Yahoo: "The New York Times sued the U.S. Defense Department on Monday demanding that it hand over documents about the National Security Agency's domestic spying program."
BBC: "The Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa) singled out the UK for its role in pushing for Europe-wide data retention laws.
The laws, requiring telecom operators to store phone and internet data to help fight terrorism, received its final go-ahead earlier this week.
Net companies are concerned about the cost of holding and managing the data."
Well, stuff happens, even to back-ups. Let them store everything on outdated storage devices. Who would know if a few Gigabyte were lost somewhere and who would care? Make it as difficult as possible to access those discs. And register all access to them by the government. Also store everything that comes from government computers.
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Democracy Internet TV: "Support a practical, direct strategy for media reform, with the weight of the Internet behind it.
We're building an online internet TV system that lets anyone:
- Create an Internet TV channel.
- Broadcast DVD-quality video to tens of thousands at zero cost.
- Discover and watch Internet TV from a wide range of sources."
It's available for Mac, Windows and Linux in a beta version. MediaRights and VideoBomb have some great videos and cartoons.
Reach and Teach is another good initiative: "We believe that connecting people in creative ways to issues of social justice supports development of a more just and peaceful world."
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