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2005/08/01 [Politech] Politech back from hiatus Declan McCullagh
2005/07/16 [Politech] Politech on temporary hiatus starting Sunday Declan McCullagh
2005/07/16 [Politech] One (perhaps already reported) security hole in RFIDs [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/16 [Politech] A response to U.N. working group's report on what to do with the Net [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/13 [Politech] Ending ICANN, U.N. overreaching through technical means: a proposal Declan McCullagh
2005/07/13 [Politech] John Gilmore on wiretapping cell phones aloft: FBI's real motivations [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/12 [Politech] Weekly column: Will the U.N. run the Internet? [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/12 [Politech] Politicians ponder whether cell phones will be used on planes [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/12 [Politech] Patriot Act about to be made permanent -- expiration date deleted [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/12 [Politech] Feds push for wiretapping cell phones aloft: CALEA takes flight! [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/08 [Politech] Followup: No, you're not liable for "smart card" security breaches [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/08 [Politech] N.J. couple don't have to hand over PC to snoopy bureaucrats [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/07 [Politech] Detroit honor student reportedly arrested for failure to show ID [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/07 [Politech] Who's liable for "smart card" security breaches? You? [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/07 [Politech] Visa, MasterCard security breach lawsuit update: $$$ damages? [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/07 [Politech] London bombings, the aftermath: questions about National ID cards [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/07 [Politech] Florida school scans visitors' IDs for predators [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/05 [Politech] Use non-password-protected WiFi node, go to prison? [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/05 [Politech] Review of "The Genius Factory": the high-IQ sperm bank [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/05 [Politech] Harvard project will vacuum up millions of medical files [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/04 [Politech] Weekly column: The Specter-Leahy bill's Net crackdown [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/04 [Politech] U.K identity cards: an overview, from the Economist [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/07/01 [Politech] Perl guru Chip Salzenberg sued, home raided [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/30 [Politech] Why Specter-Leahy "data security" bill should alarm bloggers, list operators [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/30 [Politech] Campaign finance "reformers" may have overstepped on Net-regs [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/29 [Politech] National Security Service created by Bush; surveillance plan endorsed [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/29 [Politech] FBI launches regional data sharing system [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/29 [Politech] Ethan Ackerman on zany state "check before you send" laws [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/29 [Politech] ChoicePoint and IRS team up in $20 million data-processing gig [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/29 [Politech] Preliminary analysis of new Specter-Leahy data security bill: opinions? [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/28 [Politech] U.K. firm boasts totally "hacker proof" ID card system, claims to be serious [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/28 [Politech] Utah, Michigan laws and problems with mailing lists continued [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/28 [Politech] What happens to BitTorrent after Grokster ruling by Supreme Court? [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/27 [Politech] Bypass Web filter in Kutztown, PA school, go to prison [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/27 [Politech] Mark Kernes elaborates on Feds' wacky porn-regs [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/27 [Politech] Brad Templeton on weird Utah, Michigan laws and problems for mailing lists [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/27 [Politech] Supreme Court rules in Grokster, Brand X cases [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/27 [Politech] Feds' porn-regs threaten independent sites; Rotten.com's problems [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/27 [Politech] Debunking Dell keylogger-built-into-laptop hoax [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/27 [Politech] One take on the Supreme Court's decision in Kelo property-confiscation case [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/27 [Politech] Bruce Schneier on Indian call center leaking credit card data [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/27 [Politech] Feds secretly collect data on young Americans, airline passengers -- illegally? [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/27 [Politech] Weekly column: Utah, Michigan e-mail laws spell trouble for senders [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/20 [Politech] DMCA sneaks across border up north, quietly invades Canada [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/20 [Politech] Weekly column: What's behind the video game witch hunt? [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/20 [Politech] In DMCA video game lawsuit, does Blizzard Entertainment have a point? [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/20 [Politech] As U.N. WSIS summit nears, Reporters Without Borders calls for free speech protections [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/20 [Politech] Does "new media" mean end of spectrum scarcity? [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/20 [Politech] Sen. Chuck Schumer rails against violent video game; books, news articles next? [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/16 [Politech] Jim Davidson on