IFAction News Roundup, June 22 — 28, 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 June 22 — June 28, 2014.
Filtering, Censorship, Whistle blowing, Free Press, and Free Speech Articles
Supreme Court Strikes Down Abortion Clinic ‘Buffer Zone’ Law
Carnegie medal under fire after ‘vile and dangerous’ Bunker Diary wins
Celebrate the Freedom to Read With CBLDF’s New Banned Books Week Handbook!
North Korea threatens war on US over Kim Jong-un movie
Filtered-down access: an uncensored look at technology and the LGBT community
Access, the Digital Divide, Net Neutrality, and Intellectual Property Protection Articles
Gay Dem: Internet can be ‘salvation’
Mayors Strongly Back Network Neutrality
New York and Chicago Libraries Loan Hot Spots like Books
Aereo Defeat Sets Up Bigger, Broader Fight for TV
Privacy, Surveillance, Hacking, and Cybersecurity Articles
Supreme Court Says Phones Can’t Be Searched Without a Warrant
Why the Supreme Court May Finally Protect Your Privacy in the Cloud
U.S. NSA granted extension to collect bulk phone data
Facial recognition proposal lacks privacy protections, advocate says