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] The FBI demanded Las Vegas hotels turn over their guest
] lists leading up to New Year's Eve to check against a
] U.S. master list of suspected terrorists, a law
] enforcement official said on Sunday.

This is the reason they are checking IDs at hotels now.

Wired News - FBI obtains ALL Las Vegas Jan 1 room lists with no court auth.

Chock full o' good "insider" informtion on the miltary and intelligence communities internationally.

Cryptome

Critics worry that it will become ubiquitous before legal guidelines are established.

Just Say No.

Lost? Hiding? Your Cellphone Is Keeping Tabs

] I would promote a regime where the gov't required a very
] strong warrant-like reason before it could break the code that
] makes the link.

Well, I think maybe this is the first time I've found myself disagreeing with Lessig. I recall times when I've been unsure, but here I just flat disagree. Lessig is promoting identity escrow, which is kind of like key escrow, but for who you are rather then what you are saying. I'm bothered that Lessig doesn't think anonymnity is defendable. If you think that it always ought to be possible to identify everyone then you see with eyes of the policeman. If thats really how most people think today then I have little hope for our ability to maintain any freedom in the face of these threats. You don't have freedom defended by a vigilant public if the public likes freedom is dangerous.

[Politech] Larry Lessig replies to Politech over limiting anonymity [fs][priv]

] Unlike a database run by the state's Bureau of Criminal
] Apprehension, the MJNO network doesn't just tell police
] if a person has been convicted of a crime. It also tells
] whether they've ever been arrested or if they appear in
] police files as a victim, a suspect, a complainant or a
] witness. It has juvenile files.

Ever get turned down for a job because you were investigated but not charged with a crime? You will... (This is absolutely aweful. Its clear that this was done outside of the government because its grossly illegal and obviously couldn't get state funding. By retaining data about suspects once cases are over, and about people found innocent by the courts, you turn getting investigated/charged into something that carries a punishment (greater scrutiny forever). By retaining juvenile files you eliminate one of the core features of the juvenile justice system, which is that people who make mistakes when they are young are allow to make good and start again when they grow up. Finally, by doing this with a private company they ensure that this information will ultimately become available to private companies and PIs. This system must be pulled!)

USATODAY.com - Growing use of private police network raises concerns

] This is concrete evidence of the direct financial
] incentive that so-called "safety advocates" have to
] promote red light and speed camera technologies. The
] Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the
] leading U.S. proponent of the technology, is directly
] funded by the top 66 insurance companies.

[Politech] Speed cameras main purpose? To raise more revenue [priv]

] For the past seven months, I have been fighting for the
] right of all Americans to travel freely in our own
] country. CAPPS II, the Soviet-style internal border
] control system being pushed by the Department of Homeland
] Security, will strip us of that right, and make air
] travel a 'privilege' granted by government.

One cause probably worth donating to.

DontSpyOnUs :: What You Can Do To Stop CAPPS II

] Transportation Security Administration Chief
] Administrator James Loy said Friday if no airlines
] voluntarily provide data for a 180-day testing period of
] the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System
] (CAPPS II) scheduled for later this year, he will issue a
] security directive mandating the airlines provide the
] information.

TSA May Order Airlines to Share Data

] I've attached a list of some of the other types of
] personal data that Goldshield sells such as credit
] card statements, telephone bills, unlisted phone
] numbers, and license plate information. My question:
] How is the company able to obtain this kind of
] information from banks, credit agencies, and
] telephone companies?

Buy anyone's phone bill!?

[Politech] How does Goldshield find credit card, phone call info on you? [priv]