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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We will end up in a fight over what of this information can be made public. We welcome that fight because at least it won't be the unilateral decision of the agency; it will be up to a federal judge.
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The plaintiff asked for a permanent injunction to affect individuals other than the two defendants who have agreed to this.
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We're seeing what might be the tip of the iceberg at the FBI and across the intelligence community. It indicates that the existing mechanisms do not appear adequate to prevent abuses or to ensure the public that abuses that are identified are treated seriously and remedied.
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When this kind of power is used in the regular criminal justice system, there are some built-in checks and balances. The intelligence context provides no such protection. That's the main problem with these kinds of secretive procedures.
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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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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 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.
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The general sense is that with Gerald Solomon's retirement, a significant obstacle has been removed.
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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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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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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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If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, then let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save it. Perhaps this is what Thoreau had in mind when he said, “the more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think the same is true of human beings.
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What's important is that children have an opportunity to bond with the natural world, to learn to love it and feel comfortable in it, before being asked to heal its wounds.