coalition Seeks Delay In Net Wiretapping Rules
Press release: “CDT joined with a coalition of industry and public interest groups this week to urge the Federal Communications Commission to delay its controversial Internet wiretapping rules. In comments filed with the FCC [6 pages, PDF, filed January 30, 2006], the groups requested that the commission push back the effective date of the rule… Continue Reading
Redesigned DNA.gov Offers Targeted Features and Services
The DNA.gov initiative offers online training and resources for policy and lawmakers, officers and investigators, forensic scientists, researchers, and victim advocates. Continue Reading
Global Publishers Investigate Copyright and Brand Infringement By Search Engines
Press release: “A task force of global and European publishers organizations, led by the World Association of Newspapers, has agreed to work together to examine the options open to publishers to assert their rights to recognition and recompense, and to ultimately improve the relationships between content creators/producers and news aggregators and search engines.” Continue Reading
National Archives Website Now Offers Daily Document Feature
Press release: “For the first time, the National Archives website now includes a new Today’s Document feature, viewable online at www.archives.gov, highlighting a specific document, record or photo from the holdings of the National Archives relating to the current day, and/or current exhibitions and programs at the National Archives. This new feature – available on… Continue Reading
Microsoft Outlines Policy on Censorship of Blogs By Foreign Governments
Press release: Microsoft Outlines Policy Framework for Dealing with Government Restrictions on Blog Content Continue Reading
EFF Sues Telecom Company for Allegedly Providing NSA With Massive Customer Database
Press release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a class-action lawsuit against AT&T Tuesday, accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and the privacy of its customers by collaborating with the National Security Agency (NSA) in its massive and illegal program to wiretap and data-mine Americans’ communications…In the lawsuit, EFF alleges that AT&T, in… Continue Reading
Google Opens Washington, DC Office to Tackle Policy Issues
Legal Times (reg. free) Google Search – Google Goes Beyond Web-Based Democracy Related article, Prying Eyes, by Drew Clark, Technology Daily, January 30, 2006. Related postings: Google Resists Complying With DOJ Demand For Data to Shield Trade Secrets? and Date Set for DOJ v. Google Hearing Continue Reading
NSA Telecom Data Mining Initiative Reported to be Intel Failure
Baltimore Sun, January 29, 2006: “A program that was supposed to help the National Security Agency pluck out electronic data crucial to the nation’s safety is not up and running more than six years and $1.2 billion after it was launched, according to current and former government officials.” Continue Reading
State Department Website Audio Stream For State of the Union in 10 Languages
Press release: “President George W. Bush will deliver the annual State of the Union Address to a Joint Session of Congress, Tuesday, January 31, 2006. The Department of State will provide live audio streams of the State of the Union Address at 9:00 pm EST (0200 GMT) in the following languages: English, Arabic, Farsi, Bahasa… Continue Reading
