IFAction News Roundup, July 13 — July 19, 2014
The Office for Intellectual Freedom sponsors IFAction, an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. Click here to subscribe to this list. For an archive of all list postings since 1996, visit the IF Action archive. Below is a sample of articles from July 13 — July 19, 2014.
Filtering, Censorship, Whistle blowing, Free Press, and Free Speech Articles
E-mails show NSA monitored destruction of Snowden data at The Guardian
Appeals Court Rejects D.C. Teacher’s Speech-Retaliation Suit
Swedish court upholds arrest warrant for Julian Assange
After public outcry, Singapore backpedals on destruction of 2 gay-themed book titles
VA uses patient privacy to go after whistleblowers, critics say
Access, the Digital Divide, Net Neutrality, and Intellectual Property Protection Articles
Keeping Track of the Open Internet Comments Submitted to the FCC
FCC swamped with last-minute comments on net neutrality
Democrats push to make the Internet a utility
Net neutrality, a Trojan horse for increased government control of the Internet
Close The Libraries And Buy Everyone An Amazon Kindle Unlimited Subscription
Privacy, Surveillance, Hacking, and Cybersecurity Articles
NSA: Releasing Snowden Emails Would Violate His Privacy
$20M Facebook Ad Deal Violates Privacy Laws, Parents Say
UN Human Rights Report Confirms Government Surveillance Violates Privacy Rights
ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation Join Idaho Mom’s Legal Challenge to NSA Surveillance
NSA Responds To Snowden Claim That Intercepted Nude Pics ‘Routinely’ Passed Around By Employees