IFAction Round-Up, February 25-March 10, 2013
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 February 25-March 10, 2013.
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Darpa Wants You to Transcribe, and Instantly Recall, All of Your Conversations
Google reveals data on secretive FBI subpoenas
Related:
- Google Says the FBI Is Secretly Spying on Some of Its Customers
- How the FBI uses the Patriot Act to get info on Google user
Good cybersecurity means better privacy
Bill would force cops to get a warrant before reading your e-mail
Supreme Court Dismisses ACLU’s Challenge to NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Law
Related:
- Supreme Court Makes It Harder To Challenge Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
- Justices Turn Back Challenge to Broader U.S. Eavesdropping
- Editorial: Unbridled Secrecy
…more after the break!
Censorship and Free Speech
‘Harlem Shake’ videos lead to school suspensions
At principal’s request, Buffalo middle school to consider banning novel
Follow-up: No book ban: Committee votes not to remove coming-of-age novel from Buffalo school [Buffalo, MO – Intensely Alice]
Despite Limits on Freedom, Foreign Campuses Retain Value, Speakers Say [Dubai]
Federal judge: Public library cannot censor pagan websites [Salem, MO]
Related:
- Judge Orders Public Library Not to Censor Pagan Websites
- Salem Public Library Agrees to Not Filter Websites
NCAC: Rather than Censor Video Games, NJ Library Censors Everything
Obama Administration supports journalist who was arrested after recording cops
Beretta Exec Likens Gun Ban to Book Ban
Feds Say Man Deserved Arrest Because Jacket Said ‘Occupy Everything’ [Washington, DC]
Book ban request fails — again [Flagstaff, AZ – Steve McQueen, King of Cool]
GEICO Pig Angers One Million Moms
Access and Intellectual Property Protection
Global Free Internet Act Introduced In Congress
Google not expected to check every upload says Italian court
Court: Google isn’t liable if your name turns up near something you don’t like
Hispanics Now Closing the Digital Divide
Related: Digital divide is narrowing for Latinos, Pew study says
Maryland Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Bar Schools From Claiming Copyright On Student & Faculty Work
ACLU Demands [Shillington] PA School District Stop Use of Discriminatory Internet Filters
Indian Music Industry Exec Says The Unthinkable: ‘Internet Piracy Is A Good Thing’
Related: ‘Digital is saving, not killing music’ says Sony chief Edgar Berger [Video]
Here’s what an actual “Six Strikes” copyright alert looks like
Related:
- ISPs Shed Light on Plans for ‘Six Strikes’ Copyright Alerts
- Comcast: We Won’t Slow Down or Disconnect Alleged Pirates
- Cablevision to Suspend Repeat Copyright Scofflaws, Comcast to Hijack Browsers
- Verizon policy blog: Copyright Alert System: What Users Need To Know
Freedom of Information Day 2013 (March 15)
Other
Manning, shocked by “the bloodlust,” went with WikiLeaks
West Virginia auditor blasts Cisco, state for “oversized” router buy