Global Internet Liberty Campaign Newsletter
Claire Johnstone
Volume 5, Issue 3
May 4, 2001
Welcome to the Global Internet Liberty Campaign Newsletter.
Welcome to GILC Alert, the newsletter of the Global Internet Liberty
Campaign. We are an international organization of groups working for
cyber-liberties, who are determined to preserve civil liberties and human
rights on the Internet.
We hope you find this newsletter interesting, and we very much hope that
you
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Free expression
[1] Korean censorware plans draw fire
[2] US libraries, schools face blocking deadline
[3] Mainland China jails more Net dissidents
[4] Malaysian news sites face uphill battle
[5] DVD battles rage Down Under and in US
[6] 2TheMart and MeltroniX Net speech cases
[7] Domain name deals spark anger
[8] Anti-fair use standards fail again
[9] Holocaust site flap Down Under
[10] Ford sues over anti-General Motors Net name
[11] Hollywood spies then sues Net speakers
[12] Internet usage worldwide varies heavily
[13] Whistleblower website launched
[14] Australian censor system largely dormant
Privacy
[15] Cybercrime pact lurches forward
[16] iRobots webcams spy on children
[17] Communist China plans Carnivore-type spyware
[18] New British cyberspy agency created
[19] Euro hearing on ECHELON surveillance
[20] US-EU flap over Safe Harbor contracts
[21] Microsoft SmartTags & Hailstorm privacy woes
[22] EBay pulls an Amazon, waters down privacy policy
[23] Biometric software faces privacy & technical woes
[24] EU panel questions Australian privacy laws
[25] DoubleClick suffers security breach
[26] German gov't searches Net music lovers' homes
[27] Privacy surveys reflect public unease
[28] Sales problems for invasive CueCat, TiVo devices
[29] Digital hospital sparks privacy concerns
[30] Upcoming Japan privacy meetings
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[1] Korean censorware plans draw fire
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Controversy continues to surround Korean government plans to block both
domestic and overseas websites.
The Korean Ministry of Information and Communication is pushing a special
Internet ordinance that essentially would require blocking software to be
installed in cybercafes and other public computing facilities. A special
Information Communication Ethics Committee already has drawn up a list of
some 119 000 "anti social" sites that they deem objectionable. This list,
which apparently includes numerous overseas webpages, will soon be
provided
to software developers for incorporation within blocking packages.
Authorities will also work with Internet service providers to make sure
access to any questionable webpages will be denied; criminal penalties
will
be levied on those who aid and abet access to such sites. However, many
questions about this plan have yet to be answered, including what
criteria
will be used to determine which sites should be blocked, or even the
precise
pages that have banned.
The measure, which is expected to take effect this July, has drawn heavy
criticism over its potentially damaging impact on freedom of expression.
Some of these concerns were aired in a recent meeting at the Sejong
Cultural
Art Center in Seoul; at the event, Chang Yeo Kyung from Jinbonet argued
that
the proposal will not protect children, but will only ensure "that the
rights of parents and the public will be seriously violated." Opponents
of
the ordinance specifically focused on how virtually all blocking programs
were prone to errors and tended to block many sites that had no
controversial content whatsoever. These groups are now suing in court in
the
hopes of striking down the new restrictions.
See Kim Deok-hyun, "120,000 Internet sites blacklisted," Korea Times, May
2,
2001 at
http://www.hankooki.com/kt_tech/200105/t2001050217201245110.htm
See also Kim Deok-hyun, "Internet Filtering Ordinance Spurs New Debate,"
Korea Times, Apr. 23, 2001 at
http://www.hk.co.kr/kt_tech/200104/t20010-42316411745110.htm
Read "Seoul taking action against foreign pornographic sites," Korea
Herald,
Apr. 11, 2001 at
http://www.koreaherald.com/SITE/data/html_dir/2001/04/11/200104110036.asp
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[2] US libraries, schools face blocking deadline
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Protests are mounting over a new Internet blocking law that affects
educational institutions throughout the United States.
The so-called "Children's Internet Protection Act" essentially requires
high
schools and libraries to include blocking software on their computers.
Institutions that refuse to do so (or refuse to implement policies to
that
effect) would lose federal funding. CIPA is now being challenged in court
by
several groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU-a GILC
member) and the American Library Association.
The law was to take effect on April 20, 2001, but deadline for compliance
has been pushed back until July 1, 2001 at the earliest. These delays
came
partly at the behest of cyberlibertarians, who expressed concerns about
the
law's effectiveness and potential harm to freedom of expression. Indeed,
the
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF-a GILC member) mobilized street
protests
in New York and California to vent frustration over CIPA, as well as a
special BayFF forum.
For an ACLU press release on the subject, click
http://www.aclu.org/news/2001/n041901b.html
Read Brian Krebs, "Web Filters At Schools, Libraries By July 2002,"
Newsbytes, Apr. 6, 2001 at
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164204.html
For more on EFF-sponsored street protests, visit
http://www.eff.org/Censorship/Censorware/20010420_chipa_protest_pics.html
For more on the EFF BayFF forum on censorware, see
http://www.eff.org/br/br1.html
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[3] Mainland China jails more Net dissidents
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With a flurry of arrests, mainland China has apparently started a new
offensive against its online critics.
Reports indicate mainland Chinese authorities have arrested several
activists, including Guo Qinghai, who had written numerous online opinion
pieces that urged reforms, and Lu Xinhua, who sent messages to various
Web
sites overseas and documented human rights abuses. Another online
dissident,
Chi Shouzhu, was held after he printed out material from a pro-democracy
website. He had been released just a few months ago after serving a
decade
in jail for his participation in the 1989 Tienanmen demonstrations.
Meanwhile, fellow Internet activist Leng Wenbao was subjected to two
hours
of police interrogation while his house was ransacked and his computer
was
seized. Government agents are also holding Yang Zili, the proprietor of
www.lib.126.com, which included articles on the suppression of the Falun
Gong spiritual movement, economic disparities in Chinese society and
critiques of communism.
