Posts Tagged ‘ Congress ’

EFF Wants Your Help Fighting Telecom Spying Immunity

Jan 30th, 2008 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: Citizen Media, Commentary, General

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and People For the American Way are spearheading the fight against amnesty for telecommunications companies which have illegally spied on Americans over the past six years. They’re asking for bloggers & podcasters to speak out against the proposed immunity legislation.
According to the “Stop The Spying” initiative,
The Bush administration has, [over the [...]

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Congress Wants Starbucks To Spy On You

Dec 6th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the SAFE Act, a bill saying that anyone offering a Wi-Fi connection to the public must report illegal images including “obscene” cartoons and drawings–or face fines of up to $300,000.
The bill covers individuals, coffee shops, libraries, hotels, government agencies, social-networking sites, domain name registrars, Internet service providers, [...]

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