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Declan McCullagh | 1 Aug 2006 09:50
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Bush administration appeals loss in NSA/ATT case to 9th Circuit [priv]

On Monday the Bush administration appealed its loss in the AT&T/NSA 
wiretapping case to the 9th Circuit. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker 
had ruled on July 20 that EFF's case alleging illegal cooperation with 
the NSA could proceed.

I've placed some of the briefs filed today online here:
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/doj.motion.073106.pdf
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/eff.nsa.073106.pdf
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/att.brief.073106.pdf

And a writeup:
http://news.com.com/2100-1036_3-6100612.html

Also on a personal note, CNET News.com and the California First 
Amendment Coalition won permission from Walker today to file an amicus 
brief. For background on that point:
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6073213.html
http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-6073480.html

-Declan
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Declan McCullagh | 1 Aug 2006 16:50
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David Burt on DOPA library and school filtering bill [fs]

My article last week on the House of Representatives approving DOPA by a 
lopsided 410-15 vote:
http://news.com.com/Chat+rooms+could+face+expulsion/2100-1028_3-6099414.html

As written, DOPA would cover more than chat rooms and MySpace.com; its 
category of "social networking sites" includes ones that permit public 
profiles. Some examples:
The list could include Slashdot, which permits public profiles; Amazon, 
which allows author profiles and personal lists; and blogs like 
RedState.com that show public profiles. In addition, many media 
companies, such as News.com publisher CNET Networks, permit users to 
create profiles of favorite games and music.

-Declan

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Subject: For Politech: Thoughts on DOPA
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:53:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Burt <davidburt2000 <at> yahoo.com>
To: declan <at> well.com

Hi Declan.

   While I now work at Microsoft on areas unrelated to Internet access 
and filtering, I thought I'd provde my thoughts on DOPA considering my 
longtime involvement with CIPA, and filtering and public libraries 
generally, and because  I’m a former librarian, filtering activist, and 
filtering company spokesperson.

   I) Legality
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Declan McCullagh | 1 Aug 2006 16:57
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Indianapolis police test camera-scanner that reads license plates [priv]

[Why not have thousands of these camera-OCR devices? At every traffic 
light and stop sign? And record where everyone is going all the time? It 
would surely help catch some bad guys -- right? --Declan]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Scanner Helps Ind. Police Find Stolen Cars
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:07:22 -0700
From: Dan Fingerman <fingerman <at> aya.yale.edu>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan <at> well.com>

Of potential interest to Politech readers:

Scanner Helps Ind. Police Find Stolen Cars
By Associated Press, 17 July 2006
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-07-17-license-plate-reader_x.htm

    INDIANAPOLIS -- Lawrence police officers are using a new scanning
    device that can quickly identify stolen cars. The system has helped
    the department recover 21 stolen cars in seven weeks. It uses two
    cameras attached to a squad car that scans license plates and
    compares them in less than a second to a nationwide FBI database of
    reported stolen vehicles.

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-- 
DTM :<|
www.danfingerman.com

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Declan McCullagh | 1 Aug 2006 18:27
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What if DOPA requires libraries to block sites of U.S. Senate candidates? [fs]

Previous Politech message:
http://www.politechbot.com/2006/08/01/david-burt-on/

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: DOPA and political speech
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 10:54:06 -0500
From: Ben Masel <bmasel <at> tds.net>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan <at> well.com>

A broad characterization of   site with that many users can't help but 
sweep much speech that doesn't fit the presumption.

I, for example, have been using Myspace to promote my candidacy in the 
Democratic Primary for the United States Senate, clearly core protected 
speech, and pretty effective. http://www.myspace.com/ben_masel

Is anyone preparing to seek injunctive relief should this pass? I want 
in as a listed plaintiff, should this happen before my Sept. 12 Primary 
(or after if I pull the upset of the decade v Herb Kohl.)

I've thus far spotted about 30 Candidates with myspace presences.