Additionally, Chinese commisars have banned the opening of any new
cybercafes for at least three months, in an apparent attempt to stifle
various forms of Internet content. Similar initiatives are being launched
at
the local level, including Shanghai. In some areas, the computers in
these
establishments are being fitted with "information purifiers" that block
access to various controversial websites. The crackdown may have a
far-reaching impact because the vast majority of the population does not
have home Internet access, and must depend on cybercafes to get on the
Information Superhighway.
Not surprisingly, these moves have met with dismay from free speech
advocates. Robert Menard from Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) said that
while "China escaped condemnation at the Human Rights Commission of the
United Nations, this ... new wave of repression reminds us that China is
still an enemy of the Internet and of freedom of expression."
For the latest details, see the following bulletin from the Digital
Freedom
Network (DFN-a GILC member) under
http://dfn.org/focus/china/guo-sentence.htm
For more of Menard's remarks, click
http://www.rsf.fr/uk/html/asie/cplp01/lp01/190401.html
Read "Online activists arrested in China," Guardian Unlimited, Apr. 19,
2001
at
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,475164,00.ht
ml
See also "China internet café debate heats up," BBC News Online, Apr. 29,
2001 at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/monitoring/media_reports/newsid_13
020
00/1302309.stm
Read Sue Bruell, "Beijing to Forbid Opening of New Cyber Cafes," China
News
Digest, Apr. 14, 2001 at
http://www.cnd.org/Global/01/04/15/010415-2.html
See also "State Council tightens control over Internet cafes," China
Online,
Apr. 17, 2001 at
http://www.chinaonline.com/issues/internet_policy/newsarchive/secure/2001
/ap
ril/C01041201.asp
Read "Shanghai sets strict content restrictions for TV, radio on Web,"
China
Online, Mar. 26, 2001 at
http://www.chinaonline.com/issues/internet_policy/NewsArchive/Secure/2001
/Ma
rch/C01032304.asp
See also "China cracks down on file-swapping sites," Bloomberg News, Mar.
27, 2001 at
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5262396.html
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[4] Malaysian news sites face uphill battle
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Malaysian online journalists are facing a barrage of harassment from
government agents.
In the latest move, Malaysian government agents arrested ten people,
including Raja Petra Kamaruddin, who is webmaster of Freeanwar.com, and
Malaysiakini.com reporter Hisammuddin Rais. The arrests were presumably
an
attempt to undercut support of Anwar Ibrahim, the former deputy prime
minister who was imprisoned in September 1998 under suspicious
circumstances. Kamaruddin, Rais and at least 5 other detainees were
charged
with violating the country's Internal Security Act, which allows
individuals
to held indefinitely without a trial.
Malaysian authorities have also put additional pressure on various
corporations to either block online criticism or engage in self-
censorship.
These efforts apparently led multinational webhost Tripod.com to shutdown
nearly a dozen opposition sites. Similarly, AgendaMalaysia recently
relaunched its webpage with less content than before; in a thinly-viewed
dig
at Internet activists, the news agency's editor, Rozaid Rahman,
proclaimed
that his group was "not going to change the world. That is a daydream."
For further details, visit the freeanwar.com website under
http://www.freeanwar.com/facnews/suaramappeal270401.htm
For a special bulletin on this subject from the Digital Freedom Network
(DFN-a GILC member), click
http://dfn.org/focus/malaysia/jailed-activists.htm
See K. Kabilan, "Missing websites: no word from Tripod," Malaysiakini,
Mar.
19, 2001 at
http://www.malaysiakini.com/News/2001/03/2001031910.php3?print=1
See also "New Tack for Malaysian News Site," Reuters, Apr. 4, 2001 at
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42828,00.html
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[5] DVD battles rage Down Under and in US
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The fight over DVD-related speech restrictions has now reached Australian
shores.
The battle centers around the copy protection and regional coding schemes
used in digital video discs. Previously, computer researchers had created
DeCSS--a primitive computer program to help users of the Linux operating
system play DVDs on their computers. Over the past year, the
entertainment
industry, through the DVD Content Control Association (DVD CCA) and the
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), has waged legal battles in
both New York and California to prevent Internet users from linking to
websites that have DeCSS. Many experts fear that these actions may stifle
free expression in cyberspace.
In Australia, where interest in DVDs is growing, machines that are sold
Down
Under generally cannot play discs from the other countries due to the
regional coding. Users who wish to view DVDs from, say, Japan must modify
their players, but the process brings legal problems (including possible
nullification of the product warranty). These difficulties have led some
experts, such as Allan Fels of the Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission, to suggest the coding restrictions contained on DVDs actually
violate the country's trade practices laws. There are additional concerns
that these code-based restraints may have a significant detrimental
impact
on free speech, from preventing fair use of materials contained on DVDs
to
abetting controversial content rating systems.
Meanwhile, in the United States, the next round of legal battles over
DeCSS
took place May 1. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF-a GILC member),
which is defending 2600 magazine against the MPAA, recently added a new
member to its DeCSS legal team: Stanford Law School Dean Kathleen
Sullivan,
who conducted oral arguments before a panel of 3 Federal appeals court
judges. During this session, she suggested that copyright laws such as
the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act were acting as a "digital
straightjacket"
that hampered fair use and other free speech rights: "It's as if the
laws,
as applied, say you can't print a blueprint of a copying machine."
However,
at least one panelist seemed less than receptive to these arguments.
Judge
Jon Newman countered that the law does not necessarily allow individuals
"to
make fair use in the most technologically modern way". Newman further
pooh-poohed the idea that fair use and other free speech doctrines fully
apply to the Internet, suggesting at one point that newspapers such as
the
New York Times did not "need the digital format to write their reviews."
A
ruling is expected in several weeks.
