Politech: by date

115 messages starting Jul 31 02 and ending Aug 30 02
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Friday, 30 August

FC: Apple invokes DMCA to block patch to DVD-burning application Declan McCullagh
FC: StopAmerica.org webmaster indicted for terror links Declan McCullagh
FC: Groups assail RIAA's use of DMCA to unmask puported pirate Declan McCullagh
FC: Environmentalists oppose GM crops, let Africans starve to death? Declan McCullagh

Thursday, 29 August

FC: Transcript of Commerce Dept hearing disrupted by geektivists Declan McCullagh
FC: Tax zaniness: Minnesota to tax rain, Poland to tax everything! Declan McCullagh
FC: More on RIAA web site hacked this morning Declan McCullagh
FC: Probing the Great Firewall of China, courtesy of the Berkman Ctr Declan McCullagh
FC: U.S. Internet Industry Assn says Scientology has been reasonable Declan McCullagh
FC: BusinessWeek frets, ponders, worries about Dark Side of Net Declan McCullagh

Wednesday, 28 August

FC: Politech members reply to Scientology's copyright paper Declan McCullagh
FC: Harvey Silverglate warns of anti-Scientology bigotry Declan McCullagh
FC: William Safire: Bloomberg News cravenly deletes online article Declan McCullagh
FC: RIAA web site hacked this morning, from CNN.com's Jose Perez Declan McCullagh
FC: Arnie Lerma replies to Scientology's Internet position paper Declan McCullagh
FC: Bruce Taylor replies to News Corp: "Porn & pirates poison progress" Declan McCullagh

Tuesday, 27 August

FC: The ethics of hacktivism, from Shift.com's Mark Moyes Declan McCullagh
FC: Will Canada's Internet providers become spies? Declan McCullagh
FC: Entertainment lobbyists have new opponent: Verizon and Baby Bells Declan McCullagh
FC: Debunking the idea of a lie detector test, by Alan Zelicoff Declan McCullagh
FC: European Commission-funded paper likes open source for .gov Declan McCullagh

Monday, 26 August

FC: Rep. Howard Coble defends peer-to-peer hacking bill Declan McCullagh
FC: Scientology says it's threatened by "unadulterated cyber-terrorism" Declan McCullagh
FC: Rep. Bob Barr loses Republican primary, privacy loses an ally Declan McCullagh

Friday, 23 August

FC: Ed Felten replies to AAP's Allan Adler over DMCA threats Declan McCullagh
FC: AAP's Allan Adler replies: "DMCA critics have missed the boat!" Declan McCullagh
FC: Secret FISA court refuses to grant government new spy powers Declan McCullagh

Wednesday, 21 August

FC: Civil libs, bookstores investigate USA Patriot surveillance Declan McCullagh
FC: Reply to "How bad is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?" Declan McCullagh
FC: DOJ says it's ready to begin prosecuting peer-to-peer pirates Declan McCullagh
FC: News Corp. decries Net's moral fiber, wants new laws Declan McCullagh
FC: RIAA presses Verizon for name of peer-to-peer subscriber Declan McCullagh

Tuesday, 20 August

FC: How bad is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act? Declan McCullagh

Saturday, 17 August

FC: Economist on privacy: "People are voluntarily relinquishing it" Declan McCullagh
FC: NASA wants to read passenger minds at airports Declan McCullagh
FC: How to track people using electronic surveillance -- a Fed guide Declan McCullagh

Friday, 16 August

FC: Politech on hiatus through next week Declan McCullagh

Thursday, 15 August

FC: Public Knowledge replies to my column on geektivism Declan McCullagh
FC: Internet Society opposes proposed anti-copying laws Declan McCullagh
FC: Maryland implants tracking devices in cars of drunk drivers Declan McCullagh
FC: Ashcroft balks at Congress' request for antiterror oversight Declan McCullagh
FC: Ashcroft's plan for detention camps for "enemy" U.S. citizens Declan McCullagh
FC: Disabling graphics in web browsers violates copyright law Declan McCullagh

Wednesday, 14 August

FC: Student disciplined for taping Tipper Gore: "Stolen property!" Declan McCullagh
FC: Reporter fired for sending email nastygram to politico Declan McCullagh
FC: More on where "anti-P2P pirate" congresscritters get their cash Declan McCullagh
FC: More on FBI advisory on 802.11-spotting "wardriving" Declan McCullagh
FC: More on Godzilla stomping Davezilla, speculation about Mozilla Declan McCullagh
FC: Spammer manages to extract $7,000 from victim in court Declan McCullagh
FC: Politech readers reply to "Geeks should write code, not laws" Declan McCullagh
FC: Pentagon .mil computer reportedly being used for porn spam Declan McCullagh

Tuesday, 13 August

FC: TIPS informaant program: On hold or already underway? Declan McCullagh
FC: Review of European copyright directive and more on UK DMCA Declan McCullagh
FC: "What should Congress tackle after the recess?" from The Hill Declan McCullagh
FC: John Gilmore on military hypocrisy about .mil info online Declan McCullagh
FC: FBI releases advisory about 802.11-spotting "wardriving" Declan McCullagh
FC: FBI accidentally pulls plug on its own web site Declan McCullagh
FC: Anti-piracy war about to become more personal Declan McCullagh

