Declan McCullagh reports: The FBI has recently formed a secretive surveillance unit with an ambitious goal: to invent technology that will let police more readily eavesdrop on Internet and wireless communications. The establishment of the Quantico, Va.-based unit, which is also staffed by agents from the U.S. Marshals Service and the Drug Enforcement Agency, is…
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AU: Privacy Act changes finally introduced to parliament
Stephanie McDonald reports: Reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 have finally been introduced to parliament, six years after the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) began its inquiry. The reforms are part of the government’s first stage response to the ALRC inquiry, which began in 2006. The changes introduced to parliament include: Increased regulation of personal…
SCOTUS will hear Clapper v. Amnesty Intl on issue of standing
Adam Liptak reports: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to address one of the biggest controversies surrounding the response to the Sept. 11 attacks – the government’s aggressive use of electronic surveillance. The justices will decide whether a challenge to a 2008 federal law that broadened the government’s power to monitor international communications may proceed….
“Secret” interpretation of PATRIOT Act will remain secret – court
Damn and blast. The ACLU and New York Times have lost their lawsuit against the government that sought disclosure of the “secret interpretation” of the PATRIOT Act. District Judge William H. Pauley III of the Southern District of NY ruled that the government met its burden in claiming the requested memo was exempt from disclosure…