Politech: by thread

Member of DHS committee asks for comment on privacy "framework" [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 30 2005)
Did Able Danger spot Mohammed Atta through face recognition tech? Declan McCullagh (Sep 28 2005)
Replies to ADL's Brian Marcus on hate speech, censorship, and tolerance [fs] Declan McCullagh (Sep 27 2005)
Wiretaps on the way! FCC sets vague Net-deadline of early 2007 [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 27 2005)
Ethan Ackerman on forcible DNA extraction from Americans by ALL cops for ANY reason, including immigrants [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 26 2005)
Reply to reply on Judge Roberts and electronic privacy [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 26 2005)
ADL's Brian Marcus replies to Politech over hate crimes, Net-censorship [fs] Declan McCullagh (Sep 26 2005)
Another view: Geeks not being targeted as "terrorists" after all [fs] Declan McCullagh (Sep 26 2005)
Anti-Defamation League criticized for efforts to "curb" online speech it doesn't like [fs] Declan McCullagh (Sep 26 2005)
White House supports forcible DNA extraction from Americans by cops [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 26 2005)
A scandal brews over purported DHS TV project by Hollywood producer Declan McCullagh (Sep 26 2005)
Are geeks being targeted as "terrorists?" [fs] Declan McCullagh (Sep 26 2005)
What impact will the Real ID Act have? An MIT discussion [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 23 2005)
Once again, the Feds want to make "temporary" security restrictions permanent [econ] Declan McCullagh (Sep 23 2005)
European Commission proposes ordering Internet providers to store 6 months of data [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 22 2005)
Feds won't use commercial databases for Secure Flight screening program [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 22 2005)
Request: Check your cell phone to see if it's always transmitting your location [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 21 2005)
Reply to EPIC letter questioning Roberts' views on electronic privacy [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 21 2005)
Cops scheme to frame journalist who criticized photo radar program [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 21 2005)
Senate asked to delay, don't rush to approve broadcast flag [ip] Declan McCullagh (Sep 20 2005)
Judge John Roberts' views on electronic privacy: should we be worried? Declan McCullagh (Sep 20 2005)
How the Bush administration is eroding Posse Comitatus [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 20 2005)
ICANN delays vote on .xxx top-level domain [fs] Declan McCullagh (Sep 20 2005)
In China, U.S. tech companies face free speech choices [fs] Declan McCullagh (Sep 20 2005)
Net-porn conference convened in Amsterdam for Sept 30 [fs] Declan McCullagh (Sep 16 2005)
Adam Thierer on how draft Communications Act bill is hyper-regulatory and just plain wrong [econ] Declan McCullagh (Sep 16 2005)
World privacy commissioners call for U.N. privacy principles [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 16 2005)
New report on electronic voting released by National Academies [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 16 2005)
Judge denies Feds' cell-phone tracking request, in first case of its kind [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 13 2005)
Canada's Do-Not-Hesitate-To-Call List, from Michael Geist [fs] Declan McCullagh (Sep 13 2005)
Microsoft, Katrina, and more on American Red Cross asks for tech-help [econ] Declan McCullagh (Sep 13 2005)
More on DNA database of anyone detained (not arrested) by cops [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 13 2005)
Update on Marquette's participation in BSA's "Define the Line" program Declan McCullagh (Sep 13 2005)
Microsoft is hardly alone: more on anti-phishing tools and privacy [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 13 2005)
IP address typo leads to a false arrest in Kansas [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 13 2005)
Microsoft anti-phishing tool sends Microsoft a list of sites visited [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 10 2005)
Dutch Internet providers say "no" to data retention proposals [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 10 2005)
American Red Cross asks for tech help after Hurricane Katrina [econ] Declan McCullagh (Sep 10 2005)
Kazaa loses copyright case in Australia, some analysis [ip] Declan McCullagh (Sep 10 2005)
Federal DNA database of anyone detained by police advances in Senate [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 10 2005)
Not just in Canada: Laws criminalizing "hacking tools" [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 10 2005)
Hospitals demo-hacked -- over 1.2 million patient records retrieved [priv] Declan McCullagh (Sep 10 2005)