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Friday, October 14, 2005
How Do We Know When the Police State Arrives
This quote from |Matt| on the state of Great Britain’s police state:Followed by this from the 18.35 issue of EFF’s EFFector:You get the police state you deserve
Paul Craig Roberts writes:Police states are easier to acquire than Americans appreciate.Here in Britain I hope we're not as far down the track but I think we kid ourselves if we think there's no risk. Just ask Benyam Mohammed.
[…] But the most interesting part of the Government's response is what it reveals about the DOJ's expansive use of the All Writs Act in other cases. Without citation to any cases supporting the invasive surveillance of credit cards without probable cause, the Government notes:When the government claims telling you what it’s doing to protect you will prevent it from protecting you, the main thing you need protection from is the government.Currently, the government routinely applies for and upon a showing of relevance to an ongoing investigation receives "hotwatch" orders issued pursuant to the All Writs Act. Such orders direct a credit card issuer to disclose to law enforcement each subsequent credit card transaction effected by a subject of investigation immediately after the issuer records that transaction.
This is a revelation, and a disturbing one at that, since these so-called "hotwatch" orders have not been previously mentioned in court cases, law review articles, or DOJ materials. While the cell phone tracking case is still ongoing, our litigation has unveiled yet another step taken towards the surveillance society.[…]
Terry Frazier at 8:05 PM
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Byzantine Generals - How Many Liars Can You Tolerate
I came across this paper at the National Institute of Standards and Technology while following links looking for something else. I wonder if anyone is working on a way to apply this to politics?Byzantine generals
(classic problem)
Definition:The problem of reaching a consensus among distributed units if some of them give misleading answers. To be memorable, the problem is couched in terms of generals deciding on a common plan of attack. Some traitorous generals may lie about whether they will support a particular plan and what other generals told them. Exchanging only messages, what decision making algorithm should the generals use to reach a consensus? What percentage of liars can the algorithm tolerate and still correctly determine a consensus?
Terry Frazier at 10:38 AM
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Friday, October 7, 2005
Senator Saxby Chambliss Responds to Broadcast Flag Issue
My Senator called today. Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss takes the side of consumers and will attempt to have the Broadcast Flag amendment attached to an upcoming reconciliation bill pulled out for open debate.[More...]
Terry Frazier at 4:01 PM
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Bush Takes Responsibility for Blunders
Is this the first time Bush has uttered the words "I take responsibility"? I don't recall ever hearing them before, at least not in the context of a mistake. He didn't seem to have his heart in it, but it's a good first start at acting like a leader. Too bad it's taken six years for him to do it.
Bush Takes Responsibility for Blunders - Yahoo! News
"And to the extent that the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility. I want to know what went right and what went wrong," said Bush.
Terry Frazier at 6:58 PM
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