From Sunday's Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10867-2001Jun2.html Cause for Alarm (lead op-ed) By Ruth Wedgwood ...We need to have a serious discussion about some of the tensions between data privacy protection and effective counterterrorism. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows liberal monitoring of foreign powers operating in the United States. But difficulty arises when foreign governments or terrorist groups involve American citizens, who have far greater rights of privacy. Public concern about the government's ability to monitor electronic data transmission is a testament to our high expectations as citizens. But it is also necessary to give a fair hearing to the idea that some forms of targeted surveillance -- such as the controversial Echelon and Carnivore technologies -- may be essential in counterterrorism.... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13549-2001Jun2.html NSA Plans To Close Listening Station The National Security Agency announced last week that it plans to close a huge eavesdropping station in Bad Aibling, Germany, by September 2002 and tran7sfer all military personnel working there to other facilities... (Politech article from Friday: http://www.politechbot.com/p-02088.html) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13423-2001Jun2.html High Speed, Higher Fees for Net Access (lead business section story) ...The rising prices are rekindling debate over the federal government's decision to deregulate the telecommunications industry and not intervene in the Internet marketplace. Concern also is growing over whether the expense will widen the gap between those who have access to the Internet and those who do not -- a worry because using the global computer network is fast becoming part of everyday life. Governments and businesses are putting more and more of their operations online, as are a variety of cultural institutions. Meanwhile, entertainment companies and others are preparing to roll out new online music, video and other data-rich services.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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