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U.S. looking at issues of internet freedom after alleged Chinese cyberattack on Google accounts

donal brown January 14, 2010

After Google announced this week that hackers had tried to penetrate Gmail accounts in China including those of U.S. financial institutions and defense contractors, the Obama administration is considering their options in maintaining internet freedom. -DB NextGov January 13, 2010 By Aliya Sternstein An alleged cyberattack by the Chinese government into systems operated by Google and other U.S. companies, including federal contractors, has prompted the U.S. government to revisit the complicated issue of Internet freedom.

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San Francisco foundation asks feds to close loopholes allowing industry clamps on free speech

donal brown January 14, 2010

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has asked the Federal Communications Commission to close loopholes in proposed rules on network neutrality that could allow the entertainment industry and law enforcement to curtail free speech and innovation. -DB Electronic Frontier Foundation Press Release January 14, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today to close loopholes in its proposed regulations for network neutrality — loopholes that could let the

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California appeals court reinstates whistleblower suit against San Diego State

donal brown January 14, 2010

In a case involving a San Diego State strength coach’s whistleblower testimony about the head football coach, the appeals court held that an allegation based on hearsay was made in good faith and revived the coach’s suit against the university. -DB Metropolitan News January 13, 2010 By Kenneth Ofgang The Fourth District Court of Appeal yesterday revived a whistleblower suit by a former strength coach for the San Diego State University football team, who claims

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Supreme Court scuttles plan for televising Prop 8 trial

donal brown January 14, 2010

In another 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that given the notoriety of the same-sex marriage trial and that the public had insufficient time to comment on the decision to televise the trial, there would be no live telecasts or delayed broadcasts on YouTube. The Court did not rule on whether any federal trial could be televised. -DB San Francisco Chronicle January 14, 2010 By Bob Egelko SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Supreme Court

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Cyberattacks on e-mail accounts of Chinese human right activists may force Google to quit China

donal brown January 13, 2010

Google may yet be forced to abandon the lucrative Chinese market after it gained access by agreeing to remove banned topics from its site. Hackers are attempting to invade the Gmail accounts of human rights activists along with the accounts of at least 20 large companies in the finance, technology, media and chemical sectors. -DB The New York Times January 13, 2010 By Andrew Jacobs and Miguel Helft BEIJING – Google, facing an assault by hackers

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