-------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: EFFector List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: EFFector List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: EFFector 20.29: Action Alert: Keep Copyright Holders' Hands > Off of Campus Networks > Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:57:07 -0500 (CDT) > > EFFector Vol. 20, No. 29 July 24, 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation > ISSN 1062-9424 > > In the 433rd Issue of EFFector: > > * Action Alert: Keep Copyright Holders' Hands Off of > Campus Networks > * Thursday Hearing on Secret Orders for Domestic Spying > * NSA Subpoena Deadline Looms -- What Happens Next? > * Ask.com Takes the Lead on Log Retention; Microsoft and > Yahoo! Follow > * In This Edition of Privacy Theater, Google's Cookie > Monster > * REAL ID Amendment Throws Good Money After Bad > * Innocent RIAA Defendant Fights Back, Wins $70,000 Fee > Award > * Update on DRM in Music Radio Negotiations > * Public Interest Groups Respond to NBC on Mandatory ISP > Filtering > * Harry Potter and the Deathly Digital Fingerprints > * Visit EFF at OSCON, DEFCON and LinuxWorld > * miniLinks (7): Google Policy Blog: "We're Putting Our > Money Where Our Mouth Is" > * Administrivia > > For more information on EFF activities & alerts: > http://www.eff.org/ > > Make a donation and become an EFF member today! > http://eff.org/support/ > > Tell a friend about EFF: > http://action.eff.org/site/Ecard?ecard_id=1061 > > effector: n, Computer Sci. A device for producing a desired > change. > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * Action Alert: Keep Copyright Holders' Hands Off of Campus > Networks > > Major copyright holders are backing a legislative proposal > to make colleges do their dirty work. The Higher Education > Reauthorization Act is supposed to make going to college > more affordable, but a last-minute amendment threatens to > force certain schools to divert funds away from education > and toward policing corporate copyrighted content on their > campus networks. Twenty-five schools annually will be > singled out and required to provide evidence to the > Secretary of Education about their efforts to stop file > sharing, including use of "technology-based deterrents" > (read: network surveillance technologies). > > This amendment is a moving target and may come up for a > vote very soon, so it's critical that you call your > Senators now and voice your opposition: > http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=306 > > Schools are already being forced to expend significant > resources in the face of the RIAA's lawsuit campaign > against students. More enforcement won't stop file sharing, > as students will simply migrate towards other readily > accessible sharing tools that can't be easily monitored. > But it will chill academic freedom, as legitimate uses of > the network will inevitably be stifled. > > The federal government shouldn't be in charge of schools' > network management decisions. Congress ought to reject this > misguided proposal and take up real solutions that get > artists paid and let students keep sharing. Please take > action and call your Senators now: > http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=306 > > Thanks to EDUCAUSE for alerting us to this bill. Check out > their site for more about the bill here: > http://connect.educause.edu/blog/hwachs/urgentcalltoaction/44790 > > Read EFF Senior Staff Attorney Fred von Lohmann's analysis, > A Better Way Forward on University P2P: > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005291.php > > For this post and related links: > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005372.php > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * Thursday Hearing on Secret Orders for Domestic Spying > > Justice Department Withholds Records on Electronic > Surveillance > > Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, July 26, at 11 a.m., the > Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will argue for the > release of court orders that supposedly authorize the > government's highly controversial electronic domestic > surveillance program that intercepts and analyzes millions > of Americans' communications. > > The White House first acknowledged the surveillance > program's existence in 2005, claiming that it could be > conducted without warrants or judicial authorization of any > kind. But in January of this year, Attorney General Alberto > Gonzales announced that the Foreign Intelligence > Surveillance Court (FISC) had authorized collection of some > communications and that the surveillance program would now > operate under its approval. EFF filed a Freedom of > Information Act (FOIA) request with the Department of > Justice (DOJ) for the FISC orders and other records > concerning the purported changes in the program, but when > the DOJ did not comply, EFF filed suit in federal court. > > Thursday's hearing, before Chief Judge Thomas F. Hogan of > the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, will > include oral arguments from both EFF and the DOJ. > > WHAT: > EFF v. Department of Justice > > WHEN: > 11 a.m. > Thursday, July 26 > > WHERE: > United States District Court for the District of Columbia > Courtroom 25A > 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W. > Washington, D.C. 20001 > > For more on EFF's lawsuit: > http://www.eff.org/flag/07403TFH > > For more information on EFF's FOIA Litigation for > Accountable Government (FLAG) Project: > http://www.eff.org/flag/ > > Contact: > > David Sobel > Senior Counsel > Electronic Frontier Foundation > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For this release: > http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2007_07.php#005373 > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * NSA Subpoena Deadline Looms -- What Happens Next? > > The Senate Judiciary Committee has now issued subpoenas for > documents related to the NSA spying program. But last > Wednesday, the Judiciary Committee agreed to delay the > deadline for the Administration to respond. What's going to > happen next? Can the Executive branch ignore these > committee subpoenas? > > Disclosure of the requested documents could be a critical > step toward revealing the full extent of the NSA's illegal > spying and the role that telecommunications companies like > AT&T played in it. The American public deserves to know the > truth about the program, and