- Former FISA Judge Criticizes Wiretap Program
Judge Lamberth says "you can't trust the executive."- Video of Judge Lamberth's speech:
- Justice Dept. vs. States on Phone Privacy
Can the feds stop states from investigating whether telcos
helped the NSA spy on Americans?- Google Transparency
Google's new Public Policy Blog discusses... Google's
Public Policy!- Google Asks Government to Fight Censorship
Are free speech restrictions also trade barriers?- DRM-Free Sales Boom
EMI reports that sales of some albums are up as much as
350% now that MP3 tracks without DRM are available.- DRM Rises from the Dead
The Blu-ray Disc Association is promoting the use of DRM on
DVDs.- Googling for Downloads
Music downloaders are circumventing P2P restrictions at
universities by using Google instead.- iPhone Lowdown
Preventng iPhone owners from installing software may hurt
their privacy.- My Career as a TV Freeloader
A Slate article describes how to tap into the neighbor's
on-demand television.- Censorship and the DMCA
How console manufacturers can shut down games they don't
like.- An Obituary for Weedshare
A radical way to buy and share music that never took off.- Vonage and Spam
Vonage is harvesting names from their refer-a-friend
program to send spam promotions.- CAN-SPAM With Nifty Web App
Mailinator enables you to retrieve email without providing
any personal data.