[Sigifp-l] Information Policy post 11/26/03

[Terrence Maxwell]

DIGITAL DIVIDE

Digital Divide Increased Via CIPA.
<http://www.freeexpression.org/newswire/0211_2003.htm>
'Protesting the relegation of millions of Americans to second-class 
information citizenship, a coalition of non-profits and youth media 
organizations submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court today arguing that 
the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) exacerbates the digital 
divide.'
The brief: http://www.fepproject.org/courtbriefs/cipabrief.pdf

PRIVACY

Helen Boyer Stalking Case.
<http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/2003/remsb017.htm>
The NH Supreme Court ruled on five questions of law that relate to the 
privacy landscape.
See Also: <http://www.epic.org/privacy/boyer/>
Boyer Case not a privacy issue: 
<http://www.privacilla.org/releases/AmyBoyer.html>

SPEECH

Ex-Employees Sued Over Internet Messages.
<http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=17549>
'In a case that pits free speech against a company's right to defend its 
reputation, Metric Companies Inc. has sued two former employees over 
postings on Internet message boards.'

SECURITY

US Hackers Told to Leave Iraq Alone.
<http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_17-2-2003_pg6_1>
'An alert by the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) 
warned that "patriotic hacking" was a crime and could even backfire.'

Homeland Security Committee Members.
<http://cox.house.gov/html/release.cfm?id=619>
Gives a brief description of who the Committee members will be and what they 
will do.

Hillary Clinton For National ID.
<http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2003/2/11/120029>
'NY Sen. Hillary Clinton announced that she would support a national 
identification card for U.S. citizens if other measures to keep illegals out 
of the country failed.'

Patriot Act II Analysis.
<http://www.dailyrotten.com/source-docs/patriot2draft.html>
A section-by-section analysis of the Patriot Act II draft.
See Also: < http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,57636,00.html>

Bush's Plans For Strengthening America.
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20030214-1.html>
The Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC) and what it will do as of 1 
May 2003.

Foreign Intelligence Collection Improvement Act.
<http://www.cdt.org/legislation/108th/wiretaps/030213fici.pdf>
A bill has been introduced that would take domestic intelligence collection 
authority away from the FBI.

Closer To a National ID Plan.
<http://news.com.com/2010-1071-984792.html>
'A little-known company called EagleCheck is hoping to provide a 
standardized identity check technique that governments and corporations will 
use to verify that you are who you claim to be.'

ACLU Challenges Wire-Tap Decision.
<http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0%2C1848%2C57725%2C00.html>
The petition to the Supreme Court argues that Arab-American citizens are so 
wary of surveillance that "some have become reluctant to express their 
political views publicly for fear that doing so will provoke FBI 
surveillance."

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Cybersquatter In Contempt.
<http://washingtontimes.com/business/20030205-18096272.htm>
Bill Purdy stays out of jail but it will cost him $500 a day.

Database Access - Westlaw and Lexis Nexis.
<http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/jan03/barr.htm>
Highlights the policy of West Publishing and LexisNexis who will not sell
subscription-based access to public libraries.

TurboTax Anti-Copying Technology.
<http://news.com.com/2100-1017-979357.html>
'Versions of TurboTax  employ "product activation," a controversial but 
increasingly common technique used by software companies to lock a copy of a 
program to a specific PC.'
See Also: <http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,881243,00.asp>

Real Boss Tackles Online Piracy.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2758177.stm>
'The online piracy of songs and films can be stopped but just shutting down 
illegal file-sharing services is not enough, says Rob Glaser, boss of Real 
Networks.'

Illegal Downloading Fight Targets Corporations.
<http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/industry/02/14/illegal.downloading.ap/index.html>
'Movie studios and record labels are taking their case against illegal 
Internet downloads directly to corporations, where much of the offending 
action allegedly occurs.'

MISCELLANEOUS

Epic Alert.
Volume 10.03, 12 February 2003
<http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_10.03.html>
Contents:
[1] ABA Urges Oversight for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
[2] EPIC Files FOIA Brief; Appeals Court Rules for Internet Free Speech
[3] Pentagon Spy Program Limited; PATRIOT II Draft Obtained
[4] INS Proposed Rule on Monitoring Travelers Draws Criticism
[5] Report on Public Access to Congressional Research Service Products
[6] EPIC Bill-Track: New Bills in Congress


INTERNATIONAL

French Court Finds in Favour of Yahoo!
<http://www.cdt.org/jurisdiction/>
'A court in Paris has dismissed criminal charges against Yahoo!, Inc. and
its former CEO, Tim Koogle, in a criminal prosecution involving the auction
of Nazi memorabilia on Yahoo's auction site.'

German registrar bans Web site.
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-984248.html>
A domain name registrar in Germany has deleted the registration for a 
gruesome U.S.-based online photo gallery that featured stomach-wrenching 
images from autopsies and medical procedures.
See Also: <http://prohosters.com/joker.html>

Finland Rewrites Internet Laws.
<http://www.effi.org/julkaisut/tiedotteet/pressrelease-2003-02-16.html>
'The Finnish parliament has substantially revised a controversial law 
proposal on restrictions to the freedom of speech.'


Compiled by Dylan Thomarie

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