[CLUE-Talk] Privacy and after the September 11th attack.
Kevin Cullis
kevincu at orci.com
Thu Oct 11 22:33:17 MDT 2001
Thought in light of the September 11th attack, this might be of interest
to someone.
Kevin
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> Tech Soundings: Rival startups blaze divergent trails to
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> * The Biotech Boom: Revenge of the neurons
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> JUST DOING THEIR JOBS
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> I talked this week with Lee Tien and Seth Schoen, both of
> the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), about privacy and
> electronic surveillance in the wake of September 11. The
> question: must we give up privacy and freedom as government
> agencies work to tighten the screws on terrorism?
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> Lee, an attorney for the EFF, says yes, it is inevitable --
> unless we carefully monitor what the agencies are doing.
> Speaking my language, he makes the point that government is
> entrepreneurial: any strong agency will take advantage of
> the right situation to further its mission. The mission of
> the FBI, for example, is to catch bad guys, not to protect
> privacy. Given a chance to increase its powers, it's to be
> expected that it will try to widely deploy new tools like
> the ISP snoop Carnivore.
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> Fortunately, both police and legislature in this country are
> ultimately counterbalanced by the courts, which can compel
> agencies to honor the U.S. Constitution, in particular the
> 4th Amendment.
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> Initiatives like Carnivore are dangerous but not inherently
> wrong. Criminals use technology, and so can police. What
> remains to be seen is whether technology can serve both
> national interests and constitutional rights.
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> - Rafe Needleman
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> C O M P A N I E S
> * The Electronic Frontier Foundation
> http://www.eff.org
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> * The Federal Bureau of Investigation
> http://www.fbi.gov
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> * Supreme Court of the United States
> http://www.supremecourtus.gov
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> * Narus (makes a Carnivore-like product)
> http://www.narus.com
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> * The Center for Democracy and Technology
> http://www.cdt.org
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> R E L A T E D S T O R I E S
> * Open Letter: We need an online privacy bill of rights
> http://www.redherring.com/story_redirect.asp?layout=story_generic&doc_id=RH1580017358&channel=70000007
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> * Harboring doubts
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> * Software agents get smart
> http://www.redherring.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=1480018148&channel=10000001
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> * Tales from the crypt
> http://www.redherring.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=1920017392&channel=10000001
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> * Catch of the Day: Pennies for privacy
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> * Catch of the Day: Verifying passengers
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> * Catch of the Day: No matter what, the lawyers win
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> * Catch of the Day: Laptops that take care of themselves
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> T E C H N O L O G Y
> The DNA Copyright Institute wants to protect DNA from
> unauthorized cloning use, but the U.S. Copyright Office
> isn't sold on the idea.
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> * Keeping your DNA all in the family
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> V E N T U R E C A P I T A L
> Softbank Venture Capital is trying to leave its bad
> experiences with Internet companies in the past, and look
> ahead to more traditional tech deals.
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> * Reload: After dot-bombing, SBVC rebuilds
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> I N V E S T O R
> ONI Systems, which has kept its promises on both its
> technology and its financials, is the ugly stepchild of the
> optical networking market.
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> * ONI Systems gets no respect
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