For the latest on the New York court battle, see Declan McCullagh, "DVD
Piracy Judges Resolute," Wired News, May 2, 2001 at
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,43470,00.html
See Caitlin Fitzsimmons, "Restricting DVDs 'illegal': ACCC," Australian
IT,
Mar. 27, 2001 at
http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1836144%255E1286,
00.
html
For further background information on the growing popularity of DVDs in
Australia, see Adrian Kerr, "Philips predicts VCR demise," ZDNet
Australia,
May 2, 2001 at
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2714548,00.html
For an EFF press release on the hiring of Dean Sullivan, visit
http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/20010402_eff_sullivan_pr.html
For more on a possible ban on T-shirts containing DeCSS information, read
John Naughton, "Been there, outlawed it-banned the T-shirt," The
Observer,
Apr. 1, 2001 at
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,466363,00.ht
ml
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[6] 2TheMart & MeltroniX Net speech cases
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Free speech activists are cheering over a recent court ruling that
protected
the personal information of several online speakers.
The case centered around 2TheMart.com, which tried to uncover the
identities
of some 23 people who had posted critical comments about the company. The
move was opposed by GILC members the American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU)
and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). A United States Federal
judge
eventually quashed this request. Aaron Caplan, an attorney with the local
(Washington State) ACLU affiliate, noted that the decision was important
because "[t]here are a number of situations where, if people don't feel
it
is safe for them to speak anonymously, they may not speak at all. It is
important for people to have that outlet for speech, persuasion and
organization."
However, another court case is brewing in California, where computer
manufacturer MeltroniX is trying to discover the names of several online
detractors. The company is suing these Internet users for making
allegedly
"vicious, defamatory and damaging comments," and is asking a court to
award
punitive and financial damages. The corporation has even gone so far as
to
call personal information regarding these people as "a matter of public
record" and that it would monitor them to enforce what it called
"responsible posting."
An EFF press release on the 2TheMart decision is available at
http://www.eff.org/Legal/Cases/2TheMart_case/20010420_eff_2themart_pr.htm
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For more on the recent Seattle anonymous free speech victory, see David
McGuire, "Court Ruling A Boon For Online Anonymity-ACLU," Newsbytes, Apr.
20, 2001 at
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164776.html
See also Stefanie Olsen, "Court backs right to free speech on Web," ZDNet
News, Apr. 20, 2001 at
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5081526,00.html
For more on the MeltroniX controversy, see Linda Hamilton, "Chatroom
posters
to be sued and outed," The Register (UK), Apr. 9, 2001 at
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/18192.html
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[7] Domain name deals spark anger
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Several new agreements on the future of .com, .edu and other Internet
suffixes are raising concern among many members of the Internet
community.
In one of the these deals, the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) awarded domain name giant Verisign the right to control
the
.com registry for at least 6 more years. ICANN also approved contracts
that
would grant Verisign powers over .org for at least one more year and .net
for 4 years. The decision came despite intense opposition from a several
quarters, including ICANN's own Names Council. This opposition arose
partly
because of the apparently undemocratic approach with which these
contracts
were conceived, as well as fears that the agreements will hurt
competition
and free expression. Indeed, ICANN's Board of Directors refused to make a
final decision on this matter during its public meetings Down Under, but
made their move during a private conference call that had been scheduled
specifically for this purpose. These contracts may yet be countermanded,
however, as several leading United States politicians have petitioned for
greater oversight of these and other ICANN activities.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Commerce Department (through its subdivision, the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration) is planning
to
turn control over .edu to Educause--a Washington D.C.-based group that
lobbies on behalf of colleges and their corporate partners. The decision
was
taken with virtually no opportunity for public comment. Some observers
have
expressed concern over whether Educause will impose restrictions on the
use
of .edu, particularly in regard to educational institutions based outside
the United States. These and other subjects are expected to be major
topics
for discussion at ICANN's upcoming June meetings in Stockholm.
For an Educause press release on the .edu takeover, click
http://www.educause.edu/news/2001/04/edudomain.html
Read Mark Ward, "Domain dispute drags on," BBC News Online, Apr. 20, 2001
at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1287000/1287432.stm
To read a letter from US Congressmen regarding new ICANN-Verisign
contracts,
click
http://www.house.gov/commerce/letters/03302001_150.htm
For more on calls for greater oversight of ICANN, see Juliana Gruenwald,
"ICANN Issues Hitting Commerce Department," Interactive Week, Apr. 9,
2001
at
http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2705712,00.html
For more on ICANN's Stockholm meetings, click
http://www.icann.org/stockholm
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[8] Anti-fair use standards fail again
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Troubles continue to mount for various technical measures which many
experts
feel may curb the free flow of information online.
Under the proposed SigningStation system, consumers would have to
disclose
their identities and have entertainment companies assign them a special
individualized digital key. After customers purchase a given digital
video
or music product, they would use key for authentication, and only then
would
be able to view or hear what they had bought. However, experts wonder
whether SigningStation will unnecessarily restrict the ability of
individuals to make fair use of legally obtained digital materials. In
addition, the complex identification requirements are raising serious
privacy concerns. These considerations have fueled speculation over
whether
the entire plan is the financially viable.
Similar concerns have already led IBM to shelve Content Protection for
Removable Media (CPRM), which would have placed copy protection software
and
special digital markings on each individual's hard drive (as well as
removable drives and other such systems). Nevertheless, Microsoft is
pushing
a somewhat analogous scheme called "Secure PC" that is designed to
prevent
computer users from duplicating audio files, as well as anti-copying
regimes
in its latest version of Windows Media Player. Ironically, Microsoft is
itself being sued by InterTrust, which claims the copy protection schemes
used in the Media Player have infringed on InterTrust's patents. It
remains
to be seen whether any of these systems will achieve commercial
acceptance
or what impact they would have on Internet free expression.
