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Cleveland newspaper causes stir by unmasking anonymous poster – a judge

donal brown March 29, 2010

In revealing the identity of a person posting comments on their site under the moniker “lawmiss”, the Cleveland Plain Dealer believed that the public’s right to know outweighed the importance of protecting the privacy of anonymous commentators. The “lawmiss” postings, it turned out, came from the e-mail address of a judge. -db The Plain Dealer March 26, 2010 By Henry J. Gomez CLEVELAND, Ohio — By unmasking an anonymous poster at its companion Web site,

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Washington state high school newspaper goes to court over oral sex story

donal brown March 27, 2010

High school students are suing their school district asking for millions of dollars in damages claiming that they never gave their consent to having their comments, names and sexual histories in a story in the school newspaper about oral sex. The district clams the students did consent and only changed their minds after their parent objected. -db The News Tribune March 25, 2010 By Adam Lynn TACOMA, Wash. — A trial began in Pierce County

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University of Chicago censors student facebook post

donal brown March 27, 2010

Continuing a practice of monitoring and censoring student posts on social media, the University of Chicago forced a student to delete comments about a professor from his private Facebook page. -db FIRE Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Commentary March 24, 2010 CHICAGO — For the second time in two years, the University of Chicago has censored a student’s post on a private Facebook page. Undergraduate Joseph “Tex” Dozier posted a joke that he had

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House of Representatives caucuses for improved transparency

donal brown March 27, 2010

In a rare show of bipartisanship, House Republicans and Democrats met last week to generate support for new laws for free access to government information on the Internet. The 19 member caucus wants to inform other member of the House about open government initiatives. -db NextGov March 25, 2010 By Aliya Sternstein House Republicans and Democrats on Thursday launched a congressional transparency caucus that will call for new laws requiring federal information be accessible on

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Federal safety agency would limit worker’s right to know about chemical hazards

donal brown March 27, 2010

To conform with the United Nations system for classifying chemicals, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing a plan to reduce information given to workers about dangerous chemicals. -db OMB Watch March 23, 2010 A recent proposal by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would endanger workers by reducing the amount of information on chemical hazards provided to them, according to several public interest groups. OSHA’s proposal is part of its effort

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