JPatBrown writes: Last year, in response to a FOIA request from the ACLU regarding the Obama Administration’s policy regarding intercepting cell phone text messages, the Justice Department released 15 pages of documents – all of which had been completely redacted by b(7) and b(5) exemptions. In response, MuckRock’s Michael Morisy requested the processing files for the case, which just…
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Dutch privacy watchdog asks Facebook to postpone new privacy conditions
DutchNews.nl reports: Dutch privacy watchdog CBP is launching an investigation into Facebook and is asking the company to postpone its new privacy policy, the NRC reports. The social media giant said recently that from January 1 2015 it will use data and photos from Facebook profiles to send advertisments to allied services such as WhatsApp…
Prof: ‘Elf on the Shelf’ conditions kids to accept surveillance state
Kyle Olson reports: Could there be something more sinister behind the little elf sitting on the shelf who returns to the North Pole each night? Yes, says Laura Pinto, a digital technology professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. She recently published a paper titled “Who’s the Boss” on the doll, saying the…
UK: Kent Police slammed for snooping after asking for a list of people attending a fracking debate at Canterbury Christ Church University
Alex Claridge reports: Kent Police is under fire today after it emerged the force demanded a list of people who attended a fracking debate at Canterbury Christ Church University. The force claims it made the demand for reasons of “public safety” and to assess “the threat and risk for significant public events”. But critics have…