For more on InterTrust's patent lawsuit against Microsoft's copy-
protection
schemes, read John Borland, "Anti-piracy company sues Microsoft," Apr.
27,
2001 at
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5744735.html
For more on SigningStation, see David P. Hamilton, "Start-up locks to
media
files," Wall Street Journal, Apr. 23, 2001 at
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2710873,00.html
See John Borland, "Anti-privacy plans for hardware fail," CNet News, Apr.
2,
2001 at
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5422475.html
See also John Lettice, "MS plans 'Secure PC' that won't copy pirated
audio
files," The Register (UK), Mar. 23, 2001 at
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17851.html
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[9] Holocaust site flap Down Under
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Attempts to shutdown a controversial Australian website have raised
troubling questions over Internet censorship.
The site in question was the brainchild of Dr. Fredrick Toben, a former
school instructor who questioned much of the forensic evidence related to
the Holocaust. The materials contained on Toben's webpages drew the ire
of
Kathleen McEvoy, the Commissioner of Australia's Human Rights & Equal
Opportunity Commission (HREOC). She claimed that the site violated the
country's Racial Discrimination Act and ordered that the offending
webpages
be taken down. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry is now
attempting
to enforce the HREOC order through the courts.
These moves have generated opposition from free speech advocates. Irene
Graham from Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA-a GILC member) noted that
"the HREOC decision ... does not provide any indication at all" of what
specific speech is illegal and worried that these vague standards may
chill
expression online. Moreover, she charged that these "futile" and
"counterproductive" bans "don't take into account the technology of the
Internet and the worldwide nature of the Internet." A court hearing on
this
matter has been postponed until June 12, 2001.
See Penelope Debelle, "Free speech row on Holocaust website," Fairfax IT,
Apr. 9, 2001 at
http://it.mycareer.com.au/e-commerce/20010409/A35206-2001Apr9.html
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[10] Ford sues over anti-General Motors Net name
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Several efforts to prevent domain name trademark violations may erode
free
speech and privacy rights online.
The Ford Motor Company is suing 2600 magazine over a domain name that
criticizes General Motors. Ford's rationale was that the term might
confuse
"the public into believing that somehow Ford has approved (of the tactic)
or
is somehow involved." Curiously, General Motors had already threatened
legal
action against 2600 several months ago; a GM spokesperson has since said
that his company "absolutely and totally" supports Ford in its attempted
domain name takedown. A court hearing is scheduled for May 2, 2001.
These moves comes after the World Intellectual Property Organization
issued
a report calling for further trademark-based restrictions on domain
names,
including the use of geographic and personal terms. Under these new
regimes,
Internet users would be completely excluded from using certain terms
(including the names of well-known drug products and international
organizations), even if those terms are used for such purposes as public
criticism or commentary. In an editorial, 2600 retorted that there should
be
"many more top-level domains that are dedicated to a specific purpose,
rather than attempts to control and manipulate every use of a particular
name or word throughout all Internet domains. Unfortunately, WIPO doesn't
appear to see it that way. ... [T]his 'additional protection' is likely
to
cause great harm to the remaining freedoms of the net."
WIPO is also urging Whois databases (which contain personal information
about domain name holders) to be expanded and standardized, thus making
them
searchable by virtually anyone on the Internet. However, skeptics fear
that
this last idea will curb anonymous free speech and undercut online
privacy.
These fears have grown strong in Australia, where the lack of privacy
protections for this kind of data have led to numerous reported incidents
of
fraud.
WIPO's interim report is available via
http://wipo2.wipo.int/process2/rfc/rfc3/index.html
To read a 2600 editorial on WIPO's report, see "WIPO Recommends Banning
Certain Names and Words From Domains," 2600, Apr. 16, 2001 at
http://www.2600.com/news/display.shtml?id=255
For a schedule of WIPO regional consultations, click
http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/releases/2001/p260.htm
Read Steven Bonisteel, "WIPO Says: Keep Whois Open (And Keep It
Accurate),"
Newsbytes, Apr. 20, 2001 at
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164786.html
For more on fraudulent use of domain name registrant data, read Kate
Mackenzie, "'Hijackers' lead to domain changes," Australian IT, Apr. 12,
2001 at
http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1887934%5E442,00.
htm
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For further background information, visit
http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org
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[11] Hollywood's legal threats against Net speakers
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Legal threats from the entertainment industry have forced a university
professor to remain silent about his software research.
The case revolves around the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI), a
software standard that several major entertainment conglomerates are
supporting as a way to discourage copying of sound files. SDMI's creators
tried to demonstrate the strength of this software by challenging
computer
programmers to crack the code. Professor Eric Felten of Princeton
University
agreed to participate, but was then told by SDMI's sponsors not to reveal
the results of his work. Prof. Felten balked at these restrictions and
withdrew his official participation, deciding instead to conduct
independent
investigations of SDMI along with several other scientists. After his
team
discovered a way to break through SDMI's protections, he received a
warning
from the SDMI consortium saying that "Any disclosure of information
gained
from participating in the Public Challenge would be outside the scope of
activities permitted by the Agreement and could subject you and your
research team to actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act."
Felten
and his fellow researchers eventually conceded to these demands; he later
expained: "Litigation is costly, time consuming and uncertain, regardless
of
the merits of the other side's case. Ultimately, we, the authors, reached
a
collective decision not to expose ourselves, our employers and the
conference organizers to litigation."
Meanwhile, powerful forces from the entertainment industry are also
clamping
down on the use of software through surveillance and similarly-styled
legal
warnings. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is using
software
developed by Ranger Online to spy on Internet users and find people who
use
various types of duplication products such as Gnutella. MPAA has used the
collected information to send hundreds of cease-and-desist letters,
despite
the fact that Gnutella and other similar programs can be used for
noninfringing purposes. Yet despite the intimidating language contained
in
these letters, MPAA attorney Ken Jacobsen claimed that his group was
merely
trying "trying to do is educate the population about what is appropriate,
both from an ethical standpoint and from a legal standpoint."