Subject: For Politech: Thoughts on DOPA
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:53:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Burt <davidburt2000 <at> yahoo.com>
To: declan <at> well.com

(snip)> The filtering companies would need to fine tune
> “Social Networking” into a new category to target
> this more accurately, and they may already be doing
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Declan McCullagh | 8 Aug 2006 08:30
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AOL releases search info for 650, 000 users, offers glimpse into private lives [priv]

AOL apologizes:
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6102793.html

Slashdot thread:
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/07/2022244

Background:
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~dangelo/aol-search-query-logs/

Interesting site:
http://aolsearchlogs.com/

A defense of AOL:
http://glinden.blogspot.com/2006/08/chance-to-play-with-big-data.html

Some of the most bizarre search queries (recommended reading):
http://news.com.com/AOL+offers+glimpse+into+users+lives/2100-1030_3-6103098.html

-Declan
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Declan McCullagh | 17 Aug 2006 19:04
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Federal judge orders halt to NSA spy program, rules it unconstitutional [priv]

You can find the opinion here:
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/nsaspying/26477lgl20060817.html

Excerpt:
"The Permanent Injunction of the TSP requested by Plaintiffs is granted 
inasmuch as each of the factors required to be met to sustain such an 
injunction have undisputedly been met. 59  The irreparable injury 
necessary to warrant injunctive relief is clear, as the First and Fourth 
Amendment rights of Plaintiffs are violated by the TSP.  See Dombrowski 
v. Pfister, 380 U.S. 479 (1965).  The irreparable injury conversely 
sustained by Defendants under this injunction may be rectified by 
compliance with our Constitution and/or statutory law, as amended if 
necessary.  Plaintiffs have prevailed, and the public \interest is 
clear, in this matter.  It is the upholding of our Constitution."

-Declan
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Declan McCullagh | 17 Aug 2006 19:26
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License plate scanning: Balancing privacy with public safety, efficiency [priv]


Previous Politech message:
http://www.politechbot.com/2006/08/01/indianapolis-police-test/

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: indianapolis police test camera-scanner that reads license plates
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 11:13:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Andrew Blumberg <blumberg <at> math.Stanford.EDU>
To: declan <at> well.com
References: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0608021133170.5718 <at> math.uchicago.edu>

hi declan,

	because of the necessity of having such devices for congestion
pricing, not to mention their use in automatic traffic enforcement (e.g.
catching stoplight violations), it seems likely that in a decade there
will be ubiquitous monitoring of license plates in most metropolitan
areas.  this is really bad, from the perspective of "driver privacy" ---
it means that it is easy for the state to track the motion of individual
drivers, which could be the basis for obvious and disturbing abuses.

	on the other hand, as you point out there are compelling reasons
to want such ubiquitous tracking --- congestion pricing is a good thing,
and there are public safety benefits.

	some collaborators and i wrote a few papers on how to balance
these concerns --- we designed a system which allows the state to catch
traffic violators, without sacrificing driver privacy.  similarly, one can
do congestion pricing in a similarly privacy-preserving way.  the solution
involves monitoring devices on every corner, reading from transponders
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Declan McCullagh | 17 Aug 2006 19:34
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Real question on NSA tapping: How do we know if Bush complies with court order? [priv]

[Also let's see if the judge grants a temporary stay of her order while 
the DOJ appeals. Will send along more when I get back on Saturday from 
two days offline. --Declan]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Politech] Federal judge orders halt to NSA spy program, 
rules it unconstitutional [priv]
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:15:56 -0400
From: Jeff Nye <jpn <at> users.sourceforge.net>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan <at> well.com>
References: <44E4A194.5020707 <at> well.com>

Now for the next question:  How will we know whether the illegal spying has
stopped?

On 8/17/06, Declan McCullagh <declan <at> well.com> wrote:
>
> You can find the opinion here:
> http://www.aclu.org/safefree/nsaspying/26477lgl20060817.html
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