Politech: by date

61 messages starting May 02 05 and ending May 31 05
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Tuesday, 31 May

FBI, DHS oppose cell phones on planes -- without a wiretap fix [priv] Declan McCullagh
National Identity System from HP draws criticism, protest [priv] Declan McCullagh
Don't talk to Feds: Stark warning about scientist who tried to do the right thing Declan McCullagh
Comic book with nude Picasso draws criminal charges in Georgia [fs] Declan McCullagh
CEI on cybersecurity: private insurance, not government regulation [econ] Declan McCullagh
Should online dating be subject to mandatory background checks? [econ] Declan McCullagh

Thursday, 26 May

An email provider's take on FTC's "zombie" crackdown [sp] Declan McCullagh
HP announces "National Identity System" for governments [priv] Declan McCullagh

Wednesday, 25 May

Are the encryption wars really over? Maybe not [priv] Declan McCullagh
Federal police's new tactic: Seizing control of domain names [ip] Declan McCullagh
BitTorrent crackdown underway: Raids by FBI, Customs [ip] Declan McCullagh

Tuesday, 24 May

The Onion: "Arizona Man Steals Bush's Identity" [priv] Declan McCullagh
Offing spammers: More and more laws, or enforcement of existing ones? [sp] Declan McCullagh
Ross Anderson: Crypto wars are over, and we've won! [priv] Declan McCullagh
FTC plans spam "zombie" crackdown: a good idea? [sp] Declan McCullagh

Monday, 23 May

Real ID Rebellion blog created by libertarian activist [priv] Declan McCullagh
Illinois library to get fingerprint scanners [priv] Declan McCullagh
Netherlands' "What the Hack" confab may be killed by local politico [fs] Declan McCullagh
Draft bill would expand, not curtail, the USA Patriot Act [priv] Declan McCullagh
Philippine group protests country's electronic surveillance plans [priv] Declan McCullagh

Friday, 20 May

More on spam elimination by arresting a mere 200 bottom-feeders [sp] Declan McCullagh
More on RFID wiggling its way into next generation credit cards [priv] Declan McCullagh
Jim Harper meets with Visa on RFID cards -- and likes the idea [priv] Declan McCullagh

Thursday, 19 May

To eliminate spam, arrest 200 people: a proposal [sp] Declan McCullagh
RFID wiggles its way into credit cards? [priv] Declan McCullagh

Wednesday, 18 May

Bob Corn-Revere on extending "indecency" rules to cable, satellite [fs] Declan McCullagh
Canada's solution to stopping spam: "new, targeted legislation" [sp] Declan McCullagh

Monday, 16 May

Prof asks for help with unusual idea: learning economics by video game [econ] Declan McCullagh
Supreme Court rules on out-of-state wine shipping case [econ] Declan McCullagh
In Canada, "strong" VoIP regulation means weaker freedom for Canadians [econ] Declan McCullagh
Patent lawsuit over "accelerator pedals" is, suddenly, relevant [ip] Declan McCullagh
FTC asks for public comments on Can Spam Act [sp] Declan McCullagh
An end to Social Security number abuse? Maybe [priv] Declan McCullagh

Wednesday, 11 May

One DC-area pilot on air vs. ground vulnerabilities Declan McCullagh
How a two-seater plane can roil the Feds: lots of thoughtful replies Declan McCullagh
Two-seater airplane brings government to a halt: was alert justified? Declan McCullagh

Tuesday, 10 May

Senators again ignore privacy, federalism and approve Real ID Act 100-0 [priv] Declan McCullagh
Zabasearch and its ilk: Information does want to be free after all [priv] Declan McCullagh
Divorce lawyers subpoenas as search engine privacy threat: Google, Yahoo, others [priv] Declan McCullagh
Peter Swire on Patriot Act, VoIP, and stored data that never used to exist [priv] Declan McCullagh
Xeni Jardin on Zabasearch: Your identity, open to all [priv] Declan McCullagh
Technical privacy tips: More on customs-proofing your laptop and border safety [priv] Declan McCullagh
Job opening: Technology-politics reporter in Washington, DC Declan McCullagh
Heading west! I'm leaving DC for San Francisco Declan McCullagh

Friday, 06 May

How to punish anti-privacy congresscritters [priv] Declan McCullagh
Appeals court tosses FCC's "broadcast flag" rules [ip] Declan McCullagh
House approves Real ID Act; one Democrat's objections [priv] Declan McCullagh

Wednesday, 04 May

Anti-piracy campaign from BSA finds first university participant [ip] Declan McCullagh
Real ID Act also links Canada, Mexico databases: how innovative! [priv] Declan McCullagh
SpamArrest asks another author of true but critical info for takedown [sp] Declan McCullagh
DHS chief floats idea of creating non-profit group as spy agency [priv] Declan McCullagh
FEC blogging-regulation briefing in DC on May 11 [fs] Declan McCullagh
Feds demand more data from commercial airline travelers [priv] Declan McCullagh
National ID card on the way? Congress about to approve Real ID act [priv] Declan McCullagh

Tuesday, 03 May

RIAA shouldn't be able to levy whopping file-swapping fines, paper says [ip] Declan McCullagh
Passport RFID tracking: a between-the-lines read [priv] Declan McCullagh
Customs-proofing your laptop: Staying safe at border searches [priv] Declan McCullagh
Information wants to be free: one last round of who-said-it debate Declan McCullagh
Fingerprints, thumbprints, and all-around biometric silliness [priv] Declan McCullagh

Monday, 02 May

SpamArrest wants critical posts removed from Politech archives [fs] Declan McCullagh
Weekly column: Problems with Congress' "anti-spyware" bill [priv] Declan McCullagh