David Fraser writes: A friend just provided me with a copy of a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Justice considering the admissibility of information obtained without a warrant from the suspect’s internet service provider, Bell. R. v. Cuttell is not on CanLii yet, but I’ve put a copy here. The Court concluded there…
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UPDATE: Govt. files emergency motion to delay release of FOIA documents
Marcia Hoffman writes: A couple weeks ago we told you about a victory in our long-running Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation for documents detailing telecommunications carriers’ lobbying efforts to get off the hook for their role in the government’s warrantless electronic surveillance of millions of ordinary Americans. On September 24, a federal judge ordered…
If you ever received a Citi prepaid rebate card, read this
A post on The Consumerist draws attention to an important privacy alert concerning Citi prepaid rebate cards: ….. Citi reserves the right to sell all of your information to the highest bidder WITHOUT your consent, unless you mail them an opt-out form or call a phone number. To be more specific, the section of the…
Deutsche Bank board members cleared in spy case, probe opened
Karin Matussek and Aaron Kirchfeld report: Frankfurt prosecutors found no evidence Deutsche Bank AG board members were involved in criminal acts when the bank hired detectives to spy on a shareholder. The office will probe other “responsible people” in the case. Prosecutors won’t open a probe of members of Deutsche Bank’s supervisory or management board,…