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  • eTerrorism: Weighing security against liberties

    Part 2: No prosecutions under new security laws have been reported, but critics say aggressive investigations and public overreaction have had a chilling effect on personal freedoms.

  • Anti-terror blitz hits privacy worldwide

    Two human rights groups have undertaken a comprehensive survey of how privacy rights have been affected in the year since the 11 September attacks.

  • PayPal charged with breaking Patriot Act

    A US Attorney's office has alleged that PayPal violated laws regarding the processing of online gambling payments, and is asking parent company eBay to hand over nine months of the gambling-related earnings in settlement.

  • Ashcroft resigns attorney general's post

    John Ashcroft, who was a proponent of encryption and privacy as a U.S. senator and a champion of expanded Internet surveillance as the nation's attorney general, resigned on Tuesday.

  • Privacy: Watching out for Big Brother

    Techies and free-speech experts gather to discuss how to defend citizens' privacy against the post-September 11 tide of digital surveillance for security reasons.

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  • Uncloaking the US Patriot Act

    More information is dribbling out about the exercise of extraordinary powers granted to federal police since Sept 11. We unmask the Patriot Act.

  • Joe Biden's tech voting record

    US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.

  • Fight money laundering with hi-tech tools

    The motivation for money laundering is greed, and the common gateway is the Internet. How do Australian banks use technology to fight this phantom menace? ZDNet Australia investigates.

  • Plugging holes against cyberattacks

    New political and technological circumstances dictate the creation of a more complete system of information sharing which can inevitably protect individuals.

  • Security Visionary: 'Clipper chick' chats about encryption

    Despite her unpopular stance on encryption, Dorothy Denning's dedication to security has earned her respect. What does she think is in store for security?

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