May 2006

Winning Lawsuits may be Difficult

WINNING LAWSUITS MAY BE DIFFICULT
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Paul Davidson]

BellSouth Denies It Handed Over Telephone Records to the NSA

BELLSOUTH DENIES IT HANDED OVER TELEPHONE RECORDS TO THE NSA
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Ken Belson]
BellSouth said yesterday that it had not shared customer calling records with the National Security Agency, denying a report last week that it was among three major telephone companies to have done so. BellSouth, the country's third-largest local phone company, said that after an internal review it had found no evidence that it had even been contacted by the agency.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/washington/16phone.html
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Telco rivals cannot promise more privacy: analysts

TELCO RIVALS CANNOT PROMISE MORE PRIVACY: ANALYSTS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Sinead Carew and Yinka Adegoke]

Markey Asks FCC To Probe Phone Flap

MARKEY ASKS FCC TO PROBE PHONE FLAP
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

Copps Calls for Inquiry into Disclosure of Phone Records

COPPS CALLS FOR INQUIRY INTO DISCLOSURE OF PHONE RECORDS
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]

Powell: 'New Balance' Needed on Privacy Rights

EX-FCC CHIEF: 'NEW BALANCE' NEEDED ON PRIVACY RIGHTS
[SOURCE: Charlotte Business Journal, AUTHOR: David Mildenberg]

FBI Source Confirms ABC Report on Monitoring of Reporters' Calls

FBI SOURCE CONFIRMS ABC REPORT ON MONITORING OF REPORTERS' CALLS
[SOURCE: Editor&Publisher]

Congress may make ISPs snoop on you

CONGRESS MAY MAKE ISPs SNOOP ON YOU
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Declan McCullagh]

Odds Now Long on Indecency Markup

ODDS NOW LONG ON INDECENCY MARKUP
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

Hollywood Voices Decry Indecency Crackdown

HOLLYWOOD VOICES DECRY INDECENCY CRACKDOWN
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]