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Anti-terrorism Bill Nears Final Form |
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The Washington Post brings the news that a deal has been reached on the anti-terrorism bill (Senate Democrats, White House Reach a Deal on Anti-Terror Bill). While many of the most overreaching aspects of the bill have been removed, many restrictions on civil liberties remain, such as the looser wiretap restrictions on criminal/terrorist investigations - no longer will terrorism have to be the "primary" reason for the wiretap, but only a "significant purpose." Jerry Berman, executive director of CDT, is quoted as saying that, "People are being told that if they do not sign onto this bill they will be blamed for the next terrorist act ... People are being coerced." CDT has an up-to-date resource page on the bill (resource page on the Congressional response to the September 11 attacks). The New York Times (reg. req.) publishes an editorial castigating Atty Gen Ashcroft's intemperate remarks regarding the efforts at compromise in Congress with regard to the anti-terrorism bill (Toward a Balanced Terrorism Bill) as well as a report on the bill's passage (House Panel Approves Bill Expanding Surveillance). The LA Times looks at the deal and emphasizes the gains made by the administration (White House, Senate Reach Agreement on Anti-Terrorism Bill).
The WashTech.com section of the Washington Post has an article looking at the extensive electronic trail left by the terrorists, but also wondering how valuable it is (Web of Connections Used to Plan Attack). Additionally, there is an article reporting that some government agencies are removing public information about chemicals from their websites, reviving an old debate (Agencies Scrub Web Sites Of Sensitive Chemical Data). Declan McCullagh writes for WIRED about the last minute attempts to remove civil liberties threatening aspects of the bill before the vote (Terror Bill Foes Seek Changes). ZDNet News publishes another commentary weighing security and liberty (Safety: a threat to liberty?). The UK Register talks to PGP creator Phil Zimmermann about encryption policy in the wake of the attacks (Zimmermann defends strong crypto against govt assault).
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