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Privacy Rights Advocates Warn 'No Work List' Won't Fly
The Bush administration has enacted
federal regulations for employee
verification that will lay the groundwork
for the creation of a national worker
eligibility database. Although the new
rules have been mandated as part of an
effort to reduce the hiring of illegal
immigrants, employment law experts and
privacy rights advocates warn that the
system will eventually be expanded to
contain information on over 140 million
American workers. Bills pending in both
Houses of Congress also include
authorization for increased verification
requirements for employers.
The regulations are based on an existing
voluntary program, Basic Pilot, which is
federal regulations for employee
verification that will lay the groundwork
for the creation of a national worker
eligibility database. Although the new
rules have been mandated as part of an
effort to reduce the hiring of illegal
immigrants, employment law experts and
privacy rights advocates warn that the
system will eventually be expanded to
contain information on over 140 million
American workers. Bills pending in both
Houses of Congress also include
authorization for increased verification
requirements for employers.
The regulations are based on an existing
voluntary program, Basic Pilot, which is
run by the Social Security Administration
and the Department of Homeland
Security. Basic Pilot allows companies to
check the eligibility of job applicants and
existing staff against databases
maintained by the federal agencies.
Under the new guidelines, the SSA and
DHS will jointly oversee a greatly
expanded version of the program.
Privacy rights watchdog groups have said
the compilation of a central eligibility
database will result in a federal “no work
list.” Immigrants’ rights organizations
have criticized the procedure for
correcting errors in the database, which
they say are inevitable. A study of Basic
Pilot by the US Department of
and the Department of Homeland
Security. Basic Pilot allows companies to
check the eligibility of job applicants and
existing staff against databases
maintained by the federal agencies.
Under the new guidelines, the SSA and
DHS will jointly oversee a greatly
expanded version of the program.
Privacy rights watchdog groups have said
the compilation of a central eligibility
database will result in a federal “no work
list.” Immigrants’ rights organizations
have criticized the procedure for
correcting errors in the database, which
they say are inevitable. A study of Basic
Pilot by the US Department of
Citizenship and Immigration found
that widespread errors created
“burdens for employees and
employers, increased verification
costs for the government and led to
unintentional discrimination against
foreign-born persons.”
Each year, more than 57 million
American workers change their place
of employment. Critics warn that for
an employee verification program to
be effective, the database must
include the entire eligible workforce.
Proponents of employee verification
say that personal information will not
be saved or shared with other
federal agencies. it's all true
that widespread errors created
“burdens for employees and
employers, increased verification
costs for the government and led to
unintentional discrimination against
foreign-born persons.”
Each year, more than 57 million
American workers change their place
of employment. Critics warn that for
an employee verification program to
be effective, the database must
include the entire eligible workforce.
Proponents of employee verification
say that personal information will not
be saved or shared with other
federal agencies. it's all true
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National Security Agency Wants to Log on to YourSpace.com
The Bush administration has admitted
that the NSA is working in cooperation
with America’s largest phone companies
to record the phone calling patterns of
US citizens with no judicial oversight.
Intrusive as this practice is, the
information that is being reviewed only
identifies callers and locations.
The NSA is now sponsoring research by
‘The Disruptive Technology Office’ into
the possibility of reviewing vast troves of
the kinds of personal information that
web users give to Internet companies,
online dating and social networks. The
New Scientist reported that the NSA has
supported research into codifying and
analyzing information collected by online
social networks, such as myspace.com
and xanga.com.
It is not known if the NSA collects
that the NSA is working in cooperation
with America’s largest phone companies
to record the phone calling patterns of
US citizens with no judicial oversight.
Intrusive as this practice is, the
information that is being reviewed only
identifies callers and locations.
The NSA is now sponsoring research by
‘The Disruptive Technology Office’ into
the possibility of reviewing vast troves of
the kinds of personal information that
web users give to Internet companies,
online dating and social networks. The
New Scientist reported that the NSA has
supported research into codifying and
analyzing information collected by online
social networks, such as myspace.com
and xanga.com.
