Mike Masnick writes: So, last night Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said that the administration will start releasing some data on how many FISA records it seeks, and how many “targets” there are. In a first draft of that post, I had originally speculated that this hopefully meant the various tech companies could finally add FISA request…
Category: Business
How A Scammy Male Enhancement Company Set An Important Precedent For Online Privacy
The Business Insider has an excerpt from Nate Anderson’s new book, “The Internet Police: How Crime Went Online, and the Cops Followed by Nate Anderson.” The excerpt deals with an important case in online privacy law – the case of Steven Warshak. Read the excerpt on BusinessInsider.
Police Now Can Switch off iPhone Camera and Wi-Fi (CORRECTED)
CORRECTION: Reader Michael Cromer points us to this report suggesting that the original story on VeteransToday may be seriously inaccurate. Original post: Police throughout the globe have been embarrassed to see online videos of their officers pepper spraying tied captives. In our age of mobile gadgets the pictures can be uploaded online in seconds, making…
Court Approves Facebook Class Settlement, Shaves Attorney Fees
Chelsea Allison reports: In a long-awaited conclusion to Facebook’s “Sponsored Stories” class action saga, a federal judge gave final approval to a $20 million settlement Monday but took an axe to the $7.5 million in fees requested by plaintiffs attorneys. The settlement approved by U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg provides for each Facebook user who…