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Volume 12.19 September 22, 2005
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Published by the
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Washington, D.C.
http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_12.19.html
{http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_12.19.html}
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Table of Contents
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huridocs-tech-archive@hrea.org Transportation Agency Drops Commercial Data From Prescreening
Plan 1 Privacy Commissioners: Set Privacy & Data Protection as
Human Rights 0 EPIC Advises Canadian Government on Identity Theft
Prevention 2005-07-29 14:25:07 Roberts's Confirmation Hearings Highlight Privacy
Concerns 20050913193341 Election Report Recommends Voter ID, Paper Trails 9d243bf8463a0defd5cbf063a82eb1d3
News in Brief 0 EPIC Bookstore: Stephen G. Breyer's "Active
Liberty" Upcoming Conferences and Events
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huridocs-tech-archive@hrea.org Transportation Agency Drops Commercial Data From Prescreening
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has abandoned plans
to use commercial data to check the identities of airline passengers
in the government's proposed passenger prescreening system, Secure
Flight. TSA announced the decision shortly before a
government-appointed working group is expected to issue a critical
report on the program's privacy implications.
As envisioned, Secure Flight would compare Passenger Name Records
against information compiled by the Terrorist Screening Center, which
includes expanded "selectee" and "no fly" lists. Further, the program
would seek to identify suspicious travel behavior in passengers'
itineraries.
As originally planned, TSA would have also used commercial databases
to verify the accuracy of information provided by travelers. The
contractor conducting the test was EagleForce Associates, Inc., which
obtained commercial data from data aggregators Acxiom, InsightAmerica
and Qwest. According to documents obtained by EPIC under the Freedom
of Information Act last year, Acxiom pushed to water down key federal
privacy laws immediately after the September 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks. According to the documents, Acxiom sought broader access to
"credit headers" and drivers information in order to develop a system
for "identity and information verification that can be used by
organizations such as airlines, airports, cruise ships, and large
buildings and other applications to better determine whether a person
is actually who they say they are."
The agency began testing the system earlier this year. In June,
however, TSA admitted that it had collected and maintained detailed
commercial data about thousands of travelers in violation of a notice
published last fall stating it wouldn't do so. The disclosure came
just days after the Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office
announced that it was investigating whether TSA violated a federal
privacy law during the program's testing.
In related news, the Justice Department Inspector General recently
concluded that TSA's missteps have made it difficult for the
government office responsible for the terrorist watch list to prepare
for the launch of Secure Flight. The Terrorist Screening Center
maintains the government's consolidated watch list, which is planned
to be a vital part of the prescreening program. According to the
Inspector General's report, Terrorist Screening Center officials
"believe that their ability to prepare for the implementation of
Secure Flight has been hampered by the TSA's failure to make,
communicate, and comply with key program and policy decisions in a
timely manner." The Inspector General cited several issues as
potentially problematic, including costs, redress, and data accuracy.
Transportation Security Administration's Page on Secure Flight:
http://www.tsa.gov/public/display?theme=5&content=09000519800cf3a7
{http://www.tsa.gov/public/display?theme=5&content=09000519800cf3a7}
EPIC documents on Acxiom's lobbying and proposed amendments (pdf):
http://www.epic.org/privacy/drivers/acxiomlobby.pdf
{http://www.epic.org/privacy/drivers/acxiomlobby.pdf}
EPIC's Secure Flight Page:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/airtravel/secureflight.html
{http://www.epic.org/privacy/airtravel/secureflight.html}
Justice Department Inspector General's Report (pdf):
http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/FBI/a0534/final.pdf
{http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/FBI/a0534/final.pdf}
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1 Privacy Commissioners: Set Privacy & Data Protection as Human
Rights
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Privacy commissioners from around the world called on governments
and international organizations to establish data protection and
privacy as fundamental human rights. At a privacy conference in
Montreux, Switzerland, they also called for effective safeguards to
limit the use of biometric passports and identity cards so that
centralized database will not be established. They also urged greater
cooperation with NGOs.
A day before the large privacy conference started, EPIC and other
European and American civil liberties groups sponsored a conference
entitled "Strategies for International Privacy Protection -- Issues,
Actors, and Future Cooperation." Its principal aim was to debate one
of the two most sensitive privacy issues governments are grappling
with and to reinforce cooperation between non-governmental
organizations and data protection authorities. Privacy officials,
NGOs, and representatives from the industry all participated to the
discussion.
