Yesterday afternoon, I tweeted my unhappiness about Microsoft backing CISPA. By last night, they had clarified their position. Declan McCullagh reported last night: Microsoft is no longer as enthusiastic about a controversial cybersecurity bill that would allow Internet and telecommunications companies to divulge confidential customer information to the National Security Agency. The U.S. House of Representatives approved CISPA by…
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EPIC Appeals Denial in Surveillance Export FOIA Request; Files Follow-Up Request
From EPIC.org: EPIC has appealed a denial of a Freedom of Information Act request that sought records concerning the sale of surveillance technology by U.S. companies to repressive regimes like Syria and Yemen. “The failure to adequately justify the claim that no segregable portions of records exist violates FOIA, especially given the past practice of releasing aggregate…
Google pushes back against FCC fine
Andrew Feinberg reports: Google is pushing back against a Federal Communications Commission proposal to fine the Internet company for snooping on people’s Wi-Fi networks using equipment in its Google Street View cars. […] Google denied it had obstructed the probe by not making personnel available, saying it had let the commission take testimony from “everyone…
The FBI Workaround For Private Companies To Share Information With Law Enforcement Without CISPA
Kashmir Hill writes: A debate is currently raging in Washington, D.C. and various politically-engaged spots on the Internet over CISPA, a bill that promises to increase cybersecurity by giving private companies carte blanche to hand over information about cyberthreats they see on their networks. Lawmakers have seemingly decided the best way to fight cybercriminals is to deputize private industry…