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Secrecy News cites two agencies that need to get with the program on new federal transparency

donal brown December 10, 2009

The director of the Program on Government Secrecy says that key government departments are responding to the new open government directive but that two agencies stand out for blocking public access, the CIA and the Open Source Center. -DB Secrecy News Federation of American Scientists Commentary December 10, 2009 By Steven Aftergood The Obama Administration’s new open government policy has begun to elicit a response from executive branch agencies. The Department of Defense, the Department of

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While applauding federal transparency directive, online rights advocate points to pockets of secrecy

donal brown December 10, 2009

A senior counsel for the Electronic Freedom Foundation gives the White House credit for its efforts to improve transparency but says that the Obama administration has yet to respond to requests for information on crucial technology policy issues made last January and February. -DB Electronic Freedom Foundation Commentary December 8, 2009 By David L. Sobel The Obama Administration today issued its long-awaited Open Government Directive (OGD), a blueprint for transparency that the President promised on

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Rights foundation gives New York university its dubious award for restrictive speech code

donal brown December 10, 2009

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has made the speech code of the State University of New York Brockport its “Speech Code of the Month.” The foundation says the code is “unconstitutional on many levels.” -DB FIRE Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Opinion December 3, 2009 SUNY Brockport’s “Internet/Email Rules and Regulations” state that All uses of Internet/e-mail that harass, annoy or otherwise inconvenience others are not acceptable. This includes, but is not limited

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Film star brings suit on information on Wikipedia suggesting the actor is gay

donal brown December 8, 2009

Ron Livingston is suing an anonymous person who he says put up information on Wikipedia that claims Livingston has been dating a man. -DB NBC Chicago December 7, 2009 Actor Ron Livingston is suing an alleged Wikipedia hacker who reportedly posted information suggesting the actor was gay on his online bio page, according to TMZ. Livingston, whose most notable film credits include “Swingers” and “Office Space,” reportedly filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles on Friday.

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Talk show host accused of threatening three judges gets mistrial

donal brown December 8, 2009

An internet radio talk show host accused of threatening to kill three federal judges had his trial end in mistrial when the jury voted 9 to 3 for acquittal. Prosecutors said they would retry try the man. -DB Courthouse News Service December 8, 2009 After the Brooklyn jury deadlocked, a federal judge declared a mistrial in the case of an Internet radio host accused of threatening to murder three federal appeals court judges. Harold “Hal”

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