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5 Signs Our Broadband Plan May Already Be In Trouble
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| As the government continues to work on crafting our first national broadband
| plan, there's been a lot of talk about how that process is consumer-centric,
| transparent, and data-driven. The FCC has spent the last few months talking
| about how they might actually start using real data to make policy decisions
| (astounding). Uncle Sam has unveiled a series of workshops to help consumers
| feel involved in the process (amazing). The FCC even says they'll be using
| more scientists and engineers and fewer lawyers and policy wonks
| (incredible).
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http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/5-Signs-Our-Broadband-Plan-May-Already-Be-In-Trouble-103936
Venezuela mulls tough media law
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| A tough new media law, under which journalists could be imprisoned for
| publishing "harmful" material, has been proposed in Venezuela.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8177862.stm
Fusion Center Encourages Improper Investigations Of Lobbying Groups And
Anti-War Activists
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| A Texas fusion center's âPrevention Awareness Bulletinâ made public last
| night is the latest example of inappropriate police intelligence operations
| targeting political, religious and social activists for investigation. The
| North Central Texas Fusion System bulletin states that it is âimperative for
| law enforcement officers to reportâ the activities of lobbying groups, Muslim
| civil rights organizations and anti-war protest groups in their areas.
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http://www.aclu.org/privacy/gen/38835prs20090225.html
Recent:
South Korea Bans Anonymous Posting On Popular Websites
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| In response, Korea has now passed a law that requires anyone posting on a
| site that has over 100,000 unique visitors a day to reveal their real names
| and national ID (found via Michael Scott). This seems quite extreme. There
| are certainly pros and cons to allowing anonymous speech, but it seems to go
| overboard to outlaw it completely on any relatively popular site.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090505/1854164760.shtml
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