Numerous companies (including Microsoft) have launched analogous efforts
around the world-efforts have also led to new legislation in several
European nations, including Hungary. These attempts have renewed concerns
about the future of online free speech in the face of intellectual
property-based strictures.
For more on the threats leveled at Prof. Felton, read "Researchers cave
in
to SDMI legal threat," Associated Press, Apr. 26, 2001 at
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5737707.html
See also Elizabeth Wasserman, "Breaking the Code Crackers," The Industry
Standard, May 7, 2001 issue at
http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,24076,00.html
Read Lisa M. Bowman, "Broadband fans busted over Gnutella," CNet News,
Apr.
17, 2001 at
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5641576.html
For more about Ranger Online spyware, visit
http://www.rangerinc.com/1/index.htm
For more on new EU copyright restrictions, see Thomas C. Greene, "EU
Sanctifies copyrights a la DMCA," The Register (UK), Apr. 11, 2001 at
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/18255.html
For more on Microsoft/police copyright efforts, read Glenn Simpson,
"Microsoft urges global antipiracy effort," Wall Street Journal, Apr. 2,
2001 at
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2703424,00.html
For additional details on harsh Hungarian copyright laws, see John
Horvath,
"Criminal Society," Heise Telepolis, Mar. 24, 2001 at
http://www.heise.de/tp/english/inhalt/te/7211/1.html
See also Matt Ford, "Big Brother on track to find the pirates," Fairfax
IT,
Apr. 9, 2001 at
http://it.mycareer.com.au/software/20010409/A35305-2001Apr9.html
================================================
[12] Internet usage worldwide varies heavily
================================================
New studies indicate that much of the world is coming online, but
progress
has been uneven.
This is particularly true in Africa, according to statistics compiled by
the
International Telecommunications Union. Somalia, for example, only has
about
200 Internet users out of a population of over 7 million people. South
Africa, on the other hand, has 1.8 million cybercitizens-roughly 60% of
all
Internet users on the continent. Indeed, outside of South Africa, less
than
0.2% of the population is connected to the Information Superhighway.
In other parts of the globe, the Internet has grown at higher rates. This
is
particularly true in Europe; home Internet use (as measured by time spent
online) has tripled in France and Spain and nearly doubled in the United
Kingdom. Another nation experiencing an Internet boom is Korea, which has
been helped by a surge in wireless websurfers. South Korea also has the
world's highest rate of broadband connectivity-a rate that is more double
that of the United States.
Read Jenny Sinclair, "Why the Internet is out of Africa," Fairfax IT,
Apr.
9, 2001 at
http://it.mycareer.com.au/e-commerce/20010409/A35302-2001Apr9.html
For more on burgeoning European Internet usage, read Steve Gold,
"Internet
Usage Increasing in Europe, Despite Downturn," Newsbytes, May 2, 2001 at
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/165210.html
See also "European Net traffic rockets," Reuters, Mar. 28, 2001 at
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/newsbursts/0,7407,2702024,00.html
For more on the growth of the Internet in Britain, read Julia Snoddy, "UK
Net user numbers grow despite dot.coms crash," The Guardian, Apr. 24,
2001
at
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,477523,00.ht
ml
p://www
p://www
Read "OECD
2001
"OECD
at
1
"OECD
http://www
tp://www
See also "
2001 at
"
http://www
tp://www
For more o
multimedia
http://www
tp://www
See also "
Herald,
"
Apr. 18, 2
http://www
tp://www
==========
[13] Whist
==========
Will a new
ll a new
The Britis
specifical
targeted a
without
a
fear of re
warnings o
any
ings o
fees. Afte
teams of c
advice.
c
vice.
c
Raj Bairol
importance
lot
rtance
has not be
nothing in
groups, in
employees
However, t
major
r, t
companies
Indeed,
s
George Sta
efforts
ta
at helping
because th
"is
use th
not high e
t high e
See Michae
Financial
http://glo
ery
://glo
=Forensic+
orensic+
See also M
Apr. 11, 2
http://new
liv
://new
e=true&tag
true&tag
==========
[14] Austr
==========
Does Austr
material?
terial?
That's wha
years ago,
that,
ago,
depending
guidelines
Adult them
...suicide
and
uicide
alcohol de
issues" wo
sues" wo
The plan t
government
million
nt
of Austral
first thre
April
thre
indicates
backers st
December
t
2000, the
Broadcasti
content Do
year.
t Do
ar.
t Do
According
scheme
ng
has been a
Electronic
Australian
government
to
ernment
content fi
that
nt fi
could larg
trumpets t
that's mer
doing is m
is
ng is m
for childr
r childr
The report
http://www
tp://www
For press
Censors,"
Wired News
http://www
tp://www
==========
[15] Cyber
==========
Despite in
European c
ropean c
Under this
that might
conduct re
telecommun
allow law
security i
could pres
records on
Furthermor
copyright
sections t
inflammato
against
to
Yahoo rega
hoo rega
The treaty
McNamee
ty
of the Eur
that the t
data, and
his
, and
group and
There are
which
are
the entire
Internatio
treaty
tio
"the worst
government
assembly a
of
embly a
an experts
early as J
rly as J
European n
cybercrime
government
that
nment
are broadl
penalties
officials
punishment
sentences.
ntences.
For more o
step close
http://www
tp://www
For German
Cybercrime
http://www
tp://www
Read Karnj
Hearing,"
Bangkok Po
http://www
tp://www
Further de
McAuliffe,
"Australia
http://www
tp://www
See also D
Mar.
lso D
28, 2001 a
http://it.
tp://it.
==========
[16] iRobo
==========
Who wants
o wants
That's wha
This
s wha
device, ac
that
e, ac
can be con
action
con
camera and
collected
Computer u
entire
r u
package is
but is als
Research A
purposes.
rposes.