In the first panel on data retention, a speaker pointed to the many
security risks and high costs for the industry -- Internet Service
Providers and telecommunications providers -- and police and security
agencies that a regime of retention of traffic and location data
would introduce. A high risk also exists for police agencies
themselves, since their traffic and location data would be stored in
one place, and create a tempting target for criminals. In the second
panel on biometrics, the Swiss Privacy Commissioner Hanspeter Thur
described the pilot biometric passports project Switzerland had
launched that was ended because of the high privacy risks that are
inherent in the central database of the biometric passports program.
Speakers also discussed the lack of transparency and the absence of
public debate that supra-national organizations and governments
around the world showed when they introduced proposals for biometric
passports.
In a resolution, a group of privacy commissioners called for
effective safeguards to limit the risks inherent to biometrics. They
sought to restrict the use of biometrics in passports and identity
cards to verification purposes -- the biometric data in the document
would be compared with the data provided by the holder when
presenting the document -- thereby prohibiting any centralization of
data. The privacy commissioners suggested that governments make a
"strict distinction between biometric data collected and stored for
public purposes," such as border patrol, "on the basis of legal
obligations, and for contractual purposes on the basis of consent."
Declaration of Montreux (pdf):
http://www.edsb.ch/e/aktuell/konferenz/declaration-e.pdf
{http://www.edsb.ch/e/aktuell/konferenz/declaration-e.pdf}
Resolution on Biometrics (pdf):
http://www.edsb.ch/e/aktuell/konferenz/biometrie-resolution-e.pdf
{http://www.edsb.ch/e/aktuell/konferenz/biometrie-resolution-e.pdf}
Privacy Conference 2005:
http://www.privacyconference2005.org/
{http://www.privacyconference2005.org/}
"Strategies for International Privacy Protection - Issues, Actors,
and Future Cooperation":
http://www.edri.org/panels {http://www.edri.org/panels}
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0 EPIC Advises Canadian Government on Identity Theft Prevention
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EPIC urged the Canadian government to assume an aggressive posture
against identity theft by taking a number of measures to give
individuals greater control over personal information. In comments to
the Consumer Measures Committee, EPIC explained the need for
consumers to be able to freeze their credit files and for retailers
to more carefully screen credit applications for signs of fraud.
EPIC's comments explained that United States law does little to
prevent identity theft. Most U.S. law focuses on remedial measures,
such as fraud alerts, and heightened penalties. These remedial
measures and penalties have done little to deter the crime,
especially because impostors are rarely investigated or caught by
police. U.S. law also does little to check high-risk business
practices, such as the sending of prescreened credit card offers, and
lax instant credit granting policies, which make it easy for even
unsophisticated individuals to commit identity theft.
In light of the failure of the remedial approach to address identity
theft, EPIC urged the Canadians to focus on preventive measures.
Chief among these are credit freeze, the ability of individuals to
lock down their credit report to prevent identity theft. Also
suggested were stricter controls on prescreened credit card offers,
and making credit grantors liable when they negligently issue new
accounts to impostors.
EPIC also criticized predominant electronic payment systems. Credit
cards offer little privacy, and involve using the same number over
and over to charge the account. This number is revealed to many
different people, and the credit card industry has refused to add
basic authentication measures, such as a password, to prevent
unauthorized charges. EPIC argued that the adoption of anonymous
payment measures would heighten privacy, and if properly implemented,
reduce fraud levels.
The Consumer Measures Committee is a forum of federal, provincial,
and territorial government representatives. The body will review
comments and issue proposed regulations in legislative language for
another round of public comment.
EPIC Comments to the Consumer Measures Committee:
http://epic.org/privacy/idtheft/cmc_comment.html
{http://epic.org/privacy/idtheft/cmc_comment.html}
Canada, Consumer Measures Committee - Identity Theft
http://cmcweb.ca/epic/internet/incmc-cmc.nsf/en/fe00084e.html
{http://cmcweb.ca/epic/internet/incmc-cmc.nsf/en/fe00084e.html}
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2005-07-29 14:25:07 Roberts's Confirmation Hearings Highlight Privacy Concerns
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Senators on the Judiciary Committee today voted 13-5 to send the
nomination of Judge John G. Roberts Jr. for Chief Justice of the
United States to the full Senate with a recommendation for
confirmation. The right to privacy became a major focus in Judge
Robert's confirmation hearings, in part because the constitutional
right to privacy is a major underpinning of the Supreme Court's 1973
decision in the abortion rights case Roe v. Wade. However, privacy
rights were raised in a variety of other contexts as well: Judge
Roberts was asked whether rights to "liberty" in the Fourteenth
Amendment include rights to privacy; about the secrecy-shrouded
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court; and whether
privacy extends to personal decisions regarding the education of
children, end-of-life scenarios, and sexual orientation. Other
questions focused on the preservation of civil liberties after the
Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the need for government
accountability.
