Alongside the flood of anti-national ID comments that hit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week, there's some other good news in the fight to stop the REAL ID Act.
The states' rebellion against this unfunded mandate continues to thrive, as Colorado became the eighth state...

Over the last week, comments have been flooding into the Department of Homeland Security in opposition to the REAL ID Act, which would force states to standardize drivers' licenses and create massive, interlinked databases of your personal information. Don't miss out on this opportunity to make your voice heard and...

In a recent editorial, the New York Times denounced the Bush Administration?s latest attempt to radically expand spying powers and shield the NSA's domestic spying program:
The measure would not update [the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] FISA; it would gut it. It would allow the government to collect...

Copyrighting ReligionPakistan court quotes American trademark law in deciding to
forbid a religious group from using Islamic epithets and
practices: "The principles involved are: do not deceive and
do not violate the property rights of others."
IP Over-Enforcement Could Stifle GrowthCanada's Law Times ponders...

In a News.com editorial published today, security experts Bruce Schneier and Richard Forno lay out what's wrong with REAL ID:
"As currently proposed, Real ID will fail for several reasons. From a technical and implementation perspective, there are serious questions about its operational abilities both to protect...

Despite the fact that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provided a mere eight days notice about the one and only national town hall on REAL ID, the public made its opposition loud and clear. Nearly every speaker at the four hour event in Davis, CA criticized the...

EFF's Bloggers' Rights campaign has scored some big victories in defense of free speech and privacy rights for bloggers. Now, you can show your support for the Blogger's Rights campaign by picking up one of EFF's new Bloggers' Rights T-shirts. Buy a shirt for $25 from the ...