Department of Justice (DOJ)
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3 Ways To Strengthen Press Freedom At The U.S. Justice Department
One of the most troubling things about the politicians and pundits who are calling for Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald’s prosecution, calling him an accomplice to Edward Snowden’s leaks, is that just a month ago we saw the same language coming out of the Justice Department itself. [...] Read More »
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Aetna CEO To Justice Department: Block Our Deal And We'll Drop Out Of Obamacare
It's not often in the midst of an antitrust fight that the public gets a look at the gamesmanship that's happening behind the scenes. But thanks to the Huffington Post's Jonathan Cohn and Jeff Young, we got a glimpse at how health insurer Aetna is making its case to acquire rival Humana — and new insight into Aetna's decision announced Tuesday to pull out of Obamcare exchanges in 11 states. The reporters obtained a copy of a letter from Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini to the Justice Department on July 5...
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Apple's Star Chamber
Impossible as it sounds, Judge Denise Cote has found a way to make the Justice Department's antitrust assault on Apple AAPL +0.18% even more abusive. Because it presumed to enter the e-books market, the court is forcing the company to pay for a special prosecutor to investigate itself—and shredding the separation of constitutional powers too. Read More »
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Archaeology, Open Access, And The Passing Of Aaron Swartz
I don’t post to this blog as much as I used to, but every once in a while there are some developments in the world of data sharing and scholarly communications that I think worthwhile discussing with respect to archaeology. [...] Read More »
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Bloated Healthcare Costs Raise EHR Concerns
By all accounts, money is being made in the healthcare industry off of EHR adoption. But who’s really saving cash and benefiting from these systems? Read More »
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Darrell Issa Probing Prosecution Of Aaron Swartz, Internet Pioneer Who Killed Himself
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is investigating the Justice Department's prosecution of Aaron Swartz, the Internet activist who committed suicide on Friday after fighting felony hacking charges for two years. [...] Read More »
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DOJ Helped AT&T, Others Avoid Wiretap Act, Promised Not To Charge Them If They Helped Spy On People
Want to know one reason why the feds are so interested in giving blanket immunity to anyone who helps them spy on people? Perhaps because they're already telling companies that they have immunity if they help them spy on people. Specifically, they've issued special letters of immunity, more or less helping companies like AT&T ignore the Wiretap Act. Read More »
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DOJ Says Public Has No Right To Know About The Secret Laws The Feds Use To Spy On Us
So, we were just discussing the insanity of the FISA court (FISC) basically acting as a shadow Supreme Court, making broad rulings in total secrecy that have created a secret body of law that the public is not allowed to know about. Read More »
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E-Book Ruling Gives Amazon An Advantage
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, loves disrupting markets. In that regard, he must be having a delightful summer. The book business, once so mired in the past it seemed part of the antiques trade, is up for grabs. Read More »
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EFF Sues FBI, Wants Access To Records Of The FBI’s Facial Recognition Program
Companies like Facebook have been scrutinized by government regulators over the use of facial recognition technology. Now the Electronic Frontier Foundation is putting a mirror up to the government to demand the same scrutiny back. Read More »
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Ethics, Archaeology, And Open Access
The issue of open access to scholarly works recently gained renewed attention following the tragic suicide of Aaron Swartz, an Internet activist charged with felony computer and intellectual property crimes involving the mass download of articles from JSTOR. Read More »
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Feds Probe Microsoft Whistleblower's Bribery Accusations
Did business partners of Microsoft give money to officials in three countries to make sure the company got lucrative software contracts? That's the allegation that two U.S. agencies are reportedly investigating, thanks to a Microsoft whistleblower... Read More »
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Fighting For More #transparency
As we’ve shown over the years, Twitter is firmly committed to enabling free expression around the world and providing meaningful transparency to our users. In light of ongoing revelations about government surveillance, we’ve taken a public stand in support of increased transparency and Global Government Surveillance Reform. Read More »
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Google: It's Time To Take Action Against Patent Trolls, Privateering
Google bands together with BlackBerry and Red Hat as it continues its offensive to defend itself against patent suits. Read More »
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Government SEO Is Broken
The federal government, under the leadership of President Obama and Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel, has launched a wide-ranging rethinking and consolidation of federal websites, domains, and databases. Read More »
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