[Sigifp-l] Digest of Information Policy issues
TAMaxwell at aol.com
TAMaxwell at aol.com
Tue Oct 1 09:24:28 EDT 2002
Colleagues--
Attached is a digest of some current information policy issues, compiled by
my research assistant, Dylan Thomarie. Please let me know if you find this
service useful.
Thanks--
Terry Maxwell
TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE
***Cybersecurity
***Homeland security and privacy
***Filtering and censorship
***Cyberdemocracy
CYBERSECURITY
--Feds unveil cybersecurity plan
<A HREF="http://64.4.30.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=8690bc7b7e0bcfb6faa36b1bd1df242a&lat=1032818823&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fnews%2ecom%2ecom%2f2100%2d1023%2d956353%2ehtml">http://news.com.com/2100-1023-956353.html</A>Commentary and review of the history
and key features of the ‘NationalStrategy to Secure Cyberspace’. Outlines
the link between the Strategy, The Patriot Act, and Homelandsecurity in
general. Article includes links to the draft of the actual document.
---Detailed version of cybersecurity plan
<A HREF="http://64.4.30.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=f0e6a3bdfd041de2dc906e6c12eebed6&lat=1033317829&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2epolitechbot%2ecom%2fdocs%2fwh%2flevel%2d4%2etif%2egz">http://www.politechbot.com/docs/wh/level-4.tif.gz</A>
----Feds' cyberspace plan should appeal to control freaks <A HREF="http://64.4.30.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=0337b48c5e7a0ad44b8b21fe59264d0f&lat=1032818573&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2esiliconvalley%2ecom%2fmld%2fsiliconvalley%2f4097316%2ehtm">
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4097316.htm</A> Commentary by Dan
Gilmor of the Mercury News about the positives andnegatives of the ‘National
Strategy to Secure Cyberspace’. Notes the benefits to government and big
business as they try to control the way technology is used; notes that
certain parts of the Strategy have immediate validity; notes the problems in
relation to censoring tha dependence on such a strategy could result in.
HOMELAND SECURITY AND PRIVACY
---FBI gets more surveillance freedom. Thirty years after the government
imposed guidelines on domestic spying, the Justice Department grants the FBI
greater freedom in conducting counterterrorism surveillance - due mainly to
the FBI admitting that it made mistakes regarding the Sept 11th attacks.<A HREF="http://64.4.30.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=f8000a15e2115c6d917d39504b26964d&lat=1033318259&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2epolitechbot%2ecom%2fp%2d03591%2ehtml">
http://www.politechbot.com/p-03591.html</A>
---Analysis of FBI’s new surveillance powers. An outline of whatthe FBI’s
powers will now be. Includes an assessment of the new guidelines by the
Center for Democracy &Technology.
<A HREF="http://64.4.30.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=3314f1336fa3e646a72c33be8b939038&lat=1033318259&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2epolitechbot%2ecom%2fp%2d03603%2ehtml">http://www.politechbot.com/p-03603.html</A>
CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY (www.cdt.org)CDT POLICY POST Volume 8,
Number 20, September 20, 2002Subjects covered in this issue:(1) CDT & Other
Advocates Oppose DOJ Reach For Broader Surveillance Power“In a groundbreaking
court case, CDT, the American Civil Liberties Union and other leading civil
liberties groups have urged a special panel of federal appeals judges to
reject a Department of Justice claim for broader surveillance authority in
the name of fighting terrorism”(2) Congress Considers Further Weakening
Surveillance Standards“S. 2659, sponsored by Sen. Michael DeWine, would lower
the standard for obtaining FISA orders for electronic surveillance orders and
physical searches from "probable cause" to "reasonable
suspicion," where the target was not a US citizen or permanent resident
alien. S. 2586, sponsored by Senators Charles Schumer and Jon Kyl, would
define certain individuals as "foreign powers" under FISA.”<A HREF="http://www.cdt.org/publications/pp_8.20.shtml">
http://www.cdt.org/publications/pp_8.20.shtml</A>
FILTERING AND CENSORSHIP
---Pennsylvania ISP blocking law
<A HREF="http://64.4.30.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=7c4498d04ce6e1a9ae4f21931577381a&lat=1033317599&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ewired%2ecom%2fnews%2fprint%2f0%2c1294%2c55248%2c00%2ehtml">http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,55248,00.html</A>
“Sincethe law went into effect on April 22, 2002, Internet service providers
haveblocked access to more than 200 websites containing child
pornography,Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher said.”WorldCom were the
first tobe targeted by the new state law design to prevent children from
exploitation. ---Library refuses to censor movies.Public library in Colorado
is challenged regarding the films “Training Day” and “Madame Bovary”<A HREF="http://64.4.30.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=b14086fd70cae639f670e528d4976b2c&lat=1033318354&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2egreeleytrib%2ecom%2farticle%2ephp%3fsid%3d10537">
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article.php?sid=10537</A>
CYBERDEMOCRACY
THE CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGYCDT POLICY POST Volume 8, Number 19,
September 17, 2002 Subjects covered in this issue:(1) Use of the Web in
Election Campaigns Now the Norm(2) Non-Partisan Online Voters' Resources
Offer Information on Candidates(3) How Candidates Can Make Better Use of the
Web(4) Tips for Organizations Creating Online Voter Education Guides<A HREF="http://www.cdt.org/publications/pp_8.19.shtml">
http://www.cdt.org/publications/pp_8.19.shtm</A>
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