It is not known if the NSA collects
social network data from Internet
providers but, as was reported by
redstateupdate this spring, the US
Department of Justice recently held
unpublicized meetings with the nation’s
largest Internet companies where it
suggested that the companies maintain
detailed records of their customer’s
Internet usage.
The program would require a
fundamental change in the relationship
Internet customers have with companies
that provide web services as Internet
service providers generally do not retain
detailed records of individual subscriber's
web habits. A Justice Department
spokesman said that the agency met with
the companies "to solicit their input and
seek their assistance in formulating
proposals and recommendations on
the issue of data retention.''
providers but, as was reported by
redstateupdate this spring, the US
Department of Justice recently held
unpublicized meetings with the nation’s
largest Internet companies where it
suggested that the companies maintain
detailed records of their customer’s
Internet usage.
The program would require a
fundamental change in the relationship
Internet customers have with companies
that provide web services as Internet
service providers generally do not retain
detailed records of individual subscriber's
web habits. A Justice Department
spokesman said that the agency met with
the companies "to solicit their input and
seek their assistance in formulating
proposals and recommendations on
the issue of data retention.''
While the Justice Department
proposal would be voluntary,
Congress is currently considering
legislation that would make the
retention of customer records by
Internet companies mandatory.
U.S. Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales said that investigators at
the Justice Department or U.S.
attorney's offices would be able to
access the information only through
“appropriate legal processes.”
Gonzalez said that Internet users
should be free from government
surveillance in a way that is
consistent with "legitimate
privacy rights.” it's all true
proposal would be voluntary,
Congress is currently considering
legislation that would make the
retention of customer records by
Internet companies mandatory.
U.S. Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales said that investigators at
the Justice Department or U.S.
attorney's offices would be able to
access the information only through
“appropriate legal processes.”
Gonzalez said that Internet users
should be free from government
surveillance in a way that is
consistent with "legitimate
privacy rights.” it's all true
The Vatican recently released a
report confirming its stance
against any type of birth control,
stem cell research and marriages
between same gender couples.
The 57 page document produced
by the Pontifical Council for the
Family also decried feminism for
weakening the structure of the
traditional family and withering
Catholic's view as the traditional
relationship between men and
women.
While the report broke no new
ground, the Pontifical Council for
the Family's aggressive calls for a
complete ban on condoms,
abortion and same-sex marriage
signaled to many American
Catholics the sensibilities of the
new pope with regard to these
controversial topics.
The report states that “man of
modern times has radicalized the
tendency to take the place of
God and substitute him,” as it
denounced in-vitro fertilization,
artificial insemination and stem
cell research.
The author of the report,
Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo,
said that it was an affront to
Catholic teaching that same sex
couples, that are referred to in
the report as “these unusual
couples”, claim the same rights as
“those reserved” for male-female
couples. Trujillo sparked
controversy in 2003 when he
taught Catholics that condoms do
not prevent AIDS. it's all true
report confirming its stance
against any type of birth control,
stem cell research and marriages
between same gender couples.
The 57 page document produced
by the Pontifical Council for the
Family also decried feminism for
weakening the structure of the
traditional family and withering
Catholic's view as the traditional
relationship between men and
women.
While the report broke no new
ground, the Pontifical Council for
the Family's aggressive calls for a
complete ban on condoms,
abortion and same-sex marriage
signaled to many American
Catholics the sensibilities of the
new pope with regard to these
controversial topics.
The report states that “man of
modern times has radicalized the
tendency to take the place of
God and substitute him,” as it
denounced in-vitro fertilization,
artificial insemination and stem
cell research.
The author of the report,
Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo,
said that it was an affront to
Catholic teaching that same sex
couples, that are referred to in
the report as “these unusual
couples”, claim the same rights as
“those reserved” for male-female
couples. Trujillo sparked
controversy in 2003 when he
taught Catholics that condoms do
not prevent AIDS. it's all true
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Spycam Network to be Manned by Virtual Vigilantes
The Governor of Texas has proposed
the installation of hundreds of night
vision cameras on the Texas-Mexico
border to be linked to the World Wide
Web where folks anywhere from Dallas
to Dubuque can monitor and report the
cross border migration of undocumented
workers via a toll free hot line directly
to Texas authorities.
