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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 December 9, 2014 George H. Pike |
FOIA Reform Gets Key Senate Endorsement The Senate's FOIA Improvement Act of 2014 (and the House's similar bill) seeks to move the administration's "presumption of openness" from mere encouragement to federal law. |
Reason October 2004 John Berlau |
John Kerry's Dark Record on Civil Liberties The Democratic candidate is no friend to the Bill of Rights. |
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 October 16, 2002 Michelle Madigan |
ACLU Campaign Challenges Patriot Act Privacy unnecessarily threatened under broad surveillance powers, civil liberties group charges. |
CIO January 1, 2002 Stephanie Viscasillas |
Privacy Versus the FBI The antiterrorism law President Bush signed in late October makes it easier for officials investigating potential terrorist activity to get court orders to search companies' business records. It is important to take that into account in your privacy policy. |
PC World December 2003 Bill Wallace |
The Patriot Act Reconsidered Next round of antiterrorist legislation seeks to balance privacy and security. |
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? |
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. |
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 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. |
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. |
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. |
Reason November 2003 |
Show Us Your Money The USA PATRIOT Act lets the feds spy on your finances. But does it help catch terrorists? |
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... |
Information Today September 10, 2007 George H. Pike |
Federal Judge Overturns PATRIOT Act NSL Provisions Late last week, a federal court declared portions of the USA PATRIOT Act dealing with National Security Letters to be unconstitutional. |
CIO April 15, 2003 Ben Worthen |
What to Do When Uncle Sam Wants Your Data As the czars of data, CIOs better be prepared when the FBI knocks on their doors. |
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. |
Reason September 2004 Julian Sanchez |
Silent Suits The ACLU challenges secrecy...in secret. |
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. |
Reason January 2006 Matt Welch |
Sorry, Wrong Number Under the PATRIOT Act, the FBI has unprecedented authority to eavesdrop on all phone and Internet communications of individual American citizens, as long as agents obtain approval from a secret court. |
PC World May 23, 2008 Erik Larkin |
Phone Companies That Allowed Wiretaps Shouldn't Get Immunity They should have to prove they acted legally and in good faith, or face the consequences. |
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... |
Information Today January 5, 2016 George H. Pike |
The Year in Congress: Accomplishments in 2015 A review is offered of new laws that affect the library community and the information industry. |
InternetNews January 18, 2007 Roy Mark |
Lawmakers Grill AG Over Wiretaps Change in policy over warrantless wiretaps of calls and e-mail prompt sharp questioning from Democrats. |
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. |
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 |
Reason March 2005 |
The Born-Again Individualist Fox News Channel's Judge Andrew Napolitano on lying cops, out-of-control government, and his bestselling new book, Constitutional Chaos. |
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 Jeff Taylor |
Letters of the Law A report from Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine confirmed what many critics of the PATRIOT Act had long suspected: Under the law, warrantless searches and seizures have skyrocketed, especially via the FBI's national security letters. |
InternetNews November 25, 2008 Richard Adhikari |
Verizon Staff Fired After Peek at Obama's Calls The Verizon Wireless employees who accessed President-elect Barack Obama's records without authorization have been fired, according to news reports. |
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. |
Searcher March 2007 Mary Alice Baish |
Librarians as Change Agents: How You Can Help Influence Public Policy in the 110th Congress Key library issues for the 110th Congress. |
InternetNews January 10, 2007 Roy Mark |
Data Mining Giving Privacy the Shaft? Democrats use privacy rights as first issue before Senate Judiciary Committee. |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 France & Woellert |
The Battle Over The Courts Politics, ideology and special interests are compromising the U.S. justice system. And all the crossfire is driving away potential non-partisan judges. |
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. |
Reason June 2005 Tim Cavanaugh |
Rummy in the Dock A new lawsuit against Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld isn't likely to bring justice for prisoners abused at Abu Ghraib and other military prisons, but it may help resolve the controversy over who's accountable for the torture. |
Reason November 2004 Julian Sanchez |
Minding Your Business More and more, Washington is using private-sector intermediaries to circumvent the Fourth Amendment's restrictions on the information its agents can directly gather. |
Information Today September 2005 Dick Kaser |
After the Sunset Once little liberties are phased out, do they ever get reinstated? |
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. |
PC World September 14, 2001 Sam Costello |
Carnivore Dispatched to Sniff Out Terrorists Senate OKs measure to broaden technology's use, urges research for more tools... |
Reason June 2005 Jesse Walke |
Ohio Clampdown Four Ohio cities have denounced the PATRIOT Act, and, in some cases, asked their employees to work around it to whatever extent the law allows. |
InternetNews April 19, 2010 |
Ad Groups to Ask Hill Leaders to Block FTC Growth Amid fears that an expanded rulemaking authority at the Federal Trade Commission could stifle online advertising and other developing marketing channels, industry groups plan to take their appeal to Senate leadership as financial regulatory reform bill heads to the floor. |
InternetNews January 25, 2011 |
Lawmakers Call for ISP Data-Retention Rules Under pressure from law enforcement agencies that service providers delete subscriber records too quickly, House panel airs bipartisan support for retention mandate. |
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. |
InternetNews January 19, 2007 Roy Mark |
Senate: Write Away, Bloggers Republicans force changes in language calling for greater reporting requirements for grassroots groups and political bloggers. |