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- From: Paul Amaranth
- Date: Mon Dec 17 16:27:09 2001
Abstracted from the ACM TechNews e-newsletter:
"National ID Card Gaining Support"
A system of national ID cards connected to a database is finding
more and more supporters. This reflects a changing national
attitude toward privacy and security, with the latter becoming
more important to people, especially in the wake of the Sept. 11 ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1217m.html#item1
"IETF Debates Lawsuit Risks of U.S. Copyright Act"
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is worried that its
members could be violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(DMCA) by researching and developing online copyright security.
Many insights into developing tight copyright security are gained ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1217m.html#item3
"House Bill Would Toughen Cybercrime Penalties"
House legislators on Thursday introduced "The Cyber-Security
Enhancement Act of 2001," legislation designed to "promote
cooperation between law enforcement officials and the private
sector, add resources to combat cybercrime and cyber-terrorism, ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1217m.html#item6
"California Supreme Court Will Hear DVD-Copying Appeal"
The California Supreme Court says it will review the case of an
out-of-state open-source programmer being sued by the DVD Copy
Control Association (DVD CCA). That group is bringing charges
against a number of Web site owners who posted DeCSS code on ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1217m.html#item13
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Paul Amaranth
amaranth@merit.edu
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