The compan
situations
where we a
the
e we a
past. For
your
For
house, you
lot of cam
being
cam
watched or
not
hed or
apply to i
later
to i
assertions
power of t
room
of t
when you a
privacy po
to
vacy po
track user
collection
llection
The iRobot
http://www
tp://www
Further co
http://www
tp://www
See Peter
http://www
Q4K
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IV3?doc_id
ies
doc_id
.jhtml.1_A
html.1_A
Read Eric
http://abc
tp://abc
==========
[17] Beiji
==========
Mainland C
appears to
pears to
Reports in
box"
ts in
system to
emerge,
o
the device
airline
ce
cockpit da
allow
t da
Chinese of
opponents
ponents
The entire
developed
server of
transmissi
material,
its
rial,
successor
months
or
as being s
reiterated
General Jo
neral Jo
See "China
Mar. 20, 2
http://www
tp://www
For more o
Urge
ore o
Ashcroft T
http://www
tp://www
==========
[18] New B
==========
The Britis
causing
is
concern am
ncern am
British Ho
Crime
h Ho
Unit. This
enforcemen
crimes tha
not readil
regarding
The
rding
entire ent
tire ent
The move i
to
move i
the sweepi
Regulation
of Investi
requires
i
the creati
providers
the
iders
online act
will
e act
enable gov
activities
of private
Liberties
UK (a GILC
arm
a GILC
of the law
on
the law
them for d
aired
or d
over an an
er an an
See Mark W
18,
Mark W
2001 at
W
http://new
tp://new
Read Sarah
Unlimited,
Apr. 18, 2
http://www
ml
p://www
p://www
See also J
On
also J
Intercepti
http://www
tp://www
==========
[19] Euro
==========
More detai
surveillan
system.
an
stem.
an
A committe
States
tte
in an atte
popularly
used to de
from
to de
around the
Security A
Reports su
faxes, and
xes, and
Fears abou
to
rs abou
form a tem
few
a tem
weeks ago,
threat to
&
reat to
Cyber-Libe
allegation
are true,
being moni
particular
concerned
intercepte
stored and
ored and
Afterwards
a
terwards
fact-findi
politician
director
n
of the Ele
welcomed
e
the move a
officials
visit
als
is schedul
schedul
For more o
McCullagh,
http://www
tp://www
A statemen
under
emen
http://www
tp://www
The agenda
http://www
ig=
://www
tempcom
ww
mpcom
ww
Other rela
http://www
.ht
://www
m
t
://www
t
://www
Press cove
continues
http://www
tp://www
For furthe
http://www
tp://www
==========
[20] US-EU
==========
Contracts
some resis
me resis
The Europe
standards
plan, know
users how
collected.
Concerned
and
erned
could refu
self-regul
Safe
regul
Harbor cou
Moreover,
these rule
many
rule
European n
ropean n
This compr
trade
ompr
war betwee
US
betwee
President
are
ident
designed t
called
d t
the draft
with
raft
real world
Commission
on
mission
a total, c
Commission
is doing.
data
ing.
from the E
contracts
ntracts
See Glenn
Journal, M
http://www
tp://www
See Perone
US
Perone
clash over
Financial
http://glo
tp://glo
==========
[21] Micro
==========
How would
computer s
mputer s
That's app
Hailstorm
individual
This
idual
informatio
including
and
uding
send files
the update
institutio
stitutio
Many obser
plans,
ser
as well as
stored wit
letting Mi
issuing pa
consumers.
Skeptics a
allowed "M
modify,
"M
copy, dist
reproduce,
publish, s
virtually
its
ually
policy to
Microsoft
crosoft
Hailstorm
concerns.
version of
Tags. Thes
files
Thes
(such as s
used as a
Microsoft'
embrace of
latest
of
version of
Center (EP
protocol t
their priv
flaws
priv
in both In
server
In
software,
ftware,
For furthe
Ward,
rthe
"Microsoft
2001
osoft
at
1
osoft
http://new
tp://new
For more o
what
ore o
Melissa di
http://www
tp://www
For more o
Your
ore o
ID Manager
http://was
tp://was
Further de
experts ri
http://www
tp://www
See also L
Washington
http://was
tp://was
For more o
Delio, "IE
http://www
tp://www
For more o
"Privacy
o
terms revi
http://new
tp://new
Further de
John
er de
Lettice, "
Register (
http://www
tp://www
==========
[22] EBay
==========
Should con
ould con
Many exper
EBay. The
allow
The
the compan
of
compan
circumstan
firm.
stan
The move c
in
move c
its privac
informatio
bought
tio
or sold as
sold as
Not surpri
advocates.
(EPIC-a GI
these prac
States
rac
Federal Tr
informatio
prohibitio
against un
standard."
andard."
The revise
e revise
Read Jeffr
2001
Jeffr
at
1
Jeffr
http://www
tp://www
See also D
5,
also D
2001 at
D
http://www
tp://www
==========
[23] Biome
==========
Your compu
ur compu
That's the
users
the
login with
against ar
a
ainst ar
match. The
monitoring
addition,
system adm
their
adm
systems an
stems an
stems an
While the
unclear wh
protection
BioPasswor
regular ba
that
ar ba
have plagu
between di
users. The
may have a
devices
a
seem to al
there are
Internet
privacy.
ivacy.
See Carlos
Washington
http://was
tp://was
The BioPas
http://www
tp://www
==========
[24] EU pa
==========
Concerns o
internatio
ternatio
The Europe
of
Europe
Data Prote
issued
ote
an opinion
other
nion
things, th
are
gs, th
excluded f
informatio
the
rmatio
language o
purpose
o
to be used
be used
In respons
European e
not
pean e
go to the
trading po
many
ng po
EU Member
areas of p
group's fi
also annou
talk in or
However,
r
Australia
burdens
a
on busines
busines
To read th
http://eur
.ht
://eur
m
t
://eur
t
://eur
To read th
visit
d th
http://law
tp://law
==========
[25] Doubl
==========
Recent eve
ever
t eve
do enough
enough
Officials
invaded it
shutdown a
perpetrato
but
etrato
claimed th
networks."
tworks."
