Defending The Constitutional Liberties Our Forefathers Fought To Guarantee

Kim Hedden, Policy Analyst
Bimonthly Update for March 02, 2007

Government and Privacy: News from Capitol Hill

The Problem With Legislation Targeting Online Predators, Technewsworld.com, 02.23.07

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Q3kIspgjzBH01G/The-Thorny-Problems-Posed-by-Online-Predator-Bills.xhtml

Activist’s Corner and First Amendment Issues

Texas Families File Lawsuit Challenging Governor Perry’s Executive Order Requiring Sixth Grade Girls to Get HPV Vaccine, Dallasnews.com, 02.23.07

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/022407dntexhpv.ebf83.html

Despite Misgivings, Virginia Governor to Sign Mandatory HPV Vaccine Legislation. Houston Chronicle, 03.01.07

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/4595204.html

The Debate Over Real ID Continues, ACLU online, 03.01.07

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/28755prs20070301.html

Internet Security and Vulnerability

Keep Up With the Latest Internet Scams and Schemes for 2007, Leslie McFadden, Bankrate.com, 02.22.07

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/pf/scam_Internet_20070216_a1.asp

Net Neutrality: What Does It Mean, What Are The Arguments For And Against It And Why You Should Care, Lebanon Daily News, 03.02.07

http://www.ldnews.com/news/ci_5252248

International News

Largest Political Party in Belgium Labeled Criminal Racists and Threatened with De-funding, Paul Belien for the Brussels Journal, 02.13.07

http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/1900

Medical Privacy

Government Accountability Office Slams HHS for Not Protecting Patient Privacy; Program Already Purchased Does Not Have Appropriate Security, Consumer Affairs online, 02.05.07

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/02/gaoprivacy.html

Miscellaneous Reports

Annual Report On Privatization In Transportation, Public Safety, Education and Municipal, State and Federal Programs. Courtesy of the Reason Foundation, December 2006

http://www.reason.org/apr2006/