When Sen. Arlen Specter asked if Judge Roberts he believed that
there was a Constitutional right to privacy, he replied: "Senator, I
do." He said that privacy was "the right to be left alone," and that
this was "one of our basic rights." Judge Roberts also said that he
believed there was a privacy right contained within the Fourteenth
Amendment, in its guarantee of liberty, and that this extended to the
rights of women. Although Roberts said that he felt that the right to
privacy included a right to contraception, he declined to answer
whether he felt that privacy rights included a right to an abortion
or a right to die, stating only that he would give weight to previous
decisions by the Supreme Court in these areas. Judge Roberts also
refused to state whether or not he agreed with Justice Clarence
Thomas's opinion, espoused in his dissent in Lawrence v. Texas, that
there is no "general right of privacy" in the Constitution. The 2003
case struck down anti-sodomy laws in Texas as unconstitutional.
In response to concerns expressed by Sen. Russ Feingold about the
possible erosion of civil liberties in the wake of the Sept. 11
attacks, Judge Roberts said that the Bill of Rights does not change
in times of war, but "things that might have been acceptable in times
of war are not acceptable in times of peace." The PATRIOT Act, passed
in response to the 2001 attacks, expanded the powers of the secret
court enabled by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has the power to select
members of this secret FISA court, which authorizes covert
surveillance by law enforcement. Sen. Patrick Leahy urged Judge
Roberts to work with him, Sen. Specter and Sen. Charles Grassley to
improve the transparency of the FISA Court. Roberts agreed to keep an
open mind on the topic, though he deferred to Congress's decisions in
creating it.
Last week, in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, EPIC had
asked Senators to explore the views of Judge Roberts on privacy,
"particularly as they may relate to the future of the Fourth
Amendment and the role of the Congress in establishing statutory
safeguards." The EPIC letter concluded, "The first Justice to join
the Supreme Court in the 21st century should have a strong commitment
to apply the Constitutional principles and enforce the statutory
rights that help safeguard privacy in the modern era."
EPIC letter on John Roberts (pdf):
http://www.epic.org/privacy/justices/roberts/0905letter.pdf
{http://www.epic.org/privacy/justices/roberts/0905letter.pdf}
Senate Judiciary Committee:
http://judiciary.senate.gov/ {http://judiciary.senate.gov/}
Wikipedia, John G. Roberts, Jr.:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_G._Roberts_Jr
{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_G._Roberts_Jr}
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20050913193341 Election Report Recommends Voter ID, Paper Trails
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The Commission on Federal Election Reform, co-chaired by former
President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James A. Baker
III, released a report on the conduct of domestic elections. The
report made 87 recommendations, which include a call for universal
voter registration, use of the Real ID as a voter identification
document, and verifiable paper trails for electronic voting machines.
The report said that a single ID, uniform ID requirement would reduce
discrimination improve voter confidence and eliminate
identification-related election fraud.
Congress passed the Help America Vote Act of 2002, in response to
the breakdown in vote tabulation during Florida's recount process
conducted at the conclusion of the 2000 presidential election. HAVA
expands the federal government's role in regulating voter
registration and election processes, and it provides funds to states
to upgrade their election systems. Under HAVA, states retain control
of the election process, but they must meet minimum federal
standards. HAVA also required election officials to verify voters'
identification with administrative agencies (i.e., comparing driver's
licenses with local DMVs and Social Security Numbers with the Social
Security Administration.)
In May, Congress passed REAL ID, which mandates federal
identification standards for state driver's licenses and requires
that state DMVs collect sensitive personal information. The proposal
of using the Real ID card as a voter access card would be a
significant departure from the original congressional intent.
States can choose to opt-out of the REAL ID program, but the Act
mandates that licenses from opt-out states cannot be used as
identification for federal purposes. If Congress mandates that voters
participating in federal elections can use on the Real ID card as
identification, then residents of states that reject the REAL ID
program will not have acceptable voter identification.
EPIC earlier opposed Georgia's effort to require all voters to
present photo ID to participate in public elections. EPIC said that
the Georgia plan encroaches on privacy, would discourage voter
turnout, and is inconsistent with HAVA.
