June 22, 2005
Daily ePolitics Buzz Brief
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National
- Best Political Blogs: DC Journalists Pick Their Favorites (Washingtonian)
At the height of the 2004 presidential campaign, ABC’s “The Note” was the hot political Web site for the chattering class. The New Yorker anointed it as a “must read.” (June 22, 2005)
- Voters Say Federal Government Should Take More Active Role in Cyber Security (Government Technology)
United we stand, at least on the issue of making the Internet more secure, preventing identity theft and the proliferation of spyware, according to findings in a survey published last week by the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, an Internet security policy advocacy group. (June 21, 2005)
- Senators Question E-Voting Paper Trail (Computer World)
Calls for the U.S. government to mandate a voter-verified paper trail with electronic voting machines ran into opposition today from two powerful members of a Senate committee, with one senator objecting that a printout would discriminate against blind people. (June 21, 2005)
- State Must Get Campaign Reports Online This Year (The State)
IT’S COMMON knowledge in legislative bodies that the biggest enemy of good isn’t necessarily bad, but rather the elusive search for perfection. But that knowledge doesn’t always make it over to the bureaucracy, as we appear to be seeing with the State Ethics Commission’s attempts to make it easier for the public to find out who’s bankrolling political campaigns. (June 21, 2005)
International
- Iranian Election Text Messages Could Backfire As Politicians Freak Out (Mathaba.net)
There have been plenty of stories about how mobile text messaging has played a role in recent elections in places like South Korea and the Philippines, among other places. (June 22, 2005)
- Chinese Bloggers Run the Gauntlet of Forced Registration, Censorship (Online Journalism Review)
Bloggers in China must register with the government, and they can't use certain words in MSN Spaces blog titles. But they have ingenuity and strength in numbers, according to a roundtable of experts. (June 21, 2005)
- CHINA: Hackers Hit Website of Firm Trying to Control Internet Use (AsiaMedia)
Chinese hackers have defaced the website of a police-run security company leading a new effort to strengthen government control over the Internet. (June 21, 2005)
- Government Faces Call for E-Service Take-Up Drive (eGov Monitor)
The Government is likely to be asked to fund a large-scale marketing campaign to promote online public services, eGov monitor has learned. (June 21, 2005)
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