government control over space technologies [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/16 [Politech] House votes 238-187 to zap a small portion of Patriot Act [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/16 [Politech] Richard Rahn on "destructive government": the cost of Sarbanes-Oxley [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/16 [Politech] Feds contemplate forcing Internet providers to be Net watchdogs [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/13 [Politech] New article on digital rights management: Survey of laws and their problems [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/13 [Politech] Wendy McElroy: Recent court decisions show privacy rights under attack [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/13 [Politech] Cops download nude photos from DWI suspect's cell phone, jeopardize case [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/13 [Politech] Using psychiatric neuroimaging in interrogations: permissible or not? [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/13 [Politech] More on Los Alamos whistleblower being severely beaten [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/13 [Politech] When Feds become voyeurs: FBI let drug operation continue for months? [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/09 [Politech] Cato Institute event 6/17 in SF: "Liberty, Technology, and Prosperity" [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/09 [Politech] EFF organizes e-voting "lobby days" in DC this week Declan McCullagh
2005/06/09 [Politech] Breathalyzer case may not be that useful after all: a second look Declan McCullagh
2005/06/09 [Politech] Request for help from reader: Government urges to control new technologies? [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/09 [Politech] In Canada, linking to unapproved news sites is illegal [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/08 [Politech] More on breathalyzers: Only open source forensics can be trusted? Declan McCullagh
2005/06/08 [Politech] Patent system revamping proposed in new House bill [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/08 [Politech] Why is Department of Homeland Security worrying about file-swapping? [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/08 [Politech] A more skeptical look of Deep Throat/Mark Felt's motivations Declan McCullagh
2005/06/08 [Politech] Freedom's just another word for something new to regulate [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/08 [Politech] Senate panel votes to expand, not shrink, the Patriot Act [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/07 [Politech] Justice Department "undermines" medical privacy protections [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/07 [Politech] Hollywood foots bill for LAPD spy cams: How generous! [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/07 [Politech] "Insult" Iranian government, go to jail for two years [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/07 [Politech] Walmart won't print your photos if they look too good [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/07 [Politech] DUI cases tossed out because of closed-source breathalyzer [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/07 [Politech] Adam Thierer on the new censorship thang: Expanding indecency [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/06 [Politech] In medical marijuana case, Supreme Court says everything is interstate commerce [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/06 [Politech] China's Communist Party as surveillance entrepreneurs: registering, monitoring bloggers [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/06 [Politech] European "privacy" laws may -- or may not -- permit data retention plan [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/06 [Politech] The joys of file-swapping up north: a Canadian boat-trip? [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/06/06 [Politech] Los Alamos whistleblower severely beaten, warned to shut up [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/31 [Politech] FBI, DHS oppose cell phones on planes -- without a wiretap fix [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/31 [Politech] National Identity System from HP draws criticism, protest [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/31 [Politech] Don't talk to Feds: Stark warning about scientist who tried to do the right thing Declan McCullagh
2005/05/31 [Politech] Comic book with nude Picasso draws criminal charges in Georgia [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/31 [Politech] CEI on cybersecurity: private insurance, not government regulation [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/31 [Politech] Should online dating be subject to mandatory background checks? [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/26 [Politech] An email provider's take on FTC's "zombie" crackdown [sp] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/26 [Politech] HP announces "National Identity System" for governments [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/25 [Politech] Are the encryption wars really over? Maybe not [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/25 [Politech] Federal police's new tactic: Seizing control of domain names [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/25 [Politech] BitTorrent crackdown underway: Raids by FBI, Customs [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/24 [Politech] The Onion: "Arizona Man Steals Bush's Identity" [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/24 [Politech] Offing spammers: More and more laws, or enforcement of existing ones? [sp] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/24 [Politech] Ross Anderson: Crypto wars are over, and we've won! [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/24 [Politech] FTC plans spam "zombie" crackdown: a good idea? [sp] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/23 [Politech] Real ID Rebellion blog created by libertarian activist [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/23 [Politech] Illinois library to get fingerprint scanners [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/23 [Politech] Netherlands' "What the Hack" confab may be killed by local politico [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/23 [Politech] Draft bill would expand, not curtail, the USA Patriot Act [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/23 [Politech] Philippine group protests country's electronic surveillance plans [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/20 [Politech] More on spam elimination by arresting a mere 200 bottom-feeders [sp] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/20 [Politech] More on RFID wiggling its way into next generation credit cards [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/20 [Politech] Jim Harper meets with Visa on RFID cards -- and likes the idea [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/19 [Politech] To eliminate spam, arrest 200 people: a proposal [sp] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/19 [Politech] RFID wiggles its way into credit cards? [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/18 [Politech] Bob Corn-Revere on extending "indecency" rules to cable, satellite [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/18 [Politech] Canada's solution to stopping spam: "new, targeted legislation" [sp] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/16 [Politech] Prof asks for help with unusual idea: learning economics by video game [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/16 [Politech] Supreme Court rules on out-of-state wine shipping case [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/16 [Politech] In Canada, "strong" VoIP regulation means weaker freedom for Canadians [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/16 [Politech] Patent lawsuit over "accelerator pedals" is, suddenly, relevant [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/16 [Politech] FTC asks for public comments on Can Spam Act [sp] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/16 [Politech] An end to Social Security number abuse? Maybe [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/11 [Politech] One DC-area pilot on air vs. ground vulnerabilities Declan McCullagh
2005/05/11 [Politech] How a two-seater plane can roil the Feds: lots of thoughtful replies Declan McCullagh
2005/05/11 [Politech] Two-seater airplane brings government to a halt: was alert justified? Declan McCullagh
2005/05/10 [Politech] Senators again ignore privacy, federalism and approve Real ID Act 100-0 [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/10 [Politech] Zabasearch and its ilk: Information does want to be free after all [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/10 [Politech] Divorce lawyers subpoenas as search engine privacy threat: Google, Yahoo, others [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/10 [Politech] Peter Swire on Patriot Act, VoIP, and stored data that never used to exist [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/10 [Politech] Xeni Jardin on Zabasearch: Your identity, open to all [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/10 [Politech] Technical privacy tips: More on customs-proofing your laptop and border safety [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/10 [Politech] Job opening: Technology-politics reporter in Washington, DC Declan McCullagh
2005/05/10 [Politech] Heading west! I'm leaving DC for San Francisco Declan McCullagh
2005/05/06 [Politech] How to punish anti-privacy congresscritters [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/06 [Politech] Appeals court tosses FCC's "broadcast flag" rules [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/06 [Politech] House approves Real ID Act; one Democrat's objections [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/04 [Politech] Anti-piracy campaign from BSA finds first university participant [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/04 [Politech] Real ID Act also links Canada, Mexico databases: how innovative! [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/04 [Politech] SpamArrest asks another author of true but critical info for takedown [sp] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/04 [Politech] DHS chief floats idea of creating non-profit group as spy agency [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/04 [Politech] FEC blogging-regulation briefing in DC on May 11 [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/04 [Politech] Feds demand more data from commercial airline travelers [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/04 [Politech] National ID card on the way? Congress about to approve Real ID act [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/03 [Politech] RIAA shouldn't be able to levy whopping file-swapping fines, paper says [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/03 [Politech] Passport RFID tracking: a between-the-lines read [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/03 [Politech] Customs-proofing your laptop: Staying safe at border searches [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/03 [Politech] Information wants to be free: one last round of who-said-it debate Declan McCullagh
2005/05/03 [Politech] Fingerprints, thumbprints, and all-around biometric silliness [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/02 [Politech] SpamArrest wants critical posts removed from Politech archives [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/05/02 [Politech] Weekly column: Problems with Congress' "anti-spyware" bill [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/28 [Politech] More on businesses requiring fingerprints for gym, tanning salon memberships Declan McCullagh
2005/04/28 [Politech] Thumbprinting visitors at the Statue of Liberty Declan McCullagh
2005/04/28 [Politech] Download.com hosts Antispyware Workshop in SF on Tues, May 3 [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/27 [Politech] Setting history straight: Who said information wants to be free? [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/27 [Politech] Arkansas salon requires thumbprint to get a tan [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/25 [Politech] More on distribute pre-release movies, etc. go to prison for three years [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/25 [Politech] Privacy tip: be wary of Google's "personal history" feature [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/25 [Politech] More on Congress threatening to stifle TV-over-fiber plans Declan McCullagh