Monday, 12 August

FC: Godzilla movie owner nastygrams "Davezilla.com" humor site Declan McCullagh
FC: Geeks in government? A bad idea: Geeks should write code, not laws Declan McCullagh
FC: A possible reason for Salon TIPS article and America's Most Wanted Declan McCullagh
FC: U.K. considers even broader version of DMCA copyright law Declan McCullagh
FC: Where "anti-P2P pirate" congresscritters get their money Declan McCullagh
FC: Rip, Mix, Burn: Politics of peer to peer and copyright law Declan McCullagh
FC: Japanese protest new national ID network Declan McCullagh
FC: Military frets about sensitive .mil info on Internet Declan McCullagh
FC: Human Rights Watch tells Yahoo not to self-censor Chinese site Declan McCullagh

Saturday, 10 August

FC: Text of letter to Ashcroft wanting jail for P2P pirates Declan McCullagh

Friday, 09 August

FC: U.S. politicians want P2P pirates placed in federal prison Declan McCullagh
FC: Fox's Bill O'Reilly wants oreilly-sucks.com to cease and desist Declan McCullagh
FC: Jim Taylor on conservatives, Ashcroft, and Paul Weyrich Declan McCullagh
FC: More on Ad Council ads, librarians, and anarchist Chuck0 Declan McCullagh
FC: Major League Baseball reportedly assails NY Yankees fan site Declan McCullagh

Thursday, 08 August

FC: Michael Geist on ICANN court ruling and what it truly reveals Declan McCullagh
FC: NPR's Larry Abramson on inconsistencies in Salon TIPS article Declan McCullagh
FC: Microsoft refuses to make DMCA claim against Xbox researcher Declan McCullagh
FC: Anarchist "Chuck0" on pro-liberty ads: "Incredibly hypocritical!" Declan McCullagh
FC: OECD publishes information security guidelines Declan McCullagh
FC: WashingtonPost.com fingers Iraq as Pentagon target -- or Iran? Declan McCullagh
FC: Ad Council creates pro-liberty advertisements (very good) Declan McCullagh
FC: Salon on TIPS informant program and America's Most Wanted Declan McCullagh

Wednesday, 07 August

FC: Canadian activist files first suit over phone number privacy Declan McCullagh
FC: Paul Weyrich says conservatives don't want to ditch Ashcroft Declan McCullagh
FC: "MP3" political party forming (would ban lawyers from office!) Declan McCullagh
FC: Spam, junk faxes & free speech -- Politech members reply Declan McCullagh
FC: FCC levies $5.4 million junk fax fine -- but will it stick? Declan McCullagh
FC: So much for FBI warning of Internet attack that never happened Declan McCullagh

Tuesday, 06 August

FC: Network admins respond to FBI attack warning: "More FUD!" Declan McCullagh
FC: Teamsters website endorses TIPS informant plan Declan McCullagh
FC: Israeli teens reportedly indicted for Goner worm Declan McCullagh
FC: Nathan Cochrane on Australia and Berman's P2P bill Declan McCullagh

Monday, 05 August

FC: NYT editorial admits "grudging admiration" for spam Declan McCullagh
FC: Sen. Mike DeWine hopes to make it easier to spy on immigrants Declan McCullagh
FC: Report on Spanish police conducting espionage, surveillance Declan McCullagh

Sunday, 04 August

FC: U.K. Internet providers must begin to archive e-mail messages Declan McCullagh
FC: New York city government leaks SSNs, home addresses on site Declan McCullagh

Saturday, 03 August

FC: Teamsters reportedly prepared to endorse TIPS informant plan Declan McCullagh

Friday, 02 August

FC: Judge orders Feds to release names of 9-11 secret detainees Declan McCullagh
FC: Zero Knowledge pulls the plug on its hoped-for IPO Declan McCullagh
FC: Another round in Time Warner cable nastygrams over WiFi access Declan McCullagh

Thursday, 01 August

FC: Sonia Arrison on Berman's P2P bill: "Hollywood hacks consumers" Declan McCullagh
FC: Snosoft replies to HP's recanting of DMCA nastythreats Declan McCullagh
FC: HP recants: "We promise not to use DMCA against researchers!" Declan McCullagh
FC: Reminder: Help with silly-politician-sayings article Declan McCullagh
FC: Neil Munro on the societal costs of total UNsurveillance Declan McCullagh
FC: Biometric security firm endorses N.J. bill regulating industry Declan McCullagh
FC: Marc Rotenberg reviews Milton Mueller's new book on ICANN Declan McCullagh
FC: Iowa government workers waste time sending "vulgar" email Declan McCullagh
FC: More on MetsOnline.net thwacked with trademark threats Declan McCullagh
FC: Brad Templeton on terror probes, and grocery discount cards Declan McCullagh
FC: Japan's national ID network -- already live, a week early Declan McCullagh

Wednesday, 31 July

FC: The societal costs of total surveillance, from NYT Declan McCullagh
FC: Notes on federal indictment for "war dialing" offense Declan McCullagh
FC: Politech readers reply to Chuck Sims on DMCA and "fair use" rights Declan McCullagh
FC: On David Lawrence's Online Tonight show starting 10 pm ET Declan McCullagh