If you haven’t seen Alessandro Acquisti’s TED talk, “Why Privacy Matters,” wouldn’t this be a good weekend to watch it:
Category: Misc
In wake of missing autistic youth in NYC, Senator Schumer proposes voluntary tracking devices
Dain Fitzgerald reports: With the so far month-long disappearance of autistic teen Avonte Oquendo from the streets of Queens, New York, Sen. Chuck Schumer is proposing that voluntary tracking devices be placed on autistic kids in the event they wander away from caretakers. A program funded by the Justice Department is already in place to…
Snowden Asks U.S. to Stop Treating Him Like a Traitor
Alison Smale reports: Edward J. Snowden, the fugitive American security contractor granted temporary asylum by Russia, has appealed to Washington to stop treating him like a traitor for revealing that the United States has been eavesdropping on its allies, a German politician who met with Mr. Snowden said on Friday. Read more on the New York…
PCLOB to meet Monday on Section 215 of PATRIOT Act and Section 702 of FISA
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board will be holding a public hearing on Monday, November 4: Consideration of Recommendations for Change: The Surveillance Programs Operated Pursuant to Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act and Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act All sessions will be streamed live on www.c-span.org and live on…