Tag: information policy

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VIDEO: Google's new privacy policy takes effect

Google's new privacy policy went into effect March 1, raising concerns about personal privacy. The changes consolidate information across Google's services, to create a single profile for each Google user. Though Google said its not collecting anything new, some are worried....
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Freedom of Information and Jack the Ripper

Retired police detective files several Freedom of Information requests to access Jack the Ripper case files....
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The Obama administration's war on whistleblowers

Barack Obama came into office promising transparency, but his administration is pursuing more leak prosecutions than all previous administrations combined....
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Journalists in Syria tightly controlled, government crackdown rumors abound

The Syrian government has allowed a handful of journalists to take highly controlled tours of the country. Many still rely on rumors about the current government crackdown....
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Scholastic distributed coal propaganda in schools

Educational materials distributed by respected children's publisher Scholastic push coal industry talking points onto kids in schools....
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Complete Pentagon Papers released 40 years later

Exactly 40 years after being published in articles by the New York Times, the National Archives and Records Administration will release the full Pentagon Papers....
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Should the PATRIOT Act have been renewed?

Congress extended the PATRIOT act this week. Many in and out of Congress are worried about civil liberties. ...
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Bradley Manning's father says his son is innocent

Bradley Manning's father talks about his son's imprisonment, innocence and the new documentary "Wikisecrets."...
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Wikileaks sheds new light on Guantanamo Bay

A new cache of classified documents from the website Wikileaks gives new insights into how the United States classifies detainees in Guantanamo...
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Turkey's press freedom problem

There are now 61 journalists in detention in Turkey, a country that is held up as a model for Islamic democracies....
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