ABCNEWS.com : Push Begins for Ten Commandments in School.
"I don't recognize the Supreme Court's laws any more than I recognize city laws. It is the views of the majority of the people that counts," said Bob Givens, president of the Val Verde Board of Education. In the town of Perris, Calif., the Val Verde school board decided to post the Ten Commandments in school district offices but not in classrooms.
BBC News | Sci/Tech | Police net powers switched.
The contentious proposal suggests powers to allow the police to monitor suspicious internet activity in the same way that they can tap phone calls. But it was said it would also force people to hand over the software key to encrypted data and convict them if they did not. This suggested reversal of the burden of proof has been heavily criticised.
Salon Technology | Playing God.
Scary eugenics documents from the turn of the century shine a disturbing light on ethical dilemmas raised by genetic testing.
Political News from Wired News - Expanding the DNA Database.
US police may soon have the cash they need to accelerate their DNA fingerprinting efforts, courtesy of the federal government.
A number of states -- Louisiana and New York -- are moving toward collecting DNA samples from every single individual arrested, no matter how minor the crime," says David Banisar, co-author of the Electronic Privacy Papers.
For Louisiana and New York, that was arrested not convicted. Lots of innocent folks are arrested and then released. Think of all those political protests.
Political News from Wired News - ACLU to Spy on Echelon.
The American Civil Liberties Union has focused its eye on an international electronic surveillance system that allegedly eyeballs regular citizens.
Crypto-Gram.
November 15, 1999 by Bruce Schneier Founder and CTO Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. A free monthly newsletter providing summaries, analyses, insights, and commentaries on computer security and cryptography.
ACLU Press Release: 11-16-99 -- ACLU Launches Web Site On Global Surveillance System.
Administered by the American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU) - Echelon Watch.
Echelon is perhaps the most powerful intelligence gathering organization in the world. Reports suggest that this network is being used to spy on private citizens everywhere, including on the Internet. This site is designed to encourage public discussion of this potential threat to civil liberties, and to urge the governments of the world to protect our rights.
Now you can get your Echelon information from a source that you trust. Echelonwatch is administered by the ACLU in conjunction with the Free Congress Foundation, the Electronic Privacy Information Center(EPIC), Cyber-Rights and Cyber-Liberties (UK) and the Omega Foundation.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Echelon
Slashdot | Your Rights Online | ACLU Launches Echelonwatch.
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