The breach
privacy la
admission
placing
n
digital id
hard
al id
drive, whi
collected
DoubleClic
contained
Direct. Do
public
Do
criticism.
claiming t
and Federa
the
Federa
dismissal.
smissal.
See "Doubl
http://www
tp://www
See also M
Privacy Ca
http://www
tp://www
==========
[26] Germa
==========
Watch out
government
you.
nment
u.
nment
German gov
claiming
v
that they
this sweep
charges th
officials
residences
and that i
the
that i
Internet.
German
t.
law to lis
w to lis
In additio
plans to a
Interior M
government
offending
webpages,
later trie
be
er trie
targeted s
very
ted s
difficult
possibilit
what crite
targeted.
rgeted.
These stat
Mueller-Ma
expected g
outside of
that any i
with being
planet. Of
normally
f
that's not the be
at's not the be
Read Adam Tanner, "Germany Cracks Down on Internet Nazi Mus
Reuters, Apr. 10, 2001 at
Cracks Down on Internet Nazi Mus
http://www.infowar.com/law/01/law_041001d_j.shtml
Nazi Mus
tp://www.infowar.com/law/01/law_041001d_j.shtml
Nazi Mus
See also Steve Kettmann, "German Pol Backtracks on Hack," Wired News
Apr.
lso Steve Kettmann, "German Pol Backtracks on Hack," Wired News
10, 2001 at
ve Kettmann, "German Pol Backtracks on Hack," Wired News
http://www.wired.com/ne
tp://www.wired.com/ne
For original story, see Frank Patalong, "Mit Hackermoden gegen Neonazis,"
Der Spiegel, Apr. 6, 2001 at
Patalong, "Mit Hackermoden ge
http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/politik/0,1518,126921,00.html
tp://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/politik/0,1518,126921,00.html
For background information, see Thomas C. Greene, "German may strike Naz
sites with DoS attacks," The Register (UK), Apr. 9, 2001 at
y strike
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/18200.html
, 2001 at
y strike
tp://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/18200.html
, 2001 at
y strike
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y strike
[27] Privacy surveys reflect public unease
===============
y strike
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Recent studies suggest that people ma
their privacy online, but they don't like what t
threats
ivacy online, but they don't like w
are becoming more prevalent.
y don't like w
e becoming more prevalent.
y don't like
In a report from the Pew Internet & Ameri
majority
rt from the Pew Internet & Ameri
of respondents (62%) wanted stronger laws t
surveillance. Furthermore, two thirds
necessarily
Furthermore, two thirds
trust the government to do the right thing when
and nearly 80% of participants were worried
the
nearly 80% of participants were worried
study also showed some confusion about specif
privacy, and that there is a need fo
subject. For example, only about 20% of responden
United
For example, only about 20% of r
States government's Carnivore spyware sys
Privacy
overnment's Carnivore spyware sys
Times commented that the "public's simply not awa
Carnivore and the likelihood it will be abused if it'
[U.S.
ore and the likelihood it will be abused if it'
Federal Bureau of Investigations] proposes."
d if it'
deral Bureau of Investigations] proposes."
d
Meanwhile, a report from the American Managemen
workplace surveillance is growing. According to th
4
rkplace surveillance is growing. Accordi
out of 5 major companies intercept their w
other Internet transmissions. This percentage
industries, particularly financial firms (such
of
ustries, particularly financial fi
surveyed companies snoop on their emp
contrast
companies snoop on their emp
with numbers compiled just four years ago, when about 35% of the firms
participating in the study carr
activities.
g in the study carr
tivities.
g in the study carr
For more on the AMA study, see Romy Ribitzky, "Corporate Snooping on s
Rise,"
e on the AMA study, see Romy Ribitzky, "Corporate Snooping on s
ABCNews.com (US), Apr. 18, 2001 at
Ribitzky, "Corporate Snooping on s
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/DailyNews/snooping_010418.html
tp://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/DailyNews/snooping_010418.html
For further details regarding the Pew report, see Robert O'Harrow, tml
"Opinion
er details regarding the Pew report, see Robert O'Harrow, tml
Split on Web Privacy," Washington Post, Apr. 3, 2001, page E12, at
tml
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28560-2001Apr2.html
at
tp://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28560-2001Apr2.html
at
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tml
at
[28] Sales problems for invasive CueCat, TiVo devices
====
tml
at
==========================================================
tml
at
Can privacy concerns hurt sales?
=========================
tml
at
n privacy concerns hurt sales?
=========================
tml
at
That's some people are wondering in light of the struggles faced by two
controversial Web products. One of them, CueCat, allows users to s
special
triggering their computers into accessing websites for more informati
However, scientists discovered that CueCats include special informati
individualized
ists discovered that CueCats include special informati
serial numbers that allow the tracking of computer users as they surf th
Internet and the creation of highly detailed profiles regarding thei
behavior. Indeed, the maker of CueCats, Digital Convergence, has admitte
that it "is responsible for the creation and analysis of the largest
t
consumer database that provides the unique combination of Web tracking
with
mer database that provides the unique combination of Web tracking
all forms of media." Worse still, Digital Convergence suffered a security
breach several months ago that revealed personal information fi
nearly
several months ago that revealed personal information fi
140 000 users, including such data as customer names, email addresses and
postal codes.
including such data as custom
stal codes.
including such data as custom
Since these revelations, Digital Convergence has suffered serious ses and
ma
problems. While 3 million CueCats have been given to consumers,
about
ms. While 3 million CueCats have been given to consumers,
100 000 people have actually used them, and even those people tend not t
swipe CueCats very often (ave
month, the company withdrew its plans to publicly offer stoc
that
, the company withdrew its plans to publicly offer stoc
the market environment would be too hostile to such a move.
e market environment would be too hostile to such a move.