Congress should, to the > fullest extent, use its powers to make the Executive > comply. > > You can help, too, by showing your support for Congress' > investigation now: > http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=270 > > For links to the four subpoenas: > http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200706/062707a.html > > For this post and related links: > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005364.php > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * Ask.com Takes the Lead on Log Retention; Microsoft and > Yahoo! Follow > > We've often regretted that the most popular search engines > have been keeping a dossier of everything you search for -- > forever. It's easy to forget just how intrusive this kind > of record can be until something like the AOL search > history leak occurs and confronts users with even a portion > of the search logs that track their everyday on-line > activities. > > Thus, it's exciting to hear that Ask.com plans to take a > leap into the lead of search engine privacy by expressly > allowing users to opt-out of tracking -- as the Associated > Press and Ars Technica report, Ask has pledged to launch a > service called AskEraser that allows users to decline to > stop their search histories from being logged. > > And now, it looks like our hope that other search engines > would follow Ask's lead is becoming a reality, and faster > than we expected: Microsoft announced over the weekend that > it is now intending to offer users the ability to opt out > of having their searches automatically associated with a > single identifier. Meanwhile, Yahoo! is reportedly > shortening its retention period to 13 months, so far the > shortest such period amongst the major search engines. > > Read the full post and see related links: > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005370.php > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * In This Edition of Privacy Theater, Google's Cookie > Monster > > Contrary to Google's recent statements, the company's new > policy for issuing cookies won't meaningfully help protect > users' privacy. Shorter cookie life spans can help limit a > site's ability to track you, but Google's change doesn't > amount to any practical difference. > > To its credit, Google did decide in March to delete key > identifying information in its search logs, including > cookie ID numbers, after 18 months. As we said at the time, > this is a good first step towards protecting users' > privacy, but more is needed. Unfortunately, Google's new > policy for issuing cookies doesn't move the ball forward. > > If you actually want to limit how Google and other search > engines can track you via cookies and other means, check > out our white paper, Six Tips to Protect Your Online Search > Privacy: > http://www.eff.org/Privacy/search/searchtips.php > > Read Google's July 16 blog post, Cookies: expiring sooner > to improve privacy: > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/cookies-expiring-sooner-to-improve.html > > For this post and related links: > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005362.php > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * REAL ID Amendment Throws Good Money After Bad > > When we last left the REAL ID Act, members of Congress > tried and failed to expand the reach of its privacy- > invasive national ID mandate. Now Congress is set to > consider yet another desperate attempt to lock-in this > awful law, with Senator Lamar Alexander proposing 300 > million dollars in additional federal funding as an > amendment attached to the Department of Homeland Security > Appropriations Bill. > > This measly sum won't put a dent in the estimated 23 > billion dollar burden that states and taxpayers will have > to bear. And it doesn't do anything to fix the fundamental > flaws in the policy itself: standardizing drivers' licenses > into a national ID will do little to improve national > security, but it will imperil your privacy by exposing you > to a wide range of tracking and surveillance activities. > > The Alexander Amendment may be voted on this week, and the > ACLU has set up an action alert so you can call your > representatives and oppose it: > http://www.realnightmare.org/actioncenter/111/ > > You should also use EFF's Action Center and tell Congress > to repeal REAL ID entirely: > http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=275 > > To learn more about what's wrong with REAL ID, see our > issue page: > http://www.eff.org/Privacy/ID/RealID/ > > For this post: > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005368.php > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * Innocent RIAA Defendant Fights Back, Wins $70,000 Fee > Award > > After more than three years of litigation, a single mom who > was improperly swept up in the RIAA's P2P litigation > "driftnet" has finally been vindicated. An Oklahoma court > has ordered the RIAA to pay nearly $70,000 in fees and > costs to defendant Debra Foster. EFF, Public Citizen, the > ACLU, and the American Association of Law Libraries filed > an amicus brief in the case supporting Foster's motion for > fees. > > Last Tuesday, Judge West brought Foster's epic to an end at > last and granted her compensation. The ruling sends a > message to both RIAA defendants and the RIAA itself that > the music companies can be held accountable when they bring > improper claims based on inadequate information. > > Read the amicus brief filed by EFF, Public Citizen, the > ACLU, and the American Association of Law Libraries: > http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/Capitol_v_Foster/amicus_in_support_of_fees.pdf > > For the full story: > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005363.php > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * Update on DRM in Music Radio Negotiations > > As we reported in mid-July, the major label-backed > licensing authority SoundExchange conditioned lower royalty > rates for large commercial webcasters on implementing DRM. > This issue is proving quite contentious, and it looks like > the webcasters have refused the offer. > > What's at stake here isn't just the implementation of DRM- > laden streaming formats like WMA but also whether the RIAA > will get to dictate the sorts of technologies that > webcasters use in the future. After all, while DRM would > certainly frustrate certain tools that allow users to time- > shift, it won't make a lick of