Minnesota Public Radio hosted a call-in show on the politics of presidential libraries:
Presidential libraries are places for scholarship, according to the National Archives. But the attached museums are there to present an era — and a person — to the public, for better or worse. Two presidential library directors talk about the intersection of politics [...]
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The politics of presidential libraries
Blog: NZ Copyright Bill still a can of worms
From the New Zealand Herald:
The Government’s select committee report on the Copyright Amendment Bill was released on Friday and has generated some interesting discussion in the tech blogosphere.
Amazon to Copy and Sell Archives’ Footage
From the Washington Post:
The National Archives and Records Administration announced yesterday that it has reached a non-exclusive agreement with Amazon.com and one of its subsidiaries to reproduce and sell to the public copies of thousands of historic films and videotapes in the Archives’ holdings.
The arrangement allows Amazon and a California subsidiary, CustomFlix Labs, to make [...]
What should we include in our national broadband strategy?
Dick Durbin has expanded his call for suggestions to redstate.com:
Hello, I’m Senator Dick Durbin. I’m looking forward to our discussion about what should be included in America’s national broadband strategy.
But before we get to any of that, let me deal with the 800 pound elephant in the room. What the heck am I doing blogging [...]
Administration Seeks Broad Authority to Intercept Calls, E-Mail
From the Center for Democracy & Technology:
In a far-reaching new proposal to Congress, the Administration is asking for authority to intercept, without a court order, any international telephone call or e-mail made by any American citizen. The proposed legislation would not require that the targeted communication involve terrorism or other dangerous conduct. The proposal would [...]
Republicans blocking Freedom of Information Act bill, Judiciary Chairman says
From The Raw Story:
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) issued a Friday afternoon statement criticizing Republican colleagues for holding up an open government bill that seeks to reform the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and end delays in government compliance with requests for information.
Travelers Face Greater Use of Personal Data
From the Washington Post:
The United States and the European Union have agreed to expand a security program that shares personal data about millions of U.S.-bound airline passengers a year, potentially including information about a person’s race, ethnicity, religion and health.
Under the agreement, airlines flying from Europe to the United States are required to provide data [...]
Report criticizes Net restrictions in some nations
From the Mercury News:
Kazakhstan and Georgia are among countries imposing excessive restrictions on how people use the Internet, a new report says, warning that regulations are having a chilling effect on freedom of expression.
“Governing the Internet,” issued Thursday by the 56-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, called the online policing “a bitter reminder [...]
Government is overzealous with secrecy, Reichert says
From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
The United States is threatened by its fetish for secrecy, an expanding and often arbitrary impulse that adds 40,000 new documents each day to the federal government’s mountain of “classified” papers.
That conclusion comes not from the ACLU or Moveon.org, though both organizations agree. It comes from Rep. Dave Reichert, a Republican from [...]
9/11 Bill Requires Intelligence Budget Disclosure
From Secrecy News:
For the first time since it began debating the issue more than three decades ago, Congress is now poised to adopt legislation that will require — not merely recommend — public disclosure of the total national intelligence budget.
“Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year [...]