Laura Bassett reports: Despite recent accusations of racism and homophobia, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) stuck to his libertarian principles on Sunday, criticizing the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 because it “undermine[d] the concept of liberty” and “destroyed the principle of private property and private choices.” “If you try to improve relationships…
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Privacy… and the Phantom Tollbooth!
Paul Bernal writes: Last night I was reading my daughter’s bedtime story from that classic of American children’s literature, The Phantom Tollbooth, when I came across a passage that set out brilliantly the problems that can arise as a result of the gathering and use of private data. Bear in mind that The Phantom Tollbooth was…
The Year in Privacy Books 2011
Daniel Solove has a roundup of books on privacy published in 2011.
EFF’s 2011 in Review
EFF has been posting a great series of recaps on the year for civil liberties and privacy issues. If you haven’t checked out their summaries, you’ll definitely want to read these: 2011 in Review: Hacking Law 2011 in Review: Search Incident to Arrest and Your Cell Phone 2011 in Review: Defending Location Privacy in Courts…