Well, EFF seems to see at least some positives in the shield law that made it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, but Reporters Without Borders has a dimmer view: The draft federal law on the protection of journalists’ sources – the so-called media “shield law” – that the Senate Judiciary Committee approved…
Category: Misc
Senate Revises Media Shield Law for the Better, But It’s Still Imperfect
David Greene of EFF writes: The Senate Judiciary Committee last week approved a new version of the proposed media shield law, forging a compromise on who should be protected from having to reveal their journalistic sources in court. The amended bill, which is now clear to go for a full vote in the Senate, avoids…
“DoJ Stonewalls USA Today on FISC”
Read this correspondence between Brad Heath of USA Today and Brian Fallon of the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) at DOJ.
WHOIS Privacy Plan Draws Fire
Brian Krebs reports: Internet regulators are pushing a controversial plan to restrict public access to WHOISWeb site registration records. Proponents of the proposal say it would improve the accuracy of WHOIS data and better protect the privacy of people who register domain names. Critics argue that such a shift would be unworkable and make it more…