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Zebra3 Readers here is some good info on current issues
Thank goodness for the EFF
http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_11.php#005000
November 14, 2006
EFF to Fight Against Spying Case Delays in Friday Hearing
Judge to Consider Next Steps in Class Action Lawsuits
San Francisco - On Friday, November 17, at 10:30 a.m., a federal judge in San Francisco will consider the next steps in the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) class-action lawsuit against AT&T.
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EFF Asks Supreme Court to Tackle Secret Law
Americans Have the Right to See Laws They Must Follow
Washington, D.C. - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of non-profit organizations asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to hear a case challenging a secret law governing travelers in American airports.
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Court Grants Appeal in AT&T Spying Case
EFF Battles Effort to Dismiss Surveillance Lawsuit
San Francisco - The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals announced today that it will hear the U.S. government's and AT&T's appeal of a district court's decision allowing the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) case against AT&T to go forward. The lawsuit alleges that AT&T collaborated in the National Security Agency's (NSA's) illegal spying program. The 9th Circuit did not rule on the merits of the appeal.
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