Liberty Conference

A recent survey discussed in Brian Krebs blog on the Washington Post site shows that many Americans are unaware of the level of security on their computers.  I would be curious to hear thoughts on the privacy implications that might result from this level of unawareness.
Cyber Security Month info abounds in cyberspace.  Here are a few links:

Multi-State [...]

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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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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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Today’s New York Times editorial page criticizes the increasing Congressional focus on the Internet as a place that “promotes radicalization and terrorism.”  It is interesting that the cover story of the Magazine Section is written by Emily Gould, a moderately famous blogger, and focuses on the idea of “oversharing”, a buzzword for a lack of self-censorship.  Both [...]

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