Friday, June 15, 2007

Bush administration attacks 'shield' for bloggers

This year's Free Flow of Information Act, which has been introduced in both the House and Senate, proposes a protection for a broader swath of people than earlier versions. It covers anyone engaged in journalism, which is defined as "gathering, preparing, collecting, photographing, recording, writing, editing, reporting or publishing of news or information that concerns local, national or international events or other matters of public interest for dissemination to the public."

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http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/june2007/150607bloggers.htm

NSA 'spy room' at AT&T exposed

Documents obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) claim to show that US telco AT&T allowed the National Security Agency (NSA) to set up a 'secret room' in its offices to monitor internet traffic.

Here: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/june2007/150607NSA.htm