Surveillance of Soldiers' Blogs Sparks EFF Lawsuit

kpete

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Feb-02-07 02:01 PM
Original message

Surveillance of Soldiers' Blogs Sparks EFF Lawsuit

January 31, 2007
Surveillance of Soldiers' Blogs Sparks EFF Lawsuit
Defense Department Withholds Records About Army Blog Monitoring Program

Washington, D.C. - The FLAG Project at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit against the Department of Defense today, demanding expedited information on how the Army monitors soldiers' blogs.

According to news reports, an Army unit called the Army Web Risk Assessment Cell (AWRAC) reviews hundreds of thousands of websites every month, notifying webmasters and bloggers when it sees information it finds inappropriate. Some bloggers have told reporters that they have cut back on their posts or shut down their sites altogether because of the activities of the AWRAC. EFF filed its suit after the Department of Defense and Army failed to respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests about the blog monitoring program.

"Soldiers should be free to blog their thoughts at this critical point in the national debate on the war in Iraq," said EFF Staff Attorney Marcia Hofmann. "If the Army is coloring or curtailing soldiers' published opinions, Americans need to know about that interference."

more at:
http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2007_01.php#005103

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

babylonsister

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Feb-02-07 02:06 PM
Response to Original message

1. I'm glad the EFF is standing up for the soldiers' rights. Rec'd. nt

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

G_Leo_Criley

(553 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Feb-02-07 11:08 PM
Response to Original message

2. k&r to really support the troops

Supporting the troops means allowing them to say what they want us to know!

:kick:

glc

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

kineneb

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Feb-02-07 11:35 PM
Response to Original message

3. I gotta send EFF a donation sometime

back when we had a real income, instead of SSDI, they were one of the few organizations to which I would donate. The other was the local chapter of Planned Parenthood. (That was long before I became poor, and discovered DU, in that order.)

They are truly "supporting the troops".

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

peacebaby3

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Feb-02-07 11:49 PM
Response to Original message

4. Does anybody know what happened to Leonard Clark? He was soldier

blogging from Iraq that was forced to shut down his blog. They were trying to press charges against him also. I think he was with an AZ National Guard Unit and a DUer that knew him used to post here and give info.

Hope he is ok and at home safe.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Wed May 01st 2024, 01:58 AM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.