Reuters reports: In the months before the Myanmar military’s February 1 coup, the country’s telecom and internet service providers were ordered to install intercept spyware that would allow the army to eavesdrop on the communications of citizens, sources with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters. The technology gives the military the power to listen…
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Facebook Loses Bid to Block Ruling on EU-U.S. Data Flows
Sam Schechner reports: Facebook Inc. lost a bid to block a European Union privacy decision that could suspend its ability to send information about European users to U.S. computer servers, opening a pathway toward a precedent-setting interruption of its data flows. Ireland’s High Court dismissed Friday all of Facebook’s procedural complaints about a preliminary decision on data flows…
Pentagon Surveilling Americans Without a Warrant, Senator Reveals
Joseph Cox reports: The Pentagon is carrying out warrantless surveillance of Americans, according to a new letter written by Senator Ron Wyden and obtained by Motherboard. Senator Wyden’s office asked the Department of Defense (DoD), which includes various military and intelligence agencies such as the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),…
A Roundup of CCPA Court Decisions (I Only Know of 7)
Eric Goldman writes: This post recaps the court decisions analyzing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) so far. I only know of seven opinions as of May 1, 2021, a number that struck me as surprisingly small. (If you think I’m missing any, please email me). Overview CCPA lawsuits generally fit into one of the…