Report of the Commission on Federal Election Reform (pdf):
http://www.american.edu/ia/cfer/report/full_report.pdf
{http://www.american.edu/ia/cfer/report/full_report.pdf}
EPIC's Comments to the Department of Justice about the Georgia Voter
ID Plan (pdf):
http://www.epic.org/privacy/voting/comments_ga_hb244.pdf
{http://www.epic.org/privacy/voting/comments_ga_hb244.pdf}
EPIC's Voting Page:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/voting/
{http://www.epic.org/privacy/voting/}
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9d243bf8463a0defd5cbf063a82eb1d3 News in Brief
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Report: U.S. Outsources to Countries Lacking Privacy Protections
Rep. Edward J. Markey, a senior Member of the House Energy and
Commerce Committee and the Co-Chair of the Congressional Privacy
Caucus, recently released a report assessing the privacy risks for
Americans when their data is outsourced to other countries. The
report ranked the countries based on eight principles of legal
protections taken from the European Union's Data Privacy Directive,
including security, enforcement and notification. The report found
that 14 of the 20 countries profiled have privacy regimes that are
weaker than that of the U.S.
Markey Report: Outsourcing Privacy: Countries Processing U.S.
Consumers' Personal Information Lack Fundamental Privacy Safeguards
(pdf):
http://www.house.gov/markey/Issues/iss_privacy_rep050914.pdf
{http://www.house.gov/markey/Issues/iss_privacy_rep050914.pdf}
Privacy and Human Rights Report 2004:
http://www.epic.org/bookstore/phr2004/
{http://www.epic.org/bookstore/phr2004/}
Public Comment Sought on ICANN WHOIS Proposal
The ICANN is requesting public comments on a new WHOIS policy. Under
ICANN's current contracts with the registries and registrars, the
WHOIS domain name contact information, which includes names,
addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, must be public.
But under many local and national laws the information is private.
The Task Force now recommends that registrars who change their WHOIS
practices to abide by applicable laws and governmental regulations
can still operate as accredited registrars. EPIC and the Non
Commercial Users Constituency support this change but also urge a
comprehensive review of WHOIS policies to ensure that the personal
data of all Internet users is protected. Comments are due October 2.
Public Comment (due October 2):
http://gnso.icann.org/comments-request/
{http://gnso.icann.org/comments-request/}
ICANN WHOIS Task Force Report:
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/tf-prelim-rpt-12sep05.htm
{http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/tf-prelim-rpt-12sep05.htm}
EPIC's WHOIS Page:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/whois/
{http://www.epic.org/privacy/whois/}
Choicepoint Announces More Improper Personal Data Disclosures
In the course of investigating a 2004 security breach involving
140,000 Americans, commercial data broker Choicepoint announced that
another 9,903 individuals had their personal information sold without
authorization. Of these individuals, 4,667 are victims of the 2004
security breach where Choicepoint sold personal information to an
identity thief ring posing as a business. Choicpoint claims that a
Florida police officer accessed the personal information of 4,689
other individuals. The remaining notices concern illegitimate access
by private investigators and an insurance company. In Big Brother's
Little Helpers, EPIC's Chris Hoofnagle warned that law enforcement
users of commercial data brokers like Choicepoint were inadequately
supervised. For instance, one document obtained under the Freedom of
Information Act described in the article suggested that the FBI does
not audit its own employee access to the Choicepoint database.
EPIC's Choicepoint Page:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/choicepoint/
{http://www.epic.org/privacy/choicepoint/}
Big Brother's Little Helpers:
http://ssrn.com/abstract=582302>http://ssrn.com/abstract=582302
{http://ssrn.com/abstract=582302>http://ssrn.com/abstract=582302}
US-VISIT Border Program Will Extend to 104 More Ports of Entry
The Department of Homeland Security announced last week that the
US-VISIT border security program will add 104 ports of entry, beyond
the current 50, by the end of the year. Problems have been found in
US-VISIT's database and technology systems, and some errors have led
to the improper flagging of crewmembers by government watch lists.
This extension comes as the agency is considering a flawed proposal
to use Radio Frequency Identification tags for travel documents, and
two months after it began to require visitors to submit a full
ten-fingerprint set.
