Category «Civil Liberties»

GAO Reports – Defense Support of Civil Authorities during Cyber Incidents, Library Services for Those with Disabilities, Retirement Security

Civil Support: DOD Needs to Clarify Its Roles and Responsibilities for Defense Support of Civil Authorities during Cyber Incidents, GAO-16-332: Published: Apr 4, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 4, 2016. Library Services for Those with Disabilities: Additional Steps Needed to Ease Access to Services and Modernize Technology, GAO-16-355: Published: Apr 4, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 4, …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Libraries

Nigeria’s Boko Haram: Frequently Asked Questions

Via FAS – CRS report – Nigeria’s Boko Haram: Frequently Asked Questions, Lauren Ploch Blanchard, Specialist in African Affairs. March 29, 2016. “Boko Haram, a violent Nigerian Islamist movement, has grown increasingly active and deadly in its attacks against state and civilian targets in recent years, drawing on a narrative of victimization and vengeance for …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Defense, Government Documents

Every Step You Fake A Comparative Analysis of Fitness Tracker Privacy and Security

“Fitness tracking devices monitor heartbeats, measure steps, sleep, and tie into a larger ecosystem of goal setting, diet tracking, and other health activities. Every Step You Fake investigates the privacy and security properties of eight popular wearable fitness tracking systems. We use a variety of technical, policy, and legal methods to understand what data is …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Health Care, Legal Research, Privacy

Map Shows How Apple-FBI Fight Was About Much More Than One Phone

Via ACLU – “The government insisted that its effort to force Apple to help break into an iPhone as part of the investigation into the 2015 San Bernardino shootings was just about that one case. Even though the FBI no longer needs Apple’s help in that case, the FBI’s request was part of a sustained …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, E-Mail, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

EFF Has Questions After FBI Breaks Into iPhone

March 28, 2016 | By Andrew Crocker – The FBI has successfully accessed data on an iPhone that has been the subject of a legal battle between the Justice Department and Apple, according to a court filing. EFF is pleased that the Justice Department has retreated from its dangerous and unconstitutional attempt to force Apple to …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Legal Research, Privacy

Library of Congress to Cancel the Subject Heading “Illegal Aliens”

Via Library of Congress – “Executive Summary – In response to constituent requests, the Policy and Standards Division of the Library of Congress, which maintains Library of Congress Subject Headings, has investigated the possibility of cancelling or revising the heading Illegal aliens. PSD also explored the possibility of revising the broader term Aliens. It concluded …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Urban Wire – Should the FBI be able to hack your smartphone?

Via Urban Institute: “This week [March 23, 2016], a federal judge postponed hearings in Apple v. FBI, one of the most high-profile court cases in the nation—and one that has reinvigorated the privacy versus security debate. This postponement came on the heels of the FBI’s revelation that an outside firm may have found a mechanism …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybersecurity, E-Government, E-Mail, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

FREEMUSE Annual Statistics on Censorship and Attacks on Artistic Freedom in 2015

Art Under Attack – FREEMUSE Annual Statistics on Censorship and Attacks on Artistic Freedom in 2015: “Artistic freedom is under extreme pressure in far too many countries. The Freemuse annual report summarises censorship and threats on artistic freedom in over 70 countries. While at the UN level there have been positive signs of larger attention …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Internet, Knowledge Management

Book Review – ‘Gender Equality by Design’: Building a More Inclusive (and Productive) Workplace

“A new book by Harvard University professor Iris Bohnet, What Works: Gender Equality By Design, argues that tweaking the ways companies identify, develop and promote talent can improve equality and diversity at a “shockingly low cost and high speed.” In the following article, Knowledge@Wharton reviews key takeaways from Bohnet’s book.” “U.S. corporations spend $8 billion annually on …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

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