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Army to censor soldier's blogs
By admin on May 2, 2007 | In Rights | Send feedback »
via Wired: Army Squeezes Soldier Blogs, Maybe to Death
The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer, Wired News has learned. The directive, is… more »
Stick it to snoops with tor and privoxy
By admin on Jan 25, 2006 | In Rights | 4 feedbacks »
More and more I'm finding my Google™ searches polluted by what they've learned about me. To combat this I'm experimenting with tor and privoxy running on Fedora.
As an added benefit, privoxy identifies and blocks popups and web-based malware.
"T… more »
Federal agents visit student - HOAX
By admin on Dec 19, 2005 | In Rights | 3 feedbacks »
UPDATE: This story is a confirmed hoax.
http://www.juancole.com/2005/12/interlibrary-loan-dhs-story-hoax-story.html
Interlibrary Loan/ DHS Story a HoaxThe story of the interlibrary loan request for Mao's Little Red Book that produced an interview by th… more »
A controversial public art exhibit is shut down, artist arrested | GNN
By admin on Oct 4, 2005 | In Rights | 2 feedbacks »
You may have heard about Bywater neighborhood resident Jeffrey Holmes on NPR's Morning Edition. After the piece aired Holmes was arrested.
via GNN:
A controversial public art exhibit is shut down, artist arrested
Over the past few weeks, artist Jeffr… more »
The War on Porn, the FBI, and Suicide Girls
By admin on Sep 28, 2005 | In Rights | Send feedback »
Exercpt from Olivia's blog at SG:
Sep 24, 2005 07:44 PM
Hello,
I just wanted to let you know that, thanks to the "War on Porn," SG will be taking down a bunch of photosets and individual photos today.
Even the FBI agents paid to surf for porn find th… more »
FBI Monitored Web Sites for 2004 Protests
By admin on Jul 18, 2005 | In Rights | Send feedback »
"FBI agents monitored Web sites calling for protests against the 2004 political conventions in New York and Boston on behalf of the bureau's counterterrorism unit, according to FBI documents released under the Freedom of Information Act".
--Michael Dobb… more »
Disney now tracking fingerprints
By admin on Jul 17, 2005 | In Rights | Send feedback »
Via WKMG-TV, Orlando, FL:
Tourists visiting Disney theme parks in Central Florida must now provide their index and middle fingers to be scanned before entering the front gates.
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Act Now Before Congress Expands the Patriot Act
By admin on Jul 13, 2005 | In Rights | Send feedback »
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Adopt a Chinese Blog
By admin on Jun 21, 2005 | In Rights | Send feedback »
Adopt a Chinese Blog
Why should I host anyone?
One might ask why anyone might choose to adopt a blog and host it for free. The answer: the Adopt a Blog project is centered on the issue of the individual's freedom of speech. Anyone who participates is m… more »
Chicago Tribune | Library card? Check. Fingerprint? Really?
By admin on May 20, 2005 | In Rights | Send feedback »
Citing security, Naperville libraries will make patrons prove their identities before using computers. Privacy advocates fear misuse of the data.
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FBI Spy Files
By admin on May 18, 2005 | In Rights | Send feedback »
The ACLU has launched a nationwide effort to expose and prevent FBI spying on people and groups simply for speaking out or practicing their faith. As a first step, the ACLU and its affiliates have filed Freedom of Information Act requests in more than a… more »
Michigan Court of Appeals Returns to 1950s in Free Speech Ruling: Corante > The Importance of... >
By admin on May 18, 2005 | In Rights | Send feedback »
It seems like every time I think my home state is a great place to live, something like this comes up and rattles my resolve.
From an Ernest Miller piece on Michigan Supreme Court.
Thank you, US Supreme Court. Thank you for encouraging the other courts… more »
