Staff members of the National Council have told The Namibian that the passing of the Communications Bill by the council was “deliberate” and not because of an administrative slip-up, as reported on Friday. The latest development has thrown the much-publicised piece of legislation into yet another controversy. […] When the bill was referred to them,…
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Action Alert: Support the JUSTICE Act
A call to action from the good folks over at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): As Congress begins to consider renewing sections of the USA PATRIOT Act that are set to expire at the end of the year, we have a unique opportunity to press for new civil liberties protections to shield ordinary Americans against…
UK post offices to collect foreign nationals’ biometrics
The UK Border Agency will trial fingerprinting and photographing foreign nationals applying for identity cards in post offices. The Home Office agency said it will charge an £8 fee to have their fingerprints and photograph taken at one of 17 crown post offices, while this will remain free at UK Border Agency or Identity and…
From skanks to douchebags: student internet speech suit back in court
Jim Moore reports: Avery Doninger will soon return to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals with the right of students across the country to speak their minds in blogs and text messages at stake. Once a 16-year-old high school junior who referred to school administrators as “douchebags” in an online blog post protesting the…