Archive for July 7th, 2008
Pending FISA Amendment
Tomorrow, on July 8th, the Senate will vote on a pending FISA amendment that includes provisions to give telecommunications companies legal protection for their role in the warrantless wiretapping, about which I have previously blogged here.
FISA stands for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and it was passed in 1978 to address abuses of [...]
Posted: July 7th, 2008 under Politics and Law, Technology.
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Natural Disasters are Bad
One might assume that we can all agree that natural disasters are bad, but apparently we can’t. The Boston Globe has an article about how natural disasters are helpful. Yes, you read that right. The article is about how natural disasters are helpful.
Now, if you, like me, don’t believe that an earthquake which killed [...]
Posted: July 7th, 2008 under Life, Politics and Law.
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