Cindy Cohn writes: EFF today asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate its landmark case against the federal government for warrantlessly wiretapping millions of ordinary Americans. The case, called Jewel v. NSA is part of EFF’s ongoing efforts to Stop the Spying. In January, the District Court dismissed the case on the incorrect…
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Sharp Dissents in Police GPS Tracking Decision
Elizabeth Banicki reports: In one of two sharp dissents from the 9th Circuit’s decision not to rehear the case of a man tracked by police with GPS, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski cautioned that if courts refuse to protect the right to privacy, “Some day, soon, we may wake up and find we’re living in Oceania.”…
Update: BlackBerry assures India on access to services
Bappa Majumdar reports: Research In Motion has promised India a technical solution for decoding encrypted BlackBerry data, a senior official said on Friday, a step that could allay Indian security concerns about the smartphone and avert a shutdown. Indian authorities, who met with RIM officials on Friday, also pledged to go after other companies —…
PA: Judge orders identities of commenters be revealed
Mary Niederberger reports: Forward Township Supervisor Thomas DeRosa has won a court victory in the action that he filed in November to uncover the identities of people who posted comments on an online bulletin board that he said defamed him. On Wednesday, the ACLU, which had intervened in the case, turned over the Internet Protocol…