minilinks for 2007-09-07: "

• At Rapleaf, Your Personals Are Public
  A new generation of search engines scans personal data from social networking sites.
• Open Government Without Shutting Doors
  The draft 'European Convention on Access to Official Documents' has serious flaws.
• Ballot Machines Malfunction in Scotland
  More than 140,000 ballots were apparently spoilt in Scottish Parliamentary elections.
• California Blocks RFID Implants in Workers
  The State Senate votes to ban 'forced tagging of humans.'
• New Business Models in the Recording Industry
  The new head of Columbia Records has some interesting ideas.
• Know Your Rights, These Are Your Rights
  What should you do when the RIAA comes calling?
• Debating the First Sale Doctrine
  EFF Senior Staff Attorney Fred Von Lohmann in a podcast discussion of 'promo CD' sales.
• Science Fiction Writers of America Abuses the DMCA
  A Cory Doctorow novel and other non-infringing works were ordered taken down by the SFWA.
• Is It a Bird, or Is It a Plane?
  The UK is using unmanned drone helicopters for festival surveillance.
• Cute, Orwellian Cartoon Cops
  Animated virtual cops are policing the web in China.

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