The other product, TiVo, is personal video recorder with Internet
connections that includes such features as allowi
broadcasts within seconds and advanced programmin
researchers have determined that the device collects detailed infor
about users' viewing habits and sends this data back t
through the Information Superhighway. While the manufacturer claims tha
these profiles were anonymized, a report from the Privacy Foundation
t
indicated that the data collected did in fact contain identifying
on
t
information (including the serial number of the individual user's on
t
machine).
n (including the serial number of the individual user's on
t
These revelations led several prominent United States Congressmen to call
for a government investigation into possible
while the number of subscribers continues the climb, the increases were ,
not
e the number of subscribers continues the climb, the increases wer
enough to dissuade the company from laying off nearly 25% of its worke
in
ugh to dissuade the company from laying off nearly 25% of its worke
an effort to cut costs.
ompany from laying off nearly 25% of its worke
effort to cut costs.
ompany from laying off nearly 25% of its worke
See Gwendolyn Mariano, "CueCats sent to the litter box," ZDNet News, Mar.
29, 2001 at
n Mariano, "CueCats sent to the litter box," ZDNet News,
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5080362,00.html
News,
tp://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5080362,00.html
News,
The Privacy Foundation report on TiVo is posted under
00.html
News,
http://www.privacyfoundation.org/privacywatch/report.asp?id=62&action=
tp://www.privacyfoundation.org/privacywatch/r
To read the Congressmen's letter on TiVo privac
http://www.house.gov/commerce_democrats/press/107ltr30.htm
click
ti
tp://www.house.gov/comme
For more on TiVo financial
business plan, sheds workers," CNet News, Apr. 5
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5520991.html
tp://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5520991.html
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[29] Digital hospital sparks privacy concerns
====
===============================================
Concerned about the privacy of your medical
better if they were all posted online?
ical
tter if they were all posted online?
ical
HealthSouth is building a digital hospital that will have devices to
it
lthSouth is building a digital hosp
easier to store such details in comput
ray
er to store such details in comput
machines, an internal wireless data transfer system and portable ti
computers
an internal wireless data transfer system and portable ti
for every employee. All of this information will be added to fully
automated
employee. All of this information will be added to fully
electronic patient databases. HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy boas
"What
onic
we're doing now is making a reality out of something that many people
have
doing now is making a reality out of something that many people
talked about, but no one has attempted."
f something that many peopl
lked about, but no one has attempted."
f something that many peopl
However, experts from both the medical and computer programming comm
have expressed reservations about whether sufficient steps have bee
taken
xpressed reservations about whether sufficient steps have bee
to protect the privacy of these records. Dr. Henry Vitelle, a New Yor
obstetrician, worries that "With all of the stories we hear about how
this
trician, worries that "With all of the stories we hear about how
website and that government computer system was hacked into, how can I
feel
te and that government computer system was hacked into, how can I
good about putting my patients' medical records online? I don't feel
I
comfortable about having records somewhere that they could be tamper
with
rtable about having records somewhere that they could be tamp
by some joyriding hacker with no sense of the havoc he could cause
These
e joyriding hacker with no sense of the havoc he could cause
fears are in part based on the protocol that will be used by HealthSou
for
s are in part based on the protocol that will be used by HealthSou
its internal wireless system-a protocol that has been described by at
least
ternal wireless system-a protocol that has been described by at
one group as having "major security flaws."
has been described by at
e group as having "major security flaws."
has been described by at
Similar concerns are being aired over a recent proposal Down Under. The
Australian Practice Incentives Program has been altered so that th
Federal
an Practice Incentives Program has been altered so that th
government will pay medical practitioners to send patient data through
email. The plan is designed to entice medical professionals to make gh
greater
he plan is design
use of computing technolo
require doctors to protect this data (such as by using encryption) do n
against
doctors to protect this data (such as by using encryption) do n
possible interception. Prue Power from the Australian Medical Associati
argued that rather than pushing this privacy issue aside, "the Federal
Government ought to be very concerned that one of its program
providing financial incentives for GPs to send clinical information
insecure manner."
incentives fo
secure manner."
incentives fo
For more about Australian online health pri
Dearne,
about Australian online he
"Prescribing a privacy cure," Austr
http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1948560%5E501,00
htm
l
See also Karen Dearne, "Doctors paid for 'insecure' emails," Australian
IT,
also Karen Dearne, "Doctors paid for 'insecure' emails," Australian
http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1900441%5E442,00.
htm
://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1900441%5E442,00.
l
m
://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1900441%5E442,00.
m
://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1900441%5E442,00.
For more on HealthSouth, read Michelle Delio, "How Secure Is Digital
,00.
Hospital?" Wir
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,42656,00.html
Is Digital
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tp://www.wired.com/new
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[30] Upcoming Japan privacy conferences
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Is Digital
Two meetings wil
in
meetings wil
the field of data privacy.
n Tokyo this month to discuss emerging trends
e field of data
The first meeting
place
rst meeting
on May 6 and will consist of two sessions. In the afternoon, several nd
experts
and will consist of two sessions. In the afternoon, several nd
will give presentations on the recently enacted Japanese Wiretapping Law,
Biometrics, IC cards and other High-tech privacy issues. Takao Saito, the
author of "Privacy Crisis" will give the keynote
Society and Privacy in Japan." The evening sess
discussions between the presenters. The event i
coalition of civil society groups, including Japanese Networkers aga
Surveillance Taskforce (NaST-a GILC member), Privacy Action, the Jap
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The second meeting, scheduled for the evening of May 21, will explore
numerous emerging privacy issues, particularly the ramifications of e
various
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cybercrime proposals from around the world. This session will feature
several speakers, including Barry Steinhardt, Associate Director of
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU-a GILC member), and Toshimar
from NaST.
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