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Current Topic: Internet Civil Liberties

PBS | I, Cringely . Archived Column
Topic: Internet Civil Liberties 8:06 pm EST, Dec  7, 2003

] So we were stupid to expect this thing to work as
] planned. Except that as far as I can tell, there wasn't
] really a plan. Here's what I think happened. This is,
] unfortunately, far too common in the IT world. After the
] last presidential election, there was a government outcry
] for an electronic voting system. Firms like Diebold who
] make ATMs, check out systems and kiosk systems said,
] "Hey, we can make a voting machine out of one of our
] products." That was probably the total extent of
] thinking and requirements put together by the government
] agencies and the vendors.
]
] In the case of this voting fiasco, there was a wonderful
] confluence of events. There was a vague product
] requirement coming from an agency that doesn't really
] understand technology (the U.S. Congress), foisting a
] system on other government agencies that may not have
] asked for it. There was a relatively small time frame
] for development and a lot of money. Finally, the
] government did not allow for even the notion of failure.
] By 2004, darn it, we'd all have touch screen voting.

cringley weighs in...

PBS | I, Cringely . Archived Column


Slashdot | Columnist Threatens to Sue Blogger
Topic: Internet Civil Liberties 1:19 pm EST, Oct 30, 2003

I'm memeing the /. story b/c it's a more compact way to get to the real info.

Looks like a pile of crap to me, but maybe not. To what extent ought a blogger be responsible for the comments made on his blog by other people? i imagine legally speaking, he probably is liable, but should he? all assuming, of course, that the statements made were, in fact, libelous to begin with, which i'm not qualified to determine.

thoughts?

Slashdot | Columnist Threatens to Sue Blogger


10/28/2003 Joint Committee Hearing Notes - Tennessee Digital Freedom Network
Topic: Internet Civil Liberties 1:22 pm EST, Oct 29, 2003

] She stated that the existing law only covers analog, not
] digital cable theft--giving the impression that, without
] this new bill, digital cable theft is legal.

Read about the obvious lies that various lobbying organizations told the Tennessee legislature yesterday.

U: If you really want to get your blood boiling wait until you get to the place where these mother fuckers tell the legislature that having wifi access points in your home helps terrorists!

10/28/2003 Joint Committee Hearing Notes - Tennessee Digital Freedom Network


 
 
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