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Let's fix computer crime laws to honor Aaron Swartz's memory | EFFector 26.2
In our 629th issue:
Fix Computer Crime Law in Aaron Swartz's Memory
Since the tragic death of Aaron Swartz, people are starting to focus on the draconian U.S. computer crime laws that were misused in his prosecution.
While we have been struggling with problems in the Computer Fraud and
Abuse Act (CFAA) for years, this new attention means we may be able to
get meaningful reform -- but not without a great deal of public support.
Important efforts, like Rep. Zoe Lofgren's proposed "Aaron's Law," do
not go far enough. We've outlined the three most critical fixes that the CFAA needs, and put
together a page where you can contact your legislators to tell them that any proposed solution needs to address all three of these points. Please take action today.
Is It Illegal To Unlock a Phone? The Situation is Better -- and Worse -- Than You Think
Legal protection
for people who unlock their mobile phones for use on other networks
expired last weekend. According to the claims of major U.S. wireless
carriers, unlocking a phone bought after January 26 without your
carrier's permission violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
whether the phone is under contract or not. In a way, this is not as bad
as it sounds. In other ways, it's even worse.
Facebook Graph Search: Privacy Control You Still Don't Have
Facebook's Graph
Search has certainly caused quite a stir since it was first announced
two weeks ago. We wrote earlier about how Graph Search, still in beta,
presents new privacy problems by making shared information discoverable
that previously was hard, if not impossible, to find at a large scale.
Some unwanted search results come from associations with friends and
family -- and are therefore out of your control. We urge Facebook to fix
this problem by letting people opt out.
EFF Updates
After years of
litigation, it appears Stephanie Lenz may have a chance to tell her
story to a jury. Back in 2007, you’ll remember, she posted a video to
YouTube of her son dancing and running around with Prince's “Let's Go
Crazy” playing in the background. Now Judge Jeremy Fogel has issued a
ruling in the case that has sent contradictory signals on the future of
fair use under the DMCA.
Twitter has
released its second semi-annual transparency report, which details every
user data demand, censorship order, and copyright takedown request that
the micro-blogging site received in the second half of 2012. As with
Google's recent transparency report, there was a clear increase in
government demands for user data, with the United States leading by far.
Good news from
Colombia, where the Constitutional Court has struck down a sweeping
copyright enforcement law because Congress had fast tracked the bill and
overstepped various legislative procedures. The Court also ruled on the
constitutionality of the law itself, overruling provisions against the
retransmission of TV content and signals over the Internet as well as
its language on technological protection measures.
One year ago this
month, Internet users of all ages, races, and political stripes
participated in the largest protest in Internet history. Congress was
flooded with millions of emails and phone calls to demand they drop the
Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)—a dangerous bill that would have allowed
corporations and the govenrment to censor large parts of the Web. But
the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, and the fight for Internet
freedom continues. Here’s a look at the top five issues SOPA activists
should focus on next.
In the countries that comprise the “Gulf States,”
citizens are increasingly taking to social media to air their grievances
against government officials, and are also increasingly being arrested,
detained, or harassed for it.
The FBI had to
rewrite the book on its domestic surveillance activities in the wake of
last January's landmark Supreme Court decision in United States v.
Jones. But if you want to see the two memos describing how the FBI has
reacted to Jones -- and the new surveillance techniques the FBI is using
beyond GPS trackers -- you’re out of luck. Though the FBI won’t release
the memos, we do have some information from other sources on the
surveillance techniques federal agents are already using.
miniLinks
We created some
digital shwag to celebrate Internet Freedom Day -- the one year
anniversary of the Internet-wide blackout protests that killed the
censorship bills SOPA and PIPA. Check out these images, designed to be
used as Twitter headers.
Since last July,
hundreds of ordinary citizens have helped MuckRock and EFF file records
requests to map the deployment of drones across the country. As MuckRock
prepares to close the 2012 installment of this project, users have a
last opportunity for their request to be included in the first year's
results.
Carl Malamud's stirring call to action at Aaron
Swartz's San Francisco memorial this month should serve as a reminder:
Aaron's actions were not those of a lone wolf, and his cause is our own.Supported by Members
Our members make it
possible for EFF to bring legal and technological expertise into
crucial battles about online rights. Whether defending free speech
online or challenging unconstitutional surveillance, your participation
makes a difference. Every donation gives technology users who value
freedom online a stronger voice and more formidable advocate.
If you aren't already, please consider becoming an EFF member today.
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Announcements
Campus
Party is a week-long, 24-hour-a-day technology festival and conference
that brings together bloggers, activists, hackers, and more. EFF
Activism Director Rainey Reitman keynoted on January 30 and will be in
attendance for the remainder of the conference.
January 28-February 3, 2012 Sao Paulo, Brazil
This
large-scale conference aims to enhance regional Internet freedom
policies and to promote best practices in online media regulation for
key policymakers and experts. EFF's Director for International Freedom,
Jillian York, will speak.
EFF Senior Staff Attorney Marcia Hofmann will speak on developments in computer crime at ShmooCon 2013, the hacker convention.February 14-15, 2013 Vienna, Austria February 15-18, 2013 Washington, DC
EFF takes
Austin for the annual South by Southwest festival. Senior Staff Attorney
Marcia Hofmann will speak at the event titled “Legal Bootcamp for
Mobile Developers.“ Director for International Freedom of Expression
Jillian York will speak at the event titled "Cryptowars Déjà Vu:
Controlling Exports of Tech." More talks to be announced soon.
