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Civil Rights Group Decries Face-recognition Tools
News Using state open-record laws, the civil rights organisation examined system logs at a Florida police department. But civil rights advocates have cautioned that out-of-date photos and poor lighting could result in numerous misidentifications.
[January 4, 2002, 9:23]
Civil Rights Group Slams Cyber Patrol Tactics
News The civil-rights group's charges stem not from the Mattel lawsuit accusing two international hackers of violating the copyright agreement of its Cyber Patrol software, but with the tactics of Mattel's lawyers in pursuing a temporary restraining...
[March 27, 2000, 9:41]
Intellectual Property: Can IT Employers Control It?
News Placing restrictions on staff after they leave a company is undue restraint, claims one civil rights proponent. Cameron Murphy, president of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties, said an extension of companies claiming rights to intellectual...
[July 17, 2002, 10:20]
Hate Site Distorts King's Dream
News It's a new tactic for white supremacist groups on the Net -- capitalising on the name of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.to preach bigotry and hatred to unsuspecting Web surfers. Meta tag information included in the site's source...
[January 26, 2000, 12:20]
Privacy Groups Take Efforts To European Level
News Ten European privacy and civil rights groups, including two from Britain, have joined forces to create an international body for lobbying at a European level. Especially since 11 September, the pace in which civil rights threatening regulation has...
[June 13, 2002, 16:10]
MPs Launch DRM Consultation
Talkback In what ways will DRM stand in contrast to already existing laws and (civil) rights? What are the (legal) requirements of DRM to work and in what way does that relate to existing laws and (civil) rights?
[November 15, 2005, 20:40]
MPs Launch DRM Consultation
Talkback In what ways will DRM stand in contrast to already existing laws and (civil) rights? What are the (legal) requirements of DRM to work and in what way does that relate to existing laws and (civil) rights?
[November 15, 2005, 20:38]
MPs Launch DRM Consultation
Talkback In what ways will DRM stand in contrast to already existing laws and (civil) rights? What are the (legal) requirements of DRM to work and in what way does that relate to existing laws and (civil) rights?
[November 15, 2005, 21:28]
E-bill Reverses Burden Of Proof, Says Expert
News Newly appointed e-Minister Patricia Hewitt was forced to defend the controversial e-commerce bill Thursday from civil liberties campaigners, who maintain the bill is a threat to basic civil rights. Failure to comply could result in a two year...
[September 23, 1999, 15:44]
All Judges Are Fired!
Talkback Just one business man denyes civil rights of other person. What do they propose - the practice to replace the court in civil law application? to the other business actor that performs some actions by denying someones rights?
[October 30, 2007, 15:27]
Privacy Activists Blast Echelon
News Echelon, the international spy network allegedly set up to listen in on civilians' electronic communications, will get some of its most public exposure to date this weekend, when a prominent US civil rights group runs a full-page advertisement in...
[April 12, 2001, 14:44]
FBI Wants To Tap High-speed Internet
Talkback During the cold war the US was the good guy because of lots of civil freedoms and rights and Russia was the bad guy because everyone there had to life in fear, uncertainty and doubt. Nowedays the US exploits fear, uncertainty and doubt to implement...
[September 27, 2005, 21:12]
Brief Filed To Reveal Identity Of Netizen
News Two civil liberties groups have struck the latest blows in the battle over the rights of users to post anonymous messages on the Web. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Privacy Information Centre sided with the user, known as...
[October 17, 2000, 15:53]
'DMCA On Steroids' Heads For Euro Parliament
News According to civil-liberties group European Digital Rights (EDRI), a compromise put forward by the European Commission could allow member states more flexibility in deciding the scope of the law, for example limiting the applicability of criminal...
[February 19, 2004, 20:39]
UPDATE: Microsoft To Be Sued For Racial Bias
News The amended suit will allege that Microsoft violated federal civil rights laws and will seek up to $5bn in damages, according to the release. The lawsuit, which names Microsoft chairman Bill Gates as well as the company, alleges that the Redmond...
[January 3, 2001, 9:45]
Turbulence In Tunisia
News A civil liberties watchdog made headlines three years ago when it named Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali a "predator of press freedom". How has the WSIS summit addressed online civil liberties?
[November 21, 2005, 13:55]
Echelon: Is Anyone Bothered?
News The parties involved have nothing to say unless, like the Green party, they are formed by civil rights activists. ZDNet: The main peace and civil rights movements have fallen apart on this. Within the United States, however, they recently had to...
[June 30, 2000, 15:25]
Moore's Law 'is Biggest Threat To Privacy'
News Zimmermann wrote PGP in the early 90s as a response to what many civil rights activists in the US saw as increased interest by the US government in gaining access to email. Today, Zimmerman sees surveillance as the biggest threat to civil liberties...
[April 29, 2003, 11:12]
Safeguards Urged For 'life Events Database'
News Civil rights group Liberty said that such databases will inevitably cause privacy concerns, and create the risk of mistakes being made in handling citizens' private information, but argued it is futile to stop the government from creating them.
[October 30, 2003, 13:10]
Windows 98 Lifeline 'prompted By Linux Threat'
Talkback If they trust M$ they are abusing your civil rights and putting vital & sensitive info about _YOU_ in the hands of an evil monopolist. File complaints against them for violating my civil rights & pivacy !
[February 4, 2004, 9:51]
