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A Different Perspective Of The USA PATRIOT Act Title III
White Papers It is also important to look more specifically at Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act and to challenge some specific assumptions underlying Title III. This white paper provides an excellent overview of the history of the Bank Secrecy Act and properly...
[August 2, 2007, 0:00]
A Patriotic Day: 9/11 Commission Recognizes Importance Of The Patriot Act
White Papers Largely in response to the problems, the USA Patriot Act in the wake of the September 11 attacks was passed. Nothing is more important than preventing another catastrophic terrorist attack on Americans.
[February 7, 2005, 23:00]
Attorney General Takes Controversial Act On Tour
News Attorney general John Ashcroft has embarked on an unusual nationwide tour to drum up support for the controversial USA Patriot Act. Ashcroft's USA Patriot Act tour began on Wednesday morning with a speech to police at the National Constitution...
[August 21, 2003, 11:15]
Bush Pushes For Expansion Of Surveillance Law
News President Bush on Tuesday evening called for the renewal of the USA Patriot Act, the controversial law that expanded Internet surveillance powers for police but partially expires next year. Key provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire next...
[January 21, 2004, 9:25]
The SAFE Act Will Not Make Us Safer
White Papers The USA PATRIOT Act, a law passed with overwhelming support in Congress immediately following the September 11 terrorist attacks, has been the subject of many recent attacks and criticisms. Opponents argue that various provisions of the Patriot Act...
[February 7, 2005, 23:00]
Make Information-Sharing Authority Permanent
White Papers In the aftermath of September 11, the Patriot Act (P.L.was passed, many provisions of which have generated substantial, though unwarranted, controversy. But one aspect of the Patriot Act has won near uniform approval: Prior to September 11, U.S.law...
[February 7, 2005, 23:00]
University Bans Controversial Links
News The University of California at San Diego has ordered a student organisation to delete hyperlinks to an alleged terrorist Web site, citing the recently enacted USA Patriot Act. The law in question is one section of the USA Patriot Act, signed by...
[September 26, 2002, 11:56]
On The Merits Of Data Retention
News While news of this legislation certainly comes as no surprise - a Parliament committee voted on the measure in late November - I find it interesting that the passing of this law coincided with the US House of Representatives' approval to extend...
[January 10, 2006, 14:35]
Privacy Concerns Continue To Grow
News They point to the United States' six-month-old Patriot Act, which gives law enforcement unprecedented power to monitor citizens' habits -- including Web and email use. The Patriot Act, a law passed in October that expands law enforcement power...
[April 19, 2002, 12:52]
Schmidt: Google May Share User Info With US Gov't
News ZDNet.com.au asked if the Patriot Act bypasses "normal" procedures. Let's not have a debate about the Patriot Act — there is Patriot 1, Patriot 2. Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has revealed that the US government has made "requests" for the...
[March 19, 2008, 11:38]
How The Democrats' Win Affects Tech
News House Democrats cast 62 votes against the 2001 Patriot Act, but only three Republicans opposed it. Republicans, now stalwart defenders of the Patriot Act, were advocates of protecting privacy during President Clinton's time in office.
[November 10, 2006, 10:20]
Freenet Keeps File-trading Flame Burning
News Even in the US, it's won attention from people worried about censorship in the wake of the anti-terrorist USA Patriot Act and other actions, he said. But people look at the Patriot Act and the Department of Justice and realise that Freenet is a...
[October 28, 2002, 14:18]
PayPal Snagged By Anti-terrorism Law
News The US Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri told eBay that its online payment service violated provisions in the USA Patriot Act between October 2001 and July 2002, according to eBay's annual report, filed on Monday with securities...
[April 1, 2003, 8:06]
Lone File-swapper Takes On Recording Industry
Talkback Doe wins.Both my Senators voted to give this Corperation SUPER rights and also for Ashcroft's Patriot Act. Hope that Ms. I shall be voting against them from now on. Sooner or later the courts will cause the real culpriate to be fixed and that is...
[October 3, 2003, 18:11]
Anarchy In The USA
Talkback Mix that with the patriot act, and it spells tyranny. Putting this man in prison is the real crime. Orwell had it right: thoughtcrime is now reality.
[August 15, 2003, 21:21]
A Dissenting View: Some Guarded Optimism On Combating Terrorists Money Laundering
White Papers Government threat of sanctions or otherwise, the PATRIOT Act does appear to have raised the cost of establishing and employing a worldwide laundering network. In this way, the Act resembles the export licensing and enforcement regime built during...
[February 24, 2005, 23:00]
Lone File-swapper Takes On Recording Industry
Talkback Go ahead, scream about Corporate Bogeymen and Patriot act furvor , but when it comes down to it most of the people contesting this action by the RIA are not the downtrodden masses. wait, stealing is a crime , right?
[October 3, 2003, 16:12]
Developing Technology To Protect Information
Talkback We also need to oppose legislation such as the US PATRIOT Act as it applies wherever a US corporation has access to information and has it stored, whether in the US or elsewhere. What we need is legislation to protect information and to prosecute...
[December 14, 2007, 8:21]
Gamblers Sue Their Credit Card Companies
Talkback Their suit should not prevail (and I don't believe it will, notwithstanding the Neo-Nazi, I mean Neo-Conservative inpired USA Patriot Act). I have no love of banks, but these people need to understand that the money wasn't free.
[December 21, 2003, 6:26]
Sarbanes-Oxley In Financial Services: From Compliance To Competitive Advantage
White Papers In addition to the Sarbanes-Oxley demonstration, this session covers how ECM can help meet other regulatory requirements, such as the Basel II Capital Accord and USA Patriot Act. This webcast explains analysts report that organizations will spend...
[March 20, 2005, 23:00]