July Spotlight on Surveillance: US-VISIT Rolls Out the Unwelcome
Mat:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/surveillance/spotlight/0705/
{http://www.epic.org/privacy/surveillance/spotlight/0705/}
EPIC's US-VISIT Page:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/us-visit/
{http://www.epic.org/privacy/us-visit/}
1,500 Students Protest Metal Detectors, Cameras at High School
This week, 1,500 New York City high school students skipped classes
and marched for two miles to protest the installation of metal
detectors and security cameras at DeWitt Clinton High School. The
school had implemented a system where the students had to pass
through metal detectors and have their bags scanned by X-ray
machines. The school had also installed surveillance cameras. The
protest resulted in a promised meeting between school administrators
and students to discuss the new surveillance system.
May Spotlight on Surveillance: More Cities Deploy Camera
Surveillance Systems with Federal Grant Money:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/surveillance/spotlight/0505/
{http://www.epic.org/privacy/surveillance/spotlight/0505/}
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0 EPIC Bookstore: Stephen G. Breyer's "Active Liberty"
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Stephen G. Breyer, Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic
Constitution (Alfred A. Knopf, 2005)
http://www.powells.com/partner/24075/biblio/0307263134
{http://www.powells.com/partner/24075/biblio/0307263134}
"It is a historic occasion when a Supreme Court justice offers, off
the bench, a new interpretation of the Constitution. Active Liberty,
based on the Tanner lectures on Human Values that Justice Stephen
Breyer delivered at Harvard University in November 2004, defines that
term as a sharing of the nation's sovereign authority with its
citizens. Regarding the Constitution as a guide for the application
of basic American principles to a living and changing society rather
than as an arsenal of rigid legal means for binding and restricting
it, Justice Breyer argues that the genius of the Constitution rests
not in any static meaning it might have had in a world that is dead
and gone, but in the adaptability of its great principles to cope
with current problems.
Giving us examples of this interpretation in the areas of free
speech, federalism, privacy, affirmative action, statutory
interpretation, and administrative law, Justice Breyer states that
courts should take greater account of the Constitution's democratic
nature when they interpret constitutional and statutory texts. He
also insists that the people must develop political experience as
well, and obtain the moral education and stimulus that come from
correcting their own errors. His distinctive contribution to the
federalism debate is his claim that deference to congressional power
can actually promote democratic participation rather than thwart it.
He argues convincingly that although Congress is not perfect, it has
done a better job than either the executive or judicial branches at
balancing the conflicting views of citizens across the nation,
especially during times of national crisis. With a fine appreciation
for complexity, Breyer reminds all Americans that Congress, rather
than the courts, is the place to resolve policy disputes."
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EPIC Publications:
"Privacy & Human Rights 2004: An International Survey of Privacy
Laws and Developments" (EPIC 2004). Price: $50.
http://www.epic.org/bookstore/phr2004
{http://www.epic.org/bookstore/phr2004}
The Privacy Law Sourcebook, which has been called the "Physician's
Desk Reference" of the privacy world, is the leading resource for
students, attorneys, researchers, and journalists interested in
pursuing privacy law in the United States and around the world. It
includes the full texts of major privacy laws and directives such as
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Privacy Act, and the OECD Privacy
Guidelines, as well as an up-to-date section on recent developments.
New materials include the APEC Privacy Framework, the Video Voyeurism
Prevention Act, and the CAN-SPAM Act.
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"FOIA 2004: Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws,"
Harry Hammitt, David Sobel and Tiffany Stedman, editors (EPIC 2004).
Price: $40. http://www.epic.org/bookstore/foia2004
{http://www.epic.org/bookstore/foia2004}
This is the standard reference work covering all aspects of the
Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Government in the
Sunshine Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 22nd
edition fully updates the manual that lawyers, journalists and
researchers have relied on for more than 25 years. For those who
litigate open government cases (or need to learn how to litigate
them), this is an essential reference manual.
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"The Public Voice WSIS Sourcebook: Perspectives on the World Summit
on the Information Society" (EPIC 2004). Price: $40.
http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pvsourcebook
{http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pvsourcebook}
This resource promotes a dialogue on the issues, the outcomes, and
the process of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
This reference guide provides the official UN documents, regional and
issue-oriented perspectives, and recommendations and proposals for
future action, as well as a useful list of resources and contacts for
individuals and organizations that wish to become more involved in
the WSIS process.
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"The Privacy Law Sourcebook 2004: United States Law, International
Law, and Recent Developments," Marc Rotenberg, editor (EPIC 2005).
Price: $40. LINK TO COME
The "Physicians Desk Reference of the privacy world." An invaluable
resource for students, attorneys, researchers and journalists who
need an up-to-date collection of U.S. and international privacy law,
as well as a comprehensive listing of privacy resources.