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Israel- God's Timepiece
Israel Hits SA-17 Missile Shipment Inside Syria Bound For Hezbollah
Israel
conducted an airstrike inside Syria overnight near the border with
Lebanon, hitting a convoy of trucks, US and regional officials said
Wednesday
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The Gog/Magog War
New Details Surface On Iran Nuclear Explosion
Sixteen North Koreans, including 14 technicians and two top military officers, are among those trapped after an
explosion destroyed much of Iran’s Fordow nuclear site
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Christian Worldview and Issues
Why Mormons Do Better Youth Ministry Than We Do
The thesis? Mormons do better youth
ministry than the average Protestant church! Read on and see if you
agree with me
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Increase In Knowledge and
Technologies
New Drone-Mounted Camera Can Tell What You’re Wearing From 17,500 Feet A new camera developed by the Pentagon’s research arm was highlighted in a recent special on PBS’ “Nova” in an episode called “Rise of the Drones.” It’s a camera system so detailed it can discern specific movements and even what a subject is wearing .... Click here for full story |
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Rise Of Islam
Why Middle East Muslims Are Taught To Hate Jews
For
far too long the pervasive Middle Eastern qualification of Jews as
murderers and bloodsuckers was dismissed in the West as an extreme view
of radical fringe groups. But it is not. It is time for the region's
secular movements to start a counter-education in tolerance....
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Rise Of Islam
Plan For Muslim Housing Enclave In Sydney Suburbs An interest-free housing project aimed at the Muslim community and boasting 100 per cent halal housing has sparked a major row, with critics labelling it a discriminatory plan that could lead to a Muslim enclave .... Click here for full story |
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Who Runs The World? Solid Proof That A Core Group Of Wealthy Elitists Is Pulling The Strings Most of us tend to think of money as a convenient way to conduct transactions, but the truth is that it also represents power and control ..... Click here for full story |
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High School To Collect Students’ Hair For Mandatory Drug Testing
File photo of a classroom. (credit: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CBS St. Louis) — A Kansas City high school will begin collecting hair from students to conduct mandatory drug tests.
KHSB-TV reports that Rockhurst High School will start the random drug testing during the 2013-14 school year.
“Our point is, if we do encounter a student who has made some bad decisions with drugs or alcohol, we will be able to intervene, get the parents involved, get him help if necessary, and then help him get back on a path of better decision making, healthier choices for his life,” Rockhurst Principal Greg Harkness told the station.
The school will collect 60 strands of hair from the student and test for several types of drugs, including marijuana and cocaine. If a student comes back with a positive drug test, that student will have 90 days to get drug-free. The station reports the file will be destroyed for a student who tests positive after graduation and colleges and universities will never know about the failed test.
Matthew Brocato, the school’s junior class president, told The Kansas City Star that the mandatory drug testing is not to punish students who fail.
“When you hear ‘drug testing,’ you think cops,” Brocato told the Star. “At first you’re taken aback. Is it for the better?”
Officials decided to start drug testing during the next school year after a recent survey conducted to their students.
“What was most alarming for us is that when you asked our students if everyone else is doing it, they said, ‘Yes.’ But, in fact, they weren’t,” Harkness told KHSB. “It’s that perception I think among teenagers today that fuels the peer pressure – that there’s this idea that ‘Everyone is doing it, so I guess I have to do it myself.’”
Parents are also backing the school’s decision.
“We’ve had lots of conversations – that’s the thing I like most about it – it has opened up conversations around the dinner table with both my boys, and that’s been great for our family,” mother Tammy Privitera told the station.
The ACLU, though, believe school drug testing is a waste of time and money.
“Nothing prohibits it,” Doug Bonney, legal director for the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri, told the Star. “But it is a colossal waste of money.”
Private schools are allowed to test all students while public schools are restricted by the Fourth Amendment.
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/01/30/high-school-to-collect-students-hair-for-mandatory-drug-testing/2/
KHSB-TV reports that Rockhurst High School will start the random drug testing during the 2013-14 school year.
“Our point is, if we do encounter a student who has made some bad decisions with drugs or alcohol, we will be able to intervene, get the parents involved, get him help if necessary, and then help him get back on a path of better decision making, healthier choices for his life,” Rockhurst Principal Greg Harkness told the station.
The school will collect 60 strands of hair from the student and test for several types of drugs, including marijuana and cocaine. If a student comes back with a positive drug test, that student will have 90 days to get drug-free. The station reports the file will be destroyed for a student who tests positive after graduation and colleges and universities will never know about the failed test.
Matthew Brocato, the school’s junior class president, told The Kansas City Star that the mandatory drug testing is not to punish students who fail.
“When you hear ‘drug testing,’ you think cops,” Brocato told the Star. “At first you’re taken aback. Is it for the better?”
Officials decided to start drug testing during the next school year after a recent survey conducted to their students.
“What was most alarming for us is that when you asked our students if everyone else is doing it, they said, ‘Yes.’ But, in fact, they weren’t,” Harkness told KHSB. “It’s that perception I think among teenagers today that fuels the peer pressure – that there’s this idea that ‘Everyone is doing it, so I guess I have to do it myself.’”
Parents are also backing the school’s decision.
“We’ve had lots of conversations – that’s the thing I like most about it – it has opened up conversations around the dinner table with both my boys, and that’s been great for our family,” mother Tammy Privitera told the station.
The ACLU, though, believe school drug testing is a waste of time and money.
“Nothing prohibits it,” Doug Bonney, legal director for the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri, told the Star. “But it is a colossal waste of money.”
Private schools are allowed to test all students while public schools are restricted by the Fourth Amendment.
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/01/30/high-school-to-collect-students-hair-for-mandatory-drug-testing/2/
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