“Irrepressible.org will harnass the power of the internet to mobilise people all over the world to take a stand against repression.” [Link] “…Chat rooms monitored. Blogs deleted. Websites blocked. Search engines restricted. People imprisoned for simply posting and sharing information. The Internet is a new frontier in the struggle for human rights. Governments with… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2006
Redacted Teleco Filing in NSA Surveillance Battle Reveals Additional Data
According to News.com, text from a 25 page redacted brief (PDF) filed on behalf of AT&T on whether the NSA surveillance case can be litigated without compromising state secrets, has been recovered to reveal the company’s response to alleged cooperation with the government phone surveillance program. Also from News.com: U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and… Continue Reading
DOJ IG Report Withheld Boeing Tanker Docs. From Public
POGO: “The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has obtained a version of the May 2005 Defense Department Inspector General (DoD IG) report on the Boeing Tanker Lease scandal that shows the original report hid the text of Boeing emails and references to Boeing executives from the public. Redactions made by the White House Counsel office… Continue Reading
Massive Collection of Formerly Secret and Top Secret Transcripts of Henry Kissinger’s Meetings with World Leaders Published Online
Press release, May 26, 2006: “Today the National Security Archive announces the publication of the most comprehensive collection ever assembled of the memoranda of conversations (memcons) involving Henry Kissinger, one of the most acclaimed and controversial U.S. diplomats of the second half of the 20th century. Published on-line in the Digital National Security Archive (ProQuest)… Continue Reading
White House Admonishes Agencies to Safeguard Citizen Data
Follow-up to the latest extensive incident of ID theft involving government records and citizen personal data, see this OMB Memoranda M-06-15, Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information, May 22, 2006. Related government documents and news: VA outlines data security upgrades Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affair hearing, VA Data Privacy Breach: Twenty-Six Million People Deserve Answers, May 25,… Continue Reading
Newspaper Industry Deliberates Choices to Increase Online Readership and Revenue
American Journalism Review, June/July Preview, Remaking the Front Page: “As they struggle to stem the circulation decline, newspapers are taking new approaches to what they put on page one.” By Donna Shaw. Merrill Lynch Raises Alarm on Health of Newspaper Industry, by Jennifer Saba, Editor and Publisher: “…a new report from Merrill Lynch’s Lauren Rich… Continue Reading
Two Court Decisions Render Different Outcomes For Journalists
EFF: “A California state appeals court ruled [Apple v. Does, 69 pages, PDF)] in favor of the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF’s) petition on behalf of three online journalists Friday, holding that the online journalists have the same right to protect the confidentiality of their sources as offline reporters do.” Apple Dealt Setback In Suit Against… Continue Reading
Information Security Oversight Office Releases FY2005 Annual Report
NARA: The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) has released its Report to the President for 2005 (32 pages, PDF). The Report profiles data about the Government-wide security classification program, primarily during Fiscal Year 2005. In his transmittal letter to the President included in the Report, ISOO Director J. William Leonard notes: One of the most… Continue Reading
Legal Documents Related to Conclusion of Lay and Skilling Trial
DOJ: “Testimony in the jury trial of former Enron chief executives Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay concluded on Monday, May 8, 2006 after fifty-three days of trial proceedings. Closing arguments were presented to the jury May 15, 2006 through mid-morning of May 17, 2006, at which time the jury retired to begin its… Continue Reading
PR Videos Aired As News Throughout Country Without Attribution to Sources
The LA Times reported (reg. req’d) today that the controvery over the government propaganda campaign is also an issue for 77 news stations throughout the country, who have aired content that is now under investigation by the FCC. Continue Reading
U.S. Serial Set on LexisNexis
“An Insiders View of the U.S. Serial Set is a free whitepaper authored by Andrea Sevetson, former documents librarian at University of California, Berkley, and 1996-97 GODORT Chair who is now an Information Professional Consultant with LexisNexis.” Continue Reading
Links to Research Papers from WWW2006 Conference
Refereed technical papers from 11 research areas are available from the WWW2006 Conference, May 23-26, 2006. Topic areas include: business success, next wave, education and science, security and health. Continue Reading
