Great Firewall of China Patchy But EffectiveOver 28% of banned words make it through the national filter, but that may be enough to self-censor citizens.
Google Calls for International Privacy StandardsNot surprisingly, the Internet giant wants minimal global standards on the collection and retention of personal data.
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Should telecom companies like AT&T be given a ?get out of jail free? card for their participation in the Bush administration?s warrantless wiretapping program? That?s what Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell and Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Ken Wainstein asked for on Tuesday in a House committee. Strangely...

During yesterday's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, the Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell tap danced around a critical question about tapping communications. When asked how many Americans were tapped he responded only by saying "there is confusion of what the word tap means," and then downshifted his...

In a House Judiciary hearing today, Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Ken Wainstein testified in support of the Administration's request to give the telecom companies a 'get out of jail free' card for their participation in warrantless wiretapping. Wainstein breathlessly warned that the telecoms might otherwise face "crushing...

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Big Victory for Limits to Copyright LawThe 10th Circuit Court recognized First Amendment
constraints on Congressional powers in copyright law.
Internet Anonymity Tool Used for EavesdroppingA security researcher found a way to use Tor to spy on
private communications.
House Passes Bill to...