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"Filters and Freedom 2.0: Free Speech Perspectives on Internet
Content Controls" (EPIC 2001). Price: $20.
http://www.epic.org/bookstore/filters2.0
{http://www.epic.org/bookstore/filters2.0}
A collection of essays, studies, and critiques of Internet content
filtering. These papers are instrumental in explaining why filtering
threatens free expression.
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"The Consumer Law Sourcebook 2000: Electronic Commerce and the
Global Economy," Sarah Andrews, editor (EPIC 2000). Price: $40.
http://www.epic.org/cls {http://www.epic.org/cls}
The Consumer Law Sourcebook provides a basic set of materials for
consumers, policy makers, practitioners and researchers who are
interested in the emerging field of electronic commerce. The focus is
on framework legislation that articulates basic rights for consumers
and the basic responsibilities for businesses in the online economy.
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"Cryptography and Liberty 2000: An International Survey of
Encryption Policy," Wayne Madsen and David Banisar, authors (EPIC
2000). Price: $20. http://www.epic.org/bookstore/crypto00&;
{http://www.epic.org/bookstore/crypto00&}
EPIC's third survey of encryption policies around the world. The
results indicate that the efforts to reduce export controls on strong
encryption products have largely succeeded, although several
governments are gaining new powers to combat the perceived threats of
encryption to law enforcement.
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EPIC publications and other books on privacy, open government, free
expression, crypto and governance can be ordered at:
EPIC Bookstore
http://www.epic.org/bookstore {http://www.epic.org/bookstore}
"EPIC Bookshelf" at Powell's Books
http://www.powells.com/features/epic/epic.html
{http://www.powells.com/features/epic/epic.html}
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EPIC also publishes EPIC FOIA Notes, which provides brief summaries
of interesting documents obtained from government agencies under the
Freedom of Information Act.
Subscribe to EPIC FOIA Notes at:
https://mailman.epic.org/cgi-bin/control/foia_notes
{https://mailman.epic.org/cgi-bin/control/foia_notes}
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Upcoming Conferences and Events
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Canada-Australia Comparative IP & Cyberlaw Conference. University of
Ottawa. September 30 and October 1, 2005. Ottawa, Ontario. For more
information:
http://web5.uottawa.ca/techlaw/symposium.php?idnt=107&v=&c=&b=
{http://web5.uottawa.ca/techlaw/symposium.php?idnt=107&v=&c=&b=}
Conference On Passenger Facilitation & Immigration: Newest trends in
achieving a seamless experience in air travel International Air
Transport Association (IATA) and Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA)
October 3-5, 2005 Singapore Aviation Academy. For more information:
http://www.saa.com.sg/conf_pax_fac
{http://www.saa.com.sg/conf_pax_fac}
Access & Privacy Workshop 2005: Toolkit For Change. Ontario Ministry
of Government Service's Access & Privacy Office. October 6- 7, 2005.
Toronto, Ontario. For more information:
http://www.governmentevents.ca/apw2005/
{http://www.governmentevents.ca/apw2005/}
State of Play III: Social Revolutions. Berkman Center for Internet
and Society, New York Law School, Yale Law School. October 7-8, 2005.
New York, NY. For more information:
http://www.nyls.edu/pages/2396.asp
{http://www.nyls.edu/pages/2396.asp}
Public Voice Symposium: "Privacy and Data Protection in Latin
America - Analysis and Perspectives." Launch of the first Spanish
version of "Privacy and Human Rights." October 20-21, 2005, Auditorio
Alberto Lleras Camargo de la Universidad de los Andes, Bogota,
Colombia.
Organizers: Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Grupo de
Estudios en Internet, Comercio Electrónico, Telecomunicaciones e
Informática (GECTI), Law School of the Universidad de los Andes,
Bogota, Colombia, Computer Professional for Social
Responsibility-Peru (CPSR-Perú). For more information:
http://www.thepublicvoice.org/events/bogota05/default.html
{http://www.thepublicvoice.org/events/bogota05/default.html}.
6th Annual Privacy and Security Workshop. Centre for Innovation Law
and Policy (University of Toronto) and the Center for Applied
Cryptographic Research (University of Waterloo). November 3-4, 2005.
University of Toronto. For more information:
http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/conferences/2005/psw/announcement.html
{http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/conferences/2005/psw/announcement.html}
The World Summit on the Information Society. Government of Tunisia.
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