Privacy Digest

miniLinks for 2007-04-24: "

• French E-Voting Is a 'Catastrophe'Widespread complaints after the first use of electronic
  voting machines in the country's presidential election.
• Pandora Chief Mourns Loss of Internet RadioCopyright royalty board is out-of-touch and has destroyed
  90% of Internet radio without understanding what it is,
  says Joe Kennedy, CEO of pandora.com
• Chinese Dissident, Wife Sue Yahoo for ComplicityForeign tort act suit alleges that Yahoo voluntarily
  allowed Chinese government to track and arrest 57-year-old
  Wang Xiaoning.
• Google, Wikipedia Sued By Politician Trying to Silence Critics
  Canadian public figure tries to stop a story by pouring
  censorship gasoline on it.
• No Cookie For You: Government Asked to Halt Google-Doubleclick Deal
  Electronic Privacy Information Center expresses concern
  about the size and reach of the database created by the
  acquisition.
• RIAA Balks at Judge Hearing EFF's Silver TongueRIAA's lawyers are aghast that a judge might consider
  reading an EFF amicus brief in their case.
• Orphan Works in EuropeGoogle, the British Library, and others give their views on
  copyrights versus unclaimed works.
• The .ca in Broadcast TreatyThe Canadian view of WIPO's Broadcast Treaty: 'We haven't
  been able to identify a lot of benefit to Canadian
  broadcasters from the treaty.'
• Online Journalists: Protected by Law or Fair Game?Susan Crawford documents a lively debate at Cardozo on a
  topic close to EFF's heart.
• Digital Freedom UniversityBoston Herald writes about college students' work in
  digital rights.
• Canadian ISP Throttling All Encrypted Traffic?Please submit your packet in plaintext for better
  surveillance services: thank you.
• Bloggers' Search for AnonymityThe BBC puts the case for the untraceable voice.

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