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From the ACLU press release: “The Senate Intelligence Committee announced today that it is rushing forward with a markup of Patriot Act reauthorization legislation Thursday, but that the session will be behind closed doors…Some of the most extreme parts of the Patriot Act are set to sunset, or expire, at the end of this year …
Press release, May 12, 2005: Rep. Waxman Introduces Legislation to Restore Transparency and Open Government Laws: “Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman introduced legislation to reverse the Bush Administrations assault on open government by restoring laws promoting transparency. The Restore Open Government Act of 2005 (H.R. 2331) requires public disclosure of government information and presidential documents, …
House Judiciary Committee, Immigration Subcommittee Hearing on Rep. Dreier’s Legislation Establishing a Tamper-Proof Social Security Card: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 98, the “Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2005” News Advisory 5-11-05 Testimony of EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg
Senate Commerce Committee on Spyware, May 11 2005 Witness Statements: Sen. Ron Wyden; Trevor Hughes, Executive Director, Network Advertising Initiative; David Moll, Chief Executive Officer, Webroot Software, Inc.; Ari Schwartz, Associate Director, Center for Democracy and Technology. Related references: Webroot State of Spyware Report: A report about the effects of spyware on enterprises and consumers …
Press release from Sen. Charles Schumer: “DSW, ChoicePoint, Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw Just the Recent Examples of Egregious Loopholes Which Are Compromising People’s Personal Information.” Related references on ID theft
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Oversight Hearing on the “Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act: Prohibition of Material Support Under Sections 805 of the USA PATRIOT Act and 6603 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.” Witness Statements: Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, United States Department of Justice; Gregory Katsas, …
REAL ID: “The United States is getting a national ID card. The REAL ID Act (text of the bill and the Congressional Research Services analysis of the bill) establishes uniform standards for state driver’s licenses, effectively creating a national ID card. It’s a bad idea, and is going to make us all less safe. It’s …
Speech delivered by US House Judiciary Committee Chairman Sensenbrenner at Stanford University, May 9, 2005: The Relationship Between the Legislative and Judicial Branches (text of the speech, 6 pages, PDF)
Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Identity Theft/Data Broker Services, Full Committee Hearing, May 10 2005 Testimony: Kurt Sanford, President & CEO, U.S. Corporate and Federal Government Markets, LexisNexis; Douglas C. Curling, President and Chief Operating Officer, ChoicePoint, Inc.; Jennifer Barrett, Chief Privacy Officer, Acxiom Corporation; Paul Kurtz, Executive Director, Cyber Security Industry Alliance; Marc Rotenberg, …
Continued Oversight of the USA PATRIOT Act, Senate Judiciary Committee, May 10, 2005 Testimony: Bob Barr, David Cole, Danile P. Collins, James X. Dempsey, Andrew C. McCarthy, Suzanne E. Spaulding Member Statements: Patrick Leahy – “Legitimate concerns have been raised about various powers granted by the PATRIOT Act, not so much for how they have …
Committee on Financial Services hearing entitled “Assessing Data Security: Preventing Breaches and Protecting Sensitive Information,” May 04, 2005. Opening Statement of Chairman Michael G. Oxley Opening Statement of Representative Paul E. Gillmor Prepared Testimony: Ms. Barbara Desoer, Global Technology, Service & Fulfillment Executive, Bank of America; Mr. Eugene Foley, President & CEO, Harvard University Employees …
House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security – Oversight Hearing on the Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act: Sections 201, 202, 223 of the Act that Address Criminal Wiretaps, and Section 213 of the Act that Addresses Delayed Notice, May 3, 2005. Statement by Chairman Coble Statements of Michael Sullivan, United States …
