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New EDRIgram

gerloff

Giovedì, 13 Aprile 2006

about: copyright , europe

The new EDRIgram is out. Contents are:

1. Article 29 asks for safeguards on data retention
2. US wants access to retained traffic data
3. Free parental control software in France
4. Changes in the Slovenian Intelligence Agency Act
5. Lie detectors in Russian airports
6. UK teachers are spied in classrooms
7. Legal actions against file-sharers in Europe

My fabourite is No. 5. Dig this:

Meant to identify terrorists or other types of criminals, a lie-detecting
device developed in Israel, known as "truth verifier," will be first
introduced in Moscow's Domodedovo airport as early as July. The technology, 
already used by UK insurance companies, is said to be able to detect answers 
coming from imagination or memory.

And you thought that being fingerprinted upon entering the US of A was a pain.

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New prose highlight from Tom Giovanetti

gerloff

Giovedì, 06 Aprile 2006

about: a2k , fun , intellectual monopolies

My favourite think tank, Tom "I won't say who pays my bills" Giovanetti, has taken the time to do a little writing on the Yale A2K conference coming up in two weeks.

This blog entry shows Tom at the top of his game. Don't miss it.

Among about a bazillion other things, Tom takes issue with the FSF Europe lanyard I gave him at the last WIPO PCDA meeting:

 
Expect to see lots of laptops running Linux, Free Software nametag lanyards,
"A2K Now" tee shirts and other shallow symbolism of the Free Culture movement.

I'd really love to know if he's ever used that lanyard for purposes other than strangling the neighbour's dog.

Of course, Tom is an absolutely legitimate representative of creator's interests. After all, he is an author himself, who has written this little world-changing book.

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