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Category: Regulation and Government
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American E-Voting The Subject of Sweeping Reforms
According to this press release, several US congressmen are proposing to rectify some of the problems associated with last year’s electronic presidential ballots, including requirements that operating code be open source and machines leave a paper trail: The Count Every Vote Act of 2005 will provide a voter verified paper ballot for every vote cast… Read more →
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The Doublespeak of IDE Devices
The Los Angeles County Council has, according to Canutseon, requested the removal of several potentially offensive technological terms. Among them are the adjectives ‘master’/’slave’ (used in conjunction), to signal the mode of accessing an IDE device affixed to a computer. If this is true, it is indeed a feat of mind-boggling ignominiousness. Perhaps the Californian… Read more →
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Ban ‘Offensive and Menacing Behaviour’, Alston Argues
Australia’s most vociferious luddite has proposed to ban the use of the internet for offensive and menacing behaviour, with offenders to face up to two-years in prison, according to a press release issued by the Department of Communications, yesterday. People using the Internet to advocate or facilitate violent protests, for example by spreading information on… Read more →