Governor Rick Perry’s plan is part of his
$125 million plan to beef up Texas
border patrols and security. His
proposal envisions placing cameras in the
next 30 days and aims to pay for the
unprecedented vigilante surveillance
system with Homeland security money.
Although Perry has argued in the past
that border security is strictly a federal
the installation of hundreds of night
vision cameras on the Texas-Mexico
border to be linked to the World Wide
Web where folks anywhere from Dallas
to Dubuque can monitor and report the
cross border migration of undocumented
workers via a toll free hot line directly
to Texas authorities.
Governor Rick Perry’s plan is part of his
$125 million plan to beef up Texas
border patrols and security. His
proposal envisions placing cameras in the
next 30 days and aims to pay for the
unprecedented vigilante surveillance
system with Homeland security money.
Although Perry has argued in the past
that border security is strictly a federal
responsibility, he requested $5 million in
grant money to begin placing cameras on
private property with the cooperation of
landowners on the eve of the Texas
Republican Convention as he gears up
for a re-election bid.
The governor's proposal came after the
Department of Homeland Security
announced a cut of 31percent in security
funding for the state of Texas.
Perry, who recently toured the US-
Mexico border with President Bush, said
that his idea to deputize millions of
Internet users in the pursuit of
transgressing aliens was “not different
from neighborhood watches we have
had in our communities for years and
years.” it's all true
grant money to begin placing cameras on
private property with the cooperation of
landowners on the eve of the Texas
Republican Convention as he gears up
for a re-election bid.
The governor's proposal came after the
Department of Homeland Security
announced a cut of 31percent in security
funding for the state of Texas.
Perry, who recently toured the US-
Mexico border with President Bush, said
that his idea to deputize millions of
Internet users in the pursuit of
transgressing aliens was “not different
from neighborhood watches we have
had in our communities for years and
years.” it's all true
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Permafrost Thaw Exhumes Ancient Toxins
Increased average temperatures have
significantly affected the Siberian Arctic
permafrost, and scientists are warning
that a thaw could release vast stores of
carbon into the atmosphere. Remnants
of long-dead trees, plants, and animals
that have been frozen for centuries in
the soil beneath the Siberian tundra
contain more than 75 times the amount
of carbon that is released annually by the
combustion of fossil fuels. A rapid
thawing of the top layer of permafrost in
the region could initiate a cycle in which
rising temperatures lead to carbon
releases, which in turn would accelerate
warming.
Permafrost is defined as soil that remains
frozen for more than two years. About
one quarter of the total land surface of
the Northern hemisphere is considered
to be permafrost, and scientists estimate
that the Siberian permafrost alone could
hold as much as 500 billion tons of
carbon. Researchers who have traveled
to Siberia report many dramatic signs
that the thaw is already underway, with
the melting causing the formation of
countless ponds and small lakes.
Temperatures in Western Siberia have
increased faster than the global average
over the last 40 years.
Also locked within the Siberian
significantly affected the Siberian Arctic
permafrost, and scientists are warning
that a thaw could release vast stores of
carbon into the atmosphere. Remnants
of long-dead trees, plants, and animals
that have been frozen for centuries in
the soil beneath the Siberian tundra
contain more than 75 times the amount
of carbon that is released annually by the
combustion of fossil fuels. A rapid
thawing of the top layer of permafrost in
the region could initiate a cycle in which
rising temperatures lead to carbon
releases, which in turn would accelerate
warming.
Permafrost is defined as soil that remains
frozen for more than two years. About
one quarter of the total land surface of
the Northern hemisphere is considered
to be permafrost, and scientists estimate
that the Siberian permafrost alone could
hold as much as 500 billion tons of
carbon. Researchers who have traveled
to Siberia report many dramatic signs
that the thaw is already underway, with
the melting causing the formation of
countless ponds and small lakes.
