U.S. Detains AP Photographer

October 9th, 2006

U.S. Detains AP Photographer
*   The Associated Press says one of its own has been held for five months by the U.S. military without a hearing or charges being filed. The Iraqi AP photographer — one of the 14,000 suspects in limbo in U.S. military prisons — is part of a team that won a Pulitzer for breaking news photos.  Sep 17, 2006 | 9:45 AM

Wiretap Case: ‘Drop It,’ Say Feds

October 9th, 2006

Wiretap Case: ‘Drop It,’ Say Feds
*   The Justice Department asks an appeals court to overturn an Oregon judge’s decision allowing a suit over the government’s warrantless eavesdropping program to continue. Cheney calls the suit “just plain wrong.”  Sep 21, 2006 | 10:00 AM

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Freedom of the Press, sources

October 9th, 2006

Love the Leak, Hate the Leaker?
*   Circuit Court » Congress considers protecting journalists from being forced to reveal their sources, while punishing government workers who leak secrets to reporters. Here’s why that schizophrenic approach actually makes sense. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.   Sep 27, 2006 | 2:00 AM

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Your Identity, Open to All ‘on the Internet’

October 9th, 2006

http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,67407,00.html

A search for personal data on ZabaSearch.com — one of the most comprehensive personal-data search engines on the net — tends to elicit one of two reactions from first-timers: terror or curiosity. Which reaction often depends on whether you are searching for someone else’s data, or your own.

ZabaSearch queries return a wealth of info sometimes dating back more than 10 years: residential addresses, phone numbers both listed and unlisted, birth year, even satellite photos of people’s homes. “