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Washington's eye on the Internet
CNET News.com Staff
22 November 2002
CNET News.com
A Defense Department agency mulls and then abandons a plan to curtail Net anonymity, but with the Homeland Security bill and the ruling of a secret court, the feds gain ground on online monitoring.
Pentagon drops plan to curb Net anonymity2
A system mulled by a Defense Department agency would have sharply curtailed online anonymity by tagging
e-mail and Web browsing with unique markers for each Internet user.
November 22, 2002
Homeland Security's tech effects3
update: The Senate's overwhelming vote for a Homeland Security Department clears the way for massive
reorganization of the federal government that will have a dramatic effect on computer and network security.
November 20, 2002
Secret U.S. court OKs electronic spying4
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review removes barriers for federal agents who conduct snooping
online and elsewhere against suspected terrorists and spies.
November 18, 2002
Say hello to Big Brother5
perspective: Like it or not, the proposed Department of Homeland Security firmly establishes a central role
for the feds in computer and network security.
November 18, 2002
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- War on Global Values
- India’s 'No' to 9-11 Legacy
- Homeland Security: The price of safety
- Republicans See Signs That Pentagon Is Evading Oversight
- Is the Pentagon spying on Americans?
- Judge Rules NSA Warrantless Spy Program Unconstitutional
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- Is Princeton Professor and Retired Marine on Government No-Fly List for Criticizing the White House?
- Corporate Takeover of US Intelligence
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- http://news.com.com/2009-1023-966903.html?part=dht&tag=ntop
- http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/WarOnTerror/CurbAnonymity.asp
- http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/WarOnTerror/TechEffects.asp
- http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/WarOnTerror/ESpying.asp
- http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/WarOnTerror/HomelandBigBrother.asp
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- Posted: Saturday, November 23, 2002