David Sobel
David Sobel
David Sobel is an education writer who has helped in developing the philosophy of place-based education. He has written extensively on the topic in books and numerous articles. He is currently a Core Faculty member and Director of Certificate Programs at Antioch University New England...
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It is appropriate for the federal court to independently decide which documents should be withheld and which should be disclosed.
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We're now at a critical point in this debate, ... and the balance could really go either way.
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There are some very legitimate community concerns that a lot of companies would like to conceal in the name of fighting cyber-terrorism, ... It will become too easy to hide behind the shield of critical infrastructure protection in the same way that organizations in the past hid behind 'national security' to protect information that they didn't want to have disclosed.
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I suspect that it is one of the best solutions that we've seen,
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Where the basis of the request comes from is that the government itself has revealed nothing about these initiatives. The objective here is to move beyond unnamed DOT sources to really make public on an official basis some of the details.
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Why wasn't some moratorium on Carnivore announced? ... How can the administration on one hand say they are trying to improve online privacy and also, at the same time, approve the use of technology that appears to be inherently invasive?
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It's not clear that a Hotmail user whose privacy has been compromised really has any recourse against Microsoft for what might be found to be negligent engineering of this feature,
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If you attempt to impose ... a credit card and registration model ... there will be a substantial loss of readership.
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The Administration has confirmed the existence of the program, but released very little information that sheds light on the key question (of) whether the government is acting illegally.
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The big question is whether the formal parties to a lawsuit can reach an agreement that has the effect of silencing other individuals from speaking and communicating on the Internet.
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Everyone involved really needs to look at the proposal and debate what makes sense, ... We need to look closely at all of these issues and understand what the impact would be on these servers.
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The general sense is that with Gerald Solomon's retirement, a significant obstacle has been removed.
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The FOIA already contains an exemption, as it has for the last 25 years, that protects confidential business information if the release of the information could create some harm or damage to the submitting company, ... The courts have interpreted that the exemption is adequate.