2005/04/25 [Politech] The European Constitution has no First Amendment [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/20 [Politech] Update on Alabama activist hassled by Feds; laptop scanned at Customs [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/20 [Politech] Idiot politico watch: Tom Delay thinks Supreme Court should be unwired [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/20 [Politech] Canadian music industry groups demand iPod taxes [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/20 [Politech] Congress threatens to stifle TV-over-fiber plans [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/20 [Politech] Distribute pre-release movie, music, software, go to prison for three years [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/15 [Politech] Transcript of Senate Judiciary hearing on ChoicePoint, Acxiom, etc. [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/15 [Politech] Politech-related documents recently posted online [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/15 [Politech] Jim Harper replies to "How to regulate the Net" scheme [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/15 [Politech] In United Arab Emirates, all cars will be tracked by the government [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/13 [Politech] Entertainment industry doesn't like Grouper, new privacy-friendly P2P app [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/13 [Politech] Business Week article on RIM/BlackBerry patent saga [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/13 [Politech] In Ohio, identity theft is done by the cops, and it's legal [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/13 [Politech] Weekly column: Homeland Security department's paper tiger [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/13 [Politech] How to regulate the Net? Target intermediaries... [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/07 [Politech] How to blog anonymously, a guide [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/07 [Politech] Is Internet gambling in U.S. legal or not? U.S., Antigua disagree [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/06 [Politech] ACLU, EFF don't want U.S. passports to have RFID tags embedded [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/06 [Politech] Hoofnagle, Solove release Politech-improved v2.0 of Privacy Protection Plan [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/06 [Politech] Recent articles: SF blog rules; DHS privacy; Canada; Patriot Act [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/04 [Politech] Teacher, student suspended for bypassing school filters [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/04 [Politech] Paul Levy on 9th Circuit protecting freedom of speech online [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/04 [Politech] Weekly column: Will Congress renew Patriot Act? Declan McCullagh
2005/04/04 [Politech] If postal voting is "hopelessly insecure, " how about online voting? Declan McCullagh
2005/04/04 [Politech] Canadian government can't enforce publication ban, thanks to Net [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/04 [Politech] Whither the V-Chip? Sen. Stevens wants to regulate premium cable [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/04/01 [Politech] More on Apple/BSD "Satanic" daemon and the Darwin connection Declan McCullagh
2005/04/01 [Politech] Reports of dubious accuracy on ChoicePoint, IEEE, and security certification Declan McCullagh
2005/03/31 [Politech] When police can legally peruse your cell phone, PDA during an arrest [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/31 [Politech] Use encryption online, become more visible? [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/31 [Politech] More on U.S. law penalizes fake info on domain registrations [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/31 [Politech] Religious leaders warn of Apple Computer's "Satanic" daemon, Darwin ties Declan McCullagh
2005/03/31 [Politech] Travis Kalanick on Grokster court case marking "end of an era" [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/30 [Politech] Why McCain Feingold law "compels" the FEC to limit political speech online [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/29 [Politech] Weekly column: Why campaign finance "reformers" are squirming over blog regulation [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/29 [Politech] Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Grokster case [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/29 [Politech] Joel Reidenberg on Internet borders and getting sued in other countries [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/29 [Politech] Nude photos on cell phones lure cops; always encrypt everything [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/29 [Politech] Little-known U.S. law penalizes fake info on domain name registrations [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/29 [Politech] FBI reportedly visits Alabama activist over post to "Cannabis Culture" website Declan McCullagh
2005/03/24 [Politech] N.C. government workers complain about horrific, outrageous cuts in their Solitaire playing [econ] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/24 [Politech] Bloggers narrowly dodged federal crackdown this week [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/24 [Politech] Ask government for public records, get sued [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/24 [Politech] Replies to new national ID card argument; "omits some key facts" Declan McCullagh
2005/03/24 [Politech] John Gilmore on national ID cards and freedoms of assembly, travel [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/24 [Politech] Canada edges toward DMCA; anti-circumvention rules on the prowl [ip] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/23 [Politech] A critical look at new bank "security breach" requirements [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/23 [Politech] New national ID argument: Let's support half of one so we don't get the whole thing [priv] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/23 [Politech] FEC releases Internet rules: bloggers can relax? [fs] Declan McCullagh
2005/03/22 [Politech] Jon Weinberg on bloggers and I-Visa perils [fs] Declan McCullagh