difference to software like > Total Recorder and Audio Hijack that can record sound as > it's outputted in unencrypted form to a sound card. You can > bank on the RIAA coming back for more restrictions once it > gets DRM in the door, as long as it can hold the threat of > ridiculous royalty rates over webcasters' heads. > > Check out Jon Healey's Los Angeles Times article: > http://opinion.latimes.com/bitplayer/2007/07/new-hiccup-in-w.html > > Find out more at Wired's Listening Post: > http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/07/dima-and-sounde.html > > For this post and related links: > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005367.php > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * Public Interest Groups Respond to NBC on Mandatory ISP > Filtering > > A few weeks ago, NBC submitted comments to the FCC asking > it to adopt new rules declaring that "broadband service > providers have an obligation to use readily available > means" to stop copyright infringement. Basically, NBC wants > the FCC to force ISPs to police their users and play > copyright cop. > > Public Knowledge and a coalition of public interest groups > -- including EFF -- have filed a response, pointing out that > a policy of this sort would be bad for free speech, bad for > innovation, and wildly outside the FCC's mandate. > > Download the coalition response: > http://www.publicknowledge.org/pdf/pk-etal-fcc-07-52-20070716.pdf > > For this post and related links: > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005369.php > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * Harry Potter and the Deathly Digital Fingerprints > > A few days before last Friday's release of Harry Potter and > the Deathly Hallows, someone leaked a (genuine) copy of the > book using file-sharing networks and photo-sharing web > sites -- photographing every single page with a digital > camera. The quality isn't great -- the leaker evidently > didn't have a nifty Internet Archive Scribe station -- but > the text is legible. > > Perhaps the leaker didn't realize that the digital camera > he or she used -- a Canon Rebel 300D -- left digital > fingerprints behind in every image. We downloaded a copy of > the leak and took a look at the images with the open-source > ExifTool, one of dozens of programs capable of reading the > industry-standard EXIF digital photo metadata format. As > the press reported, the camera's serial number is in there, > along with over 100 other facts including the date and time > that the photos were taken and an assortment of photo-geek > details about focus and lighting conditions. > > Read EFF Staff Technologist Seth Schoen's complete post and > find out what we discovered: > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005371.php > > Find out if your color laser printer is spying on you: > http://www.eff.org/Privacy/printers/ > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * Visit EFF at OSCON, DEFCON and LinuxWorld > > EFF will be at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) > in Portland, Oregon next this on Wednesday, July 25, and > Thursday, July 26. Come visit us at booth #121 and grab > some cool schwag: > http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2007/ > > EFF will head down to DEFCON in Las Vegas, Nevada, on > August 3-5. Along with hanging out at our booth, EFF > staffers will present an "Ask EFF" Q&A panel discussion. > Mark your calendar and bring your questions! > http://www.defcon.org/ > > "Ask EFF" panelists: > Kevin Bankston, EFF Staff Attorney > Marcia Hofmann, EFF Staff Attorney > Danny O'Brien, EFF International Outreach Coordinator > Kurt Opsahl, EFF Senior Staff Attorney > Matt Zimmerman, EFF Staff Attorney > > EFF will also participate in the .org Pavilion at this > year's LinuxWorld in San Francisco, California, on August > 7-9. Come visit us at booth L.org 6 and grab some (more!) > schwag: > http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/ > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * miniLinks > The week's noteworthy news, compressed. > > ~ Google Policy Blog: "We're Putting Our Money Where Our > Mouth Is" > The search engine giant bids $4.6 billion to influence > broadband debate. > http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2007/07/our-commitment-to-open-broadband.html > > ~ Google Raises the Stakes Against Wireless Providers > Some analysis of what motivates Google to put that much > money in its mouth. > http://news.com.com/Google+pushes+for+rules+to+aid+wireless+plans/2100-1036_3-6198063.html?tag=nefd.pop > > ~ When Mobile Phones Aren't Truly Mobile > NY Times: Wireless carriers view total control over > customers as their inherited birthright. > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/business/yourmoney/22digi.html?ref=technology > > ~ Copyright Board of Canada Gives Thumbs-Up to "iPod Tax" > A ruling says that Canadians who buy digital music devices > should pay an extra tax. > http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070720-copyright-board-of-canada-gives-thumbs-up-to-ipod-tax.html > > ~ Exploiting the iPhone > Security researchers have found the iPhone vulnerable to > attack. > http://www.securityevaluators.com/iphone/ > > ~ University of Kansas Adopts One-Strike Policy for > Copyright Infringement > A new campus policy threatens to toss students off the > residence network forever if they are caught downloading > illegally. > http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070720-university-of-kansas-adopts-one-strike-policy-for-copyright-infringement.html > > ~ Is Blogging Hazardous to Your Career? > A study claims that nearly 10% of companies have fired > bloggers. > http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/07/nearly-ten-perc.html > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * Administrivia > > EFFector is published by: > > The Electronic Frontier Foundation > 454 Shotwell Street > San Francisco CA 94110-1914 USA > +1 415 436 9333 (voice) > +1 415 436 9993 (fax) > http://www.eff.org/ > > Editor: > Julie Lindner, Education Outreach Coordinator > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Membership & donation queries: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > General EFF, legal, policy, or online resources queries: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Reproduction of this publication in electronic media is > encouraged. 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