links for 2008-06-09

• Book Review - 'Bush’s Law,' by Eric Lichtblau - Review - NYTimes.com
  "This is Cujo, not homeland security."
  (tags: u.s.a. law freespeech humanrights bush surveillance security)
• America's Capacity for Change - O'Reilly Radar
  "The change we seek in America starts with us. "
  (tags: oreilly u.s.a. politics obama)
• The Associated Press: AP Exclusive: Networks, Olympics organizers clash
  "procedures broadcasters have used in other Olympics are conflicting with China's authoritarian government. Some plans are months behind schedule, which could force broadcasters to compromise coverage plans."
  (tags: olympics china journalism media tv broadcast)
• China’s mobile revolution: the rise of 3G technology - Times Online
  "The government may soon discover that regulating the telecoms providers is a minor challenge compared with controlling the citizens who will ultimately use their services to communicate with each other."
  (tags: mobile china chineseinternetresearch wireless business freespeech)
• How safe is instant messaging? A security and privacy survey | The Iconoclast - politics, law, and technology - CNET News.com
  not all IM networks offer the same privacy and security. To chart the differences, CNET News.com surveyed companies providing popular IM services and asked them to answer the same 10 questions.
  (tags: security instantmessaging IM internet privacy freespeech)