“Open Letter by Members of Global Openness Community welcoming President Obama’s Initiative on Transparency” The undersigned organizations, which work around the world to promote the right of access to information, welcome the steps taken by…
Justices Reject Pornography Law: “The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider attempts to revive a 1998 law intended to protect children from Internet pornography.” (Via NYT > Child Pornography.)
A Win for Free Speech Online: “Society has a legitimate interest in keeping sexually explicit material away from minors. But as the courts have repeatedly emphasized, it cannot be done through a sweeping censorship regime.”…
NSA whistleblower: Warrantless wiretaps targeted journos: “ Door to room 641A cracked open Russell Tice has dropped another bombshell. More than two years after he leaked the existence of the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping program to…
U.S. Appeals Court Upholds 1st CP-Anime Conviction Under PROTECT Act – XBIZ.com By Rhett Pardon, Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 RICHMOND, Va — A federal appeals panel has affirmed the first child-porn cartoon conviction under the…
Jump in FBI child porn cases leads to lab backlog – Yahoo! News Fri Jan 23, 2009 WASHINGTON – The FBI’s stepped-up effort to fight Internet child pornography has led to an evidence backlog in…
FOXNews.com – 6 Pennsylvania Teens Charged With Cell Phone ‘Sexting’ Tuesday, January 13, 2009 GREENSBURG, Pa. — Three teenage girls who allegedly sent nude or semi-nude cell phone pictures of themselves, and three male classmates…
Obama insists on FOI: “ iPrez tells gov agencies to spill New US president Barack Obama has ordered government agencies to release more information under that country’s Freedom of Information Act, reversing the previous administration’s…
U.S. Surveillance Society Running Rampant: “The U.S. government has doled out about $300 million in grants to local governments that have used the money to create a nationwide surveillance society filled with electronic cameras. The…
Child Porn Laws Used Against Kids Who Photograph Themselves: “Civil-liberties advocates and child-protection groups warn that law enforcement authorities are misusing laws against child porn, by targeting the very people the laws are supposed to…