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PC World October 17, 2002 Michelle Madigan |
DOJ Describes Its Cybersurveillance (Sort Of) Congressional inquiry satisfied, but some want more details about how Patriot Act power is being used. |
PC World October 9, 2002 Michelle Madigan |
Report Card on the Patriot Act In its first year, the controversial Patriot Act -- which gives federal investigators unprecedented access to Americans' online communications -- has been effective while respecting privacy, federal officials say. Privacy watchdogs say failures and problems aren't publicized. |
InternetNews September 30, 2004 Roy Mark |
DOJ to Appeal Patriot Act Ruling Judge says 'democracy abhors undue secrecy' as he strikes down provisions that allow the FBI to obtain names from ISPs without judicial authority. The DOJ isn't buying it. |
PC World February 10, 2003 Kyle Stock |
Feds Look to Expand Electronic Surveillance Confidential proposal calls for increased monitoring of private e-mail messages, Web surfing, and other online activities. |
Reason October 2004 John Berlau |
John Kerry's Dark Record on Civil Liberties The Democratic candidate is no friend to the Bill of Rights. |
PC World December 2003 Bill Wallace |
The Patriot Act Reconsidered Next round of antiterrorist legislation seeks to balance privacy and security. |
InternetNews December 2, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas |
FCC Wiretap Order Raises ACLU Ire The American Civil Liberties Union Thursday became the latest member of a growing group challenging the Federal Communications Commission's order that all Voice over IP providers must build a standardized wiretap backdoor into their systems. |
BusinessWeek November 21, 2005 Richard S. Dunham |
The Patriot Act: Business Balks Businesses are joining critics who seek to curb the Patriot Act's wide-ranging investigative powers. |
Reason December 2001 |
Guarding the Home Front Will civil liberties be a casualty in the War on Terrorism? A panel of experts discuss which civil liberties they think are most at risk in what has been called America's first 21st century war... |
Salon.com September 22, 2001 Damien Cave & Katharine Mieszkowski |
The end of liberty Law enforcement officials are taking advantage of the war on terrorism to get everything they ever wanted, some say... |
Reason April 2002 Jeremy Lott |
Fake IDs Facial recognition technology is often billed as a tradeoff between privacy and security. A recent American Civil Liberties Union report suggests that it's closer to a no-win deal, resulting in less privacy and precious little added security... |
Searcher June 2003 Miriam Drake |
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet: Patriot II on the Way This article focuses on the government's data mining, information gathering, database building programs, and Radio Frequency Identification Chips. |
PC World March 2002 Kim Zetter |
Snoopware: New Technologies, Laws Threaten Privacy The FBI's 'Magic Lantern' keystroke logger could help catch terrorists, but at what cost to your fundamental rights? |
Reason February 2004 Julian Sanchez |
Patriot vs. PATRIOT Act For decades Village Voice columnist Nat Hentoff has been one of America's most trenchant defenders of civil liberties. An interview. |
Reason November 2005 David Weigel |
When Patriots Dissent Government error and bad publicity resulting from use of the PATRIOT Act have reduced the number of Americans who are willing to trade privacy for security. Politicians who vote against measures like PATRIOT will go home to sympathetic voters. |
PC World September 12, 2001 Tom Spring & Frank Thorsberg |
Will Attack Hurt Net Privacy? Privacy advocates urge government to balance security needs and civil liberties... |
Information Today September 2005 George H. Pike |
PATRIOT Summer: Extending the USA PATRIOT Act While there is no question that some form of the USA PATRIOT Reauthorization Act will pass, now is the time to make your voice heard about which version of the act should pass. |
Information Today September 2003 Dick Kaser |
Sound Off for the Freedom to Read It's a sad day when the U.S. Congress needs to consider a bill called the Freedom to Read Protection Act. Introduced last March, this bill would exempt libraries and bookstores from some of the more onerous provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. |
Reason September 2004 Julian Sanchez |
Silent Suits The ACLU challenges secrecy...in secret. |
InternetNews February 15, 2007 Roy Mark |
Privacy Groups Hit ISP Data Storage Bill New proposal would give Department of Justice wide discretion over how much and how long ISPs must keep customer data, such as IP addresses. |
Reason June 2007 David Weigel |
Right All Along, Unfortunately At every turn, security hawks have argued their critics are overanxious, paranoid "Chicken Littles." At this point, the chickens are looking awfully prescient. It's the hawks who are in trouble, beset by scandals connected directly to the laws for which they begged. |
Reason November 2004 Julian Sanchez |
Selling PATRIOT The Department of Justice released "Report from the Field: The USA PATRIOT Act at Work," to help persuade its critics that the PATRIOT Act is both necessary to fight terrorism and unlikely to undermine American liberties. But a close reading of the report suggests the opposite is true. |
Information Today July 14, 2015 George H. Pike |
USA FREEDOM Act: Protector of Civil Liberties or Window Dressing? For the first time since the USA PATRIOT Act was signed into law in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, Congress has scaled back the scope of its provisions. |
