Articles tagged as "freedom"

Outlawing Encryption Under Patriot Ii
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3 Mar 2003 • 1 min read
Google Removes Quot Illegal Quot Site From Its Index On Request
Seth Finkelstein has details on a troubling case about someone in Chester county in the UK complaining to google about a site run by someone calling themselves “Chester the Molester” as an illegal paedophile site that they found by searching for “Chester Guide” on google. The site, in fact, was not illegal at all but a list of “sick humor” that included a link to a humor article entitled, “Chester’s guide to: picking up little girls”.
3 Mar 2003 • 1 min read
Truth in music on its way?
Senator Ron Wyden (D) from Oregon is pitching a simple idea to lead to a market-driven solution to the DRM problems being imposed on consumers: to require music companies to disclose to consumers the restrictions they will impose on the consumer’s use of the product.
3 Mar 2003 • 1 min read
Viacom won't run anti War ads
With all of the millions of protesters out there this weekend, you would think that Viacom would not be opposed to a fairly popular viewpoint being broadcast. However, they have refused to run an anti-war ad by MoveOn.org and have given an alleged lame rationale.
15 Feb 2003 • 1 min read
Aba Taking A Stand Against Bush Administration
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13 Feb 2003 • 1 min read
Patriot 2 Encryption An Aggravating Circumstance
Declan McCullagh asks a good question on the cryptography list:
13 Feb 2003 • 1 min read