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Obama administration wants carrot method to promote open government

donal brown March 11, 2010

The Obama administration announced that it wants to use prizes and challenges to promote open government in federal agencies. -db Secrrecy News Federation of American Scientists March 11, 2010 By Steven Aftergood Executive branch agencies should “increase the use of prizes and challenges as tools for promoting open government,” the White House Office of Management and Budget said in a memorandum to agency heads (pdf) this week. “It is Administration policy to strongly encourage agencies

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Congress leads way in promoting world-wide internet freedom

donal brown March 11, 2010

Congressmen have introduced legislation to strengthen the ability of groups and individuals to evade government control of the internet. The legislation would provide grants to universities, private companies and research groups to develop technologies to defeat suppression and censorship. -db Tech Daily March 9, 2010 By Juliana Gruenwald Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and David Wu, D-Ore., announced Tuesday the launch of a new bipartisan Global Internet Freedom Caucus to promote online free expression. At the

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State courts find teen-agers’ ‘fighting words’ unprotected

donal brown March 11, 2010

Teen-agers are finding that courts are unsympathetic to their use of “fighting words”, viewing the language as disorderly conduct and affirming lower court decisions in finding the teen-agers delinquent. -db First Amendment Center Commentary March 11, 2010 By David L. Hudson Jr. Recent court decisions in Arizona and North Dakota demonstrate that kids can face criminal charges and convictions when they utter “fighting words.” Appellate courts in both states affirmed juvenile court findings of delinquency

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New access to social media may precipitate change in Iran

donal brown March 11, 2010

After the U.S. Treasury Department decided to exclude social media services from sanctions against Iran, there is hope that these services will help Iranians  effect political change. Iran is a special case in that nearly half of the population uses the internet. -db Citizen Media Law Project Commentary March 11, 2010 By Arthur Bright Anyone who followed the Green Movement protests in Iran is well aware of the importance of social media to the protesters. Without

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California governor orders end to shredding of sex offenders’ parole files

donal brown March 11, 2010

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered state officials to make the files of sex offenders available to the press and public. The order comes after a paroled sex offender was arrested for allegedly murdering a 17-year-old girl in San Diego County and the reluctant release of the parole files of the man who allegedly kidnapped a 12-year-old girl and held her for 18 years. -db The Sacramento Bee March 10, 2010 By Sam Stanton Gov. Arnold

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