Monthly Archives: January 2018

FBI Software For Analyzing Fingerprints Contains Russian-Made Code

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“In a secret deal, a French company purchased code from a Kremlin-connected firm, incorporated it into its own software, and hid its existence from the FBI, according to documents and two whistleblowers. The allegations raise concerns that Russian hackers could compromise law enforcement computer systems.”

Read more: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrishamby/fbi-software-contains-russian-made-code-that-could-open-a

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Homeland Security’s Multibillion-Dollar Comedy Show

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“What does the United States have to show for tens of billions of dollars of Homeland Security antiterrorism spending by local and state governments? Michael Sheehan, former New York City deputy commissioner for counterterrorism, observed, ‘I firmly believe that those huge budget increases have not significantly contributed to our post–9/11 security.’ But the war on terrorism has been an unmitigated victory for Leviathan and politicians at every level of government.”

Read more: https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/homeland-securitys-multibillion-dollar-comedy-show/

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U.S. v. Microsoft: It’s the right to privacy, stupid

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“The issue presented in Microsoft is whether the antiquated Electronic Privacy Communications Act (EPCA) authorizes search warrants to compel Internet service providers to retrieve and surrender a customer’s electronic documents that are stored on computer servers located outside the United States where compliance would violate foreign law.  The correct answer is ‘NO.'”

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/22/us-v-microsoft-supreme-court-must-protect-privacy-/

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Bovard: Destroying, suppressing evidence is FBI standard procedure

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“The FBI has a long history of ‘losing’ evidence that would tarnish its halo. And for most of the agency’s history, judges and Congress have let the FBI sweep its dirt under the rug.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/370122-another-software-upgrade-suppressing-evidence-is-fbi-standard-procedure

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New Jersey Requires a Permit To Preach In Public

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“The preachers sued, arguing they were deprived of their right to free expression. They also claimed they were discriminated against on the basis of religion. But true to form, the New Jersey government closed ranks and doubled down on their position. As a state agency, New Jersey Transit argued that they have immunity from civil claims of rights violations.  And the worst part is, a U.S. circuit court of appeals agreed with the state of New Jersey. They said state permitting laws trump basic rights like free speech.”

Read more: http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/this-state-requires-a-free-speech-permit/

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To Lower Healthcare Costs, End The “Certificates Of Need” Racket

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“Everybody needs food, but the government does not require entrepreneurs to obtain a certificate of need before opening or expanding a grocery store. Everybody needs healthcare at one time or another, but the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and 35 states require hospitals to obtain certificates of need (called CONs) before they open their doors or expand. Certificates of need tend to favor large non-profit operations, which are now blocking competition while scamming patients and taxpayers alike.”

Read more: http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=9235

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Restaurants attacked for surcharges prompted by minimum wage hike

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“San Diego is cracking down on several restaurants that city officials say are adding surcharges in misleading and illegal ways to help cover increased labor costs from the minimum wage hike that took effect Jan. 1.”

Read more: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-wage-enforcement-20170105-story.html

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There Will Be No Viking Longboats Cruising the Mississippi

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“Switzerland-based Viking Cruises, which wanted to build and send small cruise ships up the Mississippi River, leaving new tourism dollars for river towns in its wake, is backing off its plan.  Our own federal laws are to blame. More specifically, President Grover Cleveland’s Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA). The 1886 law requires that in order to ferry passengers between ports in the United States, the ship must have been built in the United States and be owned and operated by Americans.”

Read more: http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/15/there-will-be-no-viking-longboats-cruisi

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Trump slaps tariffs on foreign solar panels and washing machines

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“The announcement marks President Trump’s first major trade action of 2018 and follows his campaign promise to get tough on America’s trading partners.  A tariff, or tax, of 30% will be applied to imported solar panels, most of which come from China. Tariffs will begin at 20% on large residential washing machines, according to the announcement Monday from U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.”

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/22/news/economy/us-tariff-washing-machines-solar-cells/index.html

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ICE mass arrests target Polish doctor after 40 years in the US

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“Lukasz Niec was 5 years old when his parents brought him and his sister to the United States from Poland. With two suitcases in tow, his parents — both doctors — left behind a country on the verge of social turmoil. It was 1979, about two years before the country’s authoritarian communist government declared martial law.  Niec, now 43, never fathomed that his legal status in the United States would become an issue.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/01/22/ice-detains-a-polish-doctor-and-green-card-holder-who-has-lived-in-the-u-s-for-nearly-40-years/

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