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Panelists talked about New America’s 2018 study that ranks major global telecommunications and internet companies based on their digital platform policies relating to users' privacy and free…

The Federal Trade Commission held a forum on technology, consumer privacy and the benefits and the risks associated with information sharing. Panelists included people from business, academi…

Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, was interviewed by New York Times technology reporter Saul Hansell as the keynote address of the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference 19th annual …

The Sunlight Foundation announced recommendations from its Open House Project to increase the transparency of the U.S. House of Representatives and make its operations more available to citi…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on “Balancing Privacy and Security: The Privacy Implications of Government Data Mining Programs.” Witnesses testified about counterterrorism pr…

Ms. Harris talked about government searches of personal information. On January 10 the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the privacy implications of government data mining program…

A hearing, one of a series on communications issues and policy, was held on legislation that would enable broadcasters to block the recording of certain audio and video programs in an effort…

Representatives of various organizations opposed to the Communications Decency Act reacted to the Supreme Court decision to declare the law unconstitutional. They applauded the Court for pro…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Officials from Planned Parenthood, People for the American Way, and the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, talked to reporters about Senate Majority Leader Dole’s remar…

The participants talk about their concern with the new Republican initiative "Contract with America". Their concern is new initiative will affect the freedom of men and women to be fully inf…

The Close Up Foundation examined the possible causes and solutions of today’s culture of violence. Colman McCarthy, Leslie Harris, and Bob Knight discussed violence in pop culture and examin…

Representatives of several women’s groups spoke in a news conference to support the nomination of law professor Lani Guinier to Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the Department …

Representatives of several pro-choice organizations participated in a news conference hosted by the Center for Reproductive Policy and Law to express their negative views on the decision of …

The House Government Operations Subcommittee on Legislation and National Affairs heard testimony on legislation that would mandate full disclosure of the federal government’s files on the in…

A brief overview was given of the Supreme Court decisions handed down this week, including: Eastern Airlines v. Floyd, in which the Court unanimously voted that passengers on international f…

A interview with Leslie Harris of the American Civil Liberties Union about the death penalty.