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Richard Stallman's Personal Page

Richard Stallman's Personal Page

https://www.stallman.org/

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Personal information online - code of practice Bring your own device (BYOD) This guidance explores what you need to consider if permitting the use of personal devices to process personal data for which you are responsible. Cloud computing Cloud computing offers the promise of a cost effective means to access a range of computing services. This guidance explains how the Data Protection Act applies to processing of personal data in cloud computing services.

John Gilmore (activist) An outspoken civil libertarian, Gilmore has sued the FAA, Department of Justice, and others. He unsuccessfully challenged the constitutionality of secret law regarding travel security policies in Gilmore v. Gonzales.[2][3] John Naughton on WikiLeaks The Gilmore aphorism about censorship first saw the light of day in 1993 – in a Time article about the internet – and since then has taken on a life of its own as a consoling mantra about the libertarian potential of the network. "In its original form," Gilmore explains, "it meant that the Usenet software (which moves messages around in discussion newsgroups) was resistant to censorship because, if a node drops certain messages because it doesn't like their subject, the messages find their way past that node anyway by some other route." But, he continues, "The meaning of the phrase has grown through the years.

Daniel Solove Daniel J. Solove is the John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School. He is a Senior Policy Advisor at Hogan Lovells. He is also the founder of TeachPrivacy, a company that provides privacy and data security training programs to businesses, schools, healthcare institutions, and other organizations. Professor Solove is co-reporter of the American Law Institute's Restatement of Information Privacy Principles.

Enough Security Theater, Already Bruce Schneier is not the first to suggest that the security mania at airports is not ‘real’ but a form of show, but he’s one of the most credible security analysts, today. Our security systems don’t accomplish what they are theoretically supposed to do, and at huge expense: it’s theater, intended to cause an emotional response of feeling safe, without actually doing much: It’s not security theater we need, it’s direct appeals to our feelings. The best way to help people feel secure is by acting secure around them.

Security theater Security theater is the practice of investing in countermeasures intended to provide the feeling of improved security while doing little or nothing to actually achieve it.[1] Some experts such as Edward Felten have described the airport security repercussions due to the September 11 attacks as security theater.[2] Disadvantages[edit] Security theater has real monetary costs but by definition provides no security benefits, or the benefits are so minimal as to not be worth the cost.[3] Security theater typically involves restricting or modifying aspects of people's behavior or surroundings in very visible and highly specific ways,[3] – that could involve potential restrictions of personal liberty and privacy, ranging from negligible (confiscating water bottles where bottled water can later be purchased) to significant (prolonged screening of individuals to the point of harassment). The direct costs of security theater may be lower than that of more elaborate security measures.

Viviane Reding - Commissioner for Information Society and Media The Justice portfolio is new – it was only created with the start of this European Commission, under the leadership of President José Manuel Barroso, in 2010. I am thus the first EU Justice Commissioner who is also responsible for citizenship and fundamental rights. My department, the Directorate General for Justice, deals with a wide range of areas such as civil and commercial law, consumer protection legislation, data protection, criminal law, free movement of citizens and equality legislation.

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