Temperatures in Western Siberia have
increased faster than the global average
over the last 40 years.
Also locked within the Siberian
permafrost is the world’s largest frozen
peat bog. The sudden melting of the bog
could release billions of tons of methane
gas into the atmosphere. Methane gas is
vastly more potent as a so-called
“greenhouse gas” than carbon dioxide.
The Western Siberian peat bog, the size
of France and Germany combined, is
thought to hold some 70 billion tons of
methane. According to researchers, if
the bog thaws rapidly, the gases will be
released as methane; if it has time to dry
out, the gases will be oxidized into
carbons.
Computer models predict a significant
rise in fresh water runoff to result from
the accelerated thawing of the top layer
of permafrost. Drainage into the Arctic
Ocean from melting permafrost
substructure has increased by 7 percent
over the last 75 years. The increased
runoff could affect global currents,
according to the models.
Researchers in Siberia discovered
methane “hot spots” that would not
freeze over, even in midwinter. In
Alaska, rapid thawing has caused roads
and houses to collapse into their
foundations. Parts of the Alaskan Arctic
oil pipeline must be refrigerated to
ensure the stability of the permafrost
beneath it. it's all true
peat bog. The sudden melting of the bog
could release billions of tons of methane
gas into the atmosphere. Methane gas is
vastly more potent as a so-called
“greenhouse gas” than carbon dioxide.
The Western Siberian peat bog, the size
of France and Germany combined, is
thought to hold some 70 billion tons of
methane. According to researchers, if
the bog thaws rapidly, the gases will be
released as methane; if it has time to dry
out, the gases will be oxidized into
carbons.
Computer models predict a significant
rise in fresh water runoff to result from
the accelerated thawing of the top layer
of permafrost. Drainage into the Arctic
Ocean from melting permafrost
substructure has increased by 7 percent
over the last 75 years. The increased
runoff could affect global currents,
according to the models.
Researchers in Siberia discovered
methane “hot spots” that would not
freeze over, even in midwinter. In
Alaska, rapid thawing has caused roads
and houses to collapse into their
foundations. Parts of the Alaskan Arctic
oil pipeline must be refrigerated to
ensure the stability of the permafrost
beneath it. it's all true
The House Appropriations
Committee has passed a measure
that would reduce the budget for the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
by $95 million for fiscal year 2007,
which begins in October. The vote
came after a subcommittee had
recommended cuts totaling $115
million, more than 23 percent of the
previously approved allocation.
Spokesmen for the CPB have said
that the cuts would force the
cancellation of some programming on
the Public Broadcasting Service and
National Public Radio, and delay
important technical upgrades recently
mandated by Congress.
Congressional Democrats and public
broadcasting advocates assailed the
proposed cuts and vowed to mobilize
public support for a campaign to have
the funding restored. Last year, a
similar package of budget reductions
failed to gain bipartisan support in the
House.
In a statement, NPR President Kevin
Klose said that the bill“threatens the
very existence of nearly 200 stations
in 43 states who are the sole
broadcasters to remote, rural, and
minority communities." it's all true
Committee has passed a measure
that would reduce the budget for the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
by $95 million for fiscal year 2007,
which begins in October. The vote
came after a subcommittee had
recommended cuts totaling $115
million, more than 23 percent of the
previously approved allocation.
Spokesmen for the CPB have said
that the cuts would force the
cancellation of some programming on
the Public Broadcasting Service and
National Public Radio, and delay
important technical upgrades recently
mandated by Congress.
Congressional Democrats and public
broadcasting advocates assailed the
proposed cuts and vowed to mobilize
public support for a campaign to have
the funding restored. Last year, a
similar package of budget reductions
failed to gain bipartisan support in the
House.
In a statement, NPR President Kevin
Klose said that the bill“threatens the
very existence of nearly 200 stations
in 43 states who are the sole
broadcasters to remote, rural, and
minority communities." it's all true
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