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ID card debate resurfaces
Congress, survey, CEO show support, but administration squashes idea of issuing national ID card
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Facing the need for biometrics
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have sparked interest in using biometric technology to strengthen aviation security
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Congress slows surveillance changes
Action is postponed on rules governing wiretaps, e-mail intercepts and other police powers
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New powers, new obligations
In the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, it has been heartening to see individuals on opposite sides of issues put aside their differences to work together
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Security trumps privacy in new order
Federal agents continue to comb e-mail logs in their search for evidence in the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes
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Maintaining a balance
Since Sept. 11, I have been wrestling with myself, and with my friends and colleagues, in two realms
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Banned by the bench
The Judicial Conference of the United States has adopted a ?model appropriate use policy? that imposes a strict prohibition on most personal uses of office computers
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Mixed verdict for court records
Decision clears way for electronic access to civil cases, but not criminal
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Civil liberty warnings raised
Surveillance technology may do more damage to civil liberties than to terrorists, civil libertarians say
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Education touts loan default tool
Matching data with HHS database has yielded $130 million in outstanding student loans
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Mixed verdict for courts records
Decision clears way for electronic access to civil cases, not criminal
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Senate OKs easier use of Carnivore
In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Senate passed legislation Sept. 13 to ease restrictions on the surveillance of e-mail traffic and other electronic communications
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FCC mulls Carnivore and wireless
Congress is pondering legislation that could rein in Carnivore
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FBI keeping key logger secret
Bureau defies judge's order to reveal how its controversial ?key logger system? works
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Carnivore may enter wireless realm
The FCC is deciding whether the snooping technology will spread to wireless Internet communication
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Online monitoring to continue
A committee of judges has recommended that Internet usage be monitored among employees of the federal courts
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FBI's key logger draws scrutiny
A federal judge ruled Aug. 7 that the FBI must explain how a monitoring device called a key logger system works
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