Liberty Conference

Today’s New York Times has an editorial concerning Congressional reaction to the issue of “libel tourism.”  “Libel tourism” refers to the suing of American authors because the Internet makes copies of their books available in countries with weaker protections on free speech.  The term was discussed previously on this page. 

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The following is the text of a letter from the National Taxpayers Union to the the United States Senate.  The letter contains a claim of the potential for equal protections being weaked without Senate action.  How does the letter link Internet taxes to equal protections?
March 17, 2004
An Open Letter to the U.S. Senate: S. 150, [...]

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I came across this picture while looking for information to post, and it made me pause. What does this graphic have to say about civil liberties and the digital context? From what point of view does it approach emerging information technology?
 

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Local news outlets have been reporting that the Monroe County website has made Social Security numbers accessible online.  Below are links to several local news stories about this situation.  What are the risks and rewards of online record keeping?  What impact does party politics play in the privacy issue?

Democrat and Chronicle article
WHAM 13 coverage
WHEC 10 coverage
WROC 8 [...]

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A very interesting piece is found online at the New York Times website about the Internet and its effects on free speech.  While the Internet has been a boon to free speech worldwide, it can also cause some headaches.   The quote below gives a pretty good summary of the point of the article, but I encourage folks to read [...]

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The following is a TED talkon the immediate future of the Internet from Wired executive editor Kevin Kelly.  It should give everyone some perspective of where digital technology might be headed.

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