Information Today December 26, 2005 George H. Pike |
Congress Extends USA PATRIOT Act by 1 Month The USA PATRIOT which had been set to expire on Dec. 31, 2005, will now expire on Feb. 3, 2006. |
Salon.com June 18, 2002 Jeffrey Benner |
Every dial you take The FBI is asking for more information about what you do on the phone, and no one is saying no. |
InternetNews February 27, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
DoJ: Google Search Request Not a Privacy Threat The Department of Justice has rejected Google's assertion that a government subpoena for search data threatens the privacy of Internet users. |
InternetNews August 6, 2007 Roy Mark |
Bush Signs Temporary Wiretap Law A new law allows government to conduct surveillance of foreign e-mails and phone calls without a warrant. |
PC World September 11, 2002 Andrew Brandt |
A Year Later, Online Privacy and Security Still Weak Guarding both virtual and physical shores remains a challenge of checks and balances. |
Information Today September 2005 Dick Kaser |
After the Sunset Once little liberties are phased out, do they ever get reinstated? |
PC World October 5, 2001 Frank Thorsberg |
PC World Poll Highlights Privacy Concerns Our online poll shows most readers are concerned about giving the government more power for online surveillance... |
Reason June 2002 Brian Dohery |
Watching the AG Maybe Attorney General John Ashcroft isn't the greatest threat to individual liberty since the Inquisition. But that doesn't mean he hasn't been alarming so far... |
National Defense November 2012 Valerie Insinna |
License Plate Reader Technology Sparks Lawsuit The American Civil Liberties Union sued two departments, including Homeland Security, 38 states and the District of Columbia in September over documents related to the federal government's use of automatic license plate readers. |
Reason June 2004 Jarett Decker |
Criminal Representation U.S. courts may find the ban on "expert advice and assistance" as applied to defense lawyers too much to stomach. |
InternetNews March 31, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
DoJ Expands Subpoenas to ISPs and Tech Companies As many as 34 Internet Service Providers and technology companies have been subpoenaed by the U.S. Justice Department in its continuing attempt to gather data to support a federal Internet child protection law |
Reason Aug/Sep 2007 Jacob Sullum |
Driving While Armed The ACLU defends gun rights. |
Reason October 2002 Nick Gillespie |
Freedom for Safety: An old trade -- and a useless one The USA PATRIOT Act is a synecdoche for the freedom-for-safety swap. In making the freedom-for-safety swap, we haven't just dishonored the dead of 9/11. We've helped something else die too. |
Reason November 2003 |
Show Us Your Money The USA PATRIOT Act lets the feds spy on your finances. But does it help catch terrorists? |
InternetNews June 23, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
AT&T Draws Ire Over Privacy Update Privacy policy clarifications come as AT&T heads back into court. |
Reason March 2002 Sam MacDonald |
Gun Control's New Language How anti-terror rhetoric is being used against the Second Amendment... |
Reason December 2003 Jesse Walker |
Bob Barr, Civil Libertarian Representing the right wing of the ACLU, Barr represents a set of conservatives' growing discomfort with the Bush administration's erosion of individual liberty. |
PC World January 2002 Anne Kandra |
National Security vs. Online Privacy The new antiterrorism law steps up electronic surveillance of the Internet... |
InternetNews August 23, 2010 |
Facebook Touts Places Privacy Controls Responding to early criticism about the privacy settings of its new location-based service Places, Facebook takes pains to point out the various ways that people can control their information. |
PC World October 25, 2001 Cara Garretson |
Net Surfing, E-Mail Targets of New Antiterror Law Court orders to be used to track and intercept online communications... |
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Alyce Lomax |
Google vs. the Government "Don't be evil" comes into play as the government wants a piece of Google's data. If the Department of Justice gets what it wants, it will be a blow against privacy on the Internet -- and of serious concern for Google investors. |
Reason April 2004 Julian Sanchez |
PATRIOT Spawn When a draft of the Domestic Security Enhancement Act, nicknamed PATRIOT II, was leaked last year, public outrage scuppered the proposal, but pieces are emerging elsewhere. |
Information Today November 5, 2009 |
ARL, ALA Issue Statement Supporting PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 The Association of Research Libraries and the American Library Association have issued a statement saying they strongly support the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 |
InternetNews August 17, 2006 Andy Patrizio |
Judge Orders End To Warrantless Wiretaps A federal judge today ordered the Bush administration to cease all warrantless wiretapping of calls between Americans and suspected foreign terrorists. |
Reason April 2007 Jacob Sullum |
You Call That A Secret? Plugging leaks with subpoenas at the Justice Department. |
InternetNews February 29, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Judge Strikes Down Wikileaks Injunction District court reverses earlier ruling against whistleblower site championed by free press advocates. |
Reason February 2006 Julian Sanchez |
Blowing Off Steam The American Civil Liberties Union released its analysis of 44 autopsies and death reports on detainees who died in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan -- almost half were classed as homicides. |