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Politech: Security Systems Standards and Certification Act 
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/hollings.090701.html

Text of CBDTPA draft which makes it unlawful to create or sell any kind of computer equipment that "does not include and utilize certified security technologies" approved by the US Federal government.

Stop Policeware 
http://www.stoppoliceware.org/

Learn about and fight the CBDTPA. Online petition, banners, news.

ACM Letter to Senator Hollings 
http://www.acm.org/usacm/SSSCA-letter.html

Letter from the Association of Computing Machinery to Senator Hollings criticizing draft bill.

Red Hat Legislative Alert: SSSCA 
http://www.redhat.com/opensourcenow/article2.html

Red Hat strongly opposes the bill because it encroaches on freedom of speech, it could have harmful effects on open source software, and its definition of digital technology is far too broad.

Against TCPA 
http://www.againsttcpa.com

Discussion of the privacy implications of Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA) and Palladium.

Politech: Sen. Fritz Hollings' Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA) 
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/cbdtpa/hollings.s2048.032102.html

Text of Senate bill to prohibit the sale or distribution of electronic devices that do not include "copy protection" standards to be set by the government. Press releases and news articles.

EFF Action Alert: Oppose CBDTPA & Digital Media Mandates 
http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/?f=20020329_eff_drm_alert.html

Calls on readers to submit comments opposing the technology mandates of the CBDTPA before the April 22, 2002 deadline.

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