Patriot II Analysis from around the web
EFF Analysis of Patriot II. The Electronic Frontier Foundation just published an in-depth analysis of the January 9, 2003 draft known as Patriot Act II. [beSpacific]
This is worth a lengthy read, but here are the highlights. Patriot II would:
Dramatically widen the government’s ability to compel information from ISPs, colleagues, family members, etc. - without prior [...]
Eisner: Honest Abe would agree with us…
Found two more great law/technology blogs (by way of Jenny at The Shifted Librarian): Larry Staton’s blog at http://www.statonlaw.net/weblog/ and Will Cox’s at http://users.bestweb.net/~cwcjr/radio/. Both are worth visiting.
Larry has a good response to Michael Eisner’s OpEd in today’s Financial Times.
Here’s my $.02: the Constitution to which Eisner refers is not about eliminating the possibility of [...]
Digital Rights: Would you like
Digital Rights: Would you like some?
If so, then make sure you read Dan Gillmor’s article. And after you read it, if you are inclined, then take some action. Waiting for Congress to figure out how how the digital world is supposed to work is like letting Colonel Sanders babysit your chickens….
[Ernie the Attorney]
Elected officials need tech experience?
Brief story about NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s recent address to the New York Software Industry Association. The most interesting notion is that elected officials will need business and technology experience to be truly effective. While I’d like it to be true, I wonder: do our leaders need a technical foundation to be competent in their jobs? [...]
