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Minnesota librarians push to curb NSA snooping
“With mass collection of private data, whether library records or cellphone activity, the decision on privacy has been taken away from the individual. The potential harm comes from not knowing what has been collected or how it will be used.” Great quote from Kirsten Clark, our own Regional FDLP Librarian at the University of Minnesota. […]
Lunchtime listen: Does The Patriot Act Violate Free Speech?
I found this NPR story this morning very interesting. The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case that pits an individual's right of free speech and association against USAPA. The case is being brought by the nonprofit Humanitarian Law Project. Too bad the briefs for this case aren't publicly available yet (at least not on FindLaw :-( ). This would be a slam dunk for the Humanitarian Law Project if their name was followed by "LLC."
New PATRIOT Act Report to Congress from DOJ IG Now Available
New online is the, "Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, Special Report, March 2007." The document comes from the Inspector General at the U.S. Dept. of Justice. The HTML version is here. PDF version (14 pages) here. Continue reading
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