The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has: … released a report to help track the progress of the privacy “action items” contained in the Administration’s recently released Cyberspace Policy Review. The Review discusses a wide range of issues that the country needs to address in order to ensure that national security, economic and civil…
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House Bill Expands Oversight Of NSA
The House intelligence committee late Thursday approved measures to strengthen oversight of the National Security Agency and the overall intelligence community, including by making the jobs of NSA director and general counsel subject to Senate confirmation. The committee also voted to include provisions that would establish independent inspectors general at the NSA and at the…
The Privacy Implications of “Friending” the White House (Part II)
Danielle Ctiron blogs on Concurring Opinions: Since I last wrote about President Obama’s Facebook friends, Government 2.0 has steadily progressed. Since early May, our Commander-in-Chief has added more than 150,000 new friends. The FDA has initiated its Transparency Blog and will soon add a Twitter feed and Facebook page. More state agriculture agencies reach the…
Bozeman rescinds hiring policy
The media attention and backlash over Bozeman, Montana requiring job applicants to provide their login passwords to social networking sites has resulted in the city rescinding its policy. The Montana News Station reports: A change in Bozmean’s city hiring policy — two days and one worldwide reaction after we broke the story, Bozeman will no…