Chris Soghoian has a commentary on Threat Level that begins: Google released a mostly uncensored version of the FCC’s report on the Street View privacy debacle over the weekend, and the new revelations in the document will undoubtedly prompt privacy groups and Congress to demand further investigations and sanctions. And justifiably so. The full FCC…
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Md. high court bans DNA swabs of charged suspects; police, prosecutors seek appeal
Matt Zapotosky reports: Maryland’s top law enforcement officials are pushing back against a recent Court of Appeals decision that prohibits DNA collection from suspects charged — but not yet convicted — of violent crimes, saying the ruling will allow dangerous criminals to go undetected by authorities. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) and police chiefs and prosecutors from the…
Commentary: Maybe we really do need surveillance – “for the children”
I’m probably one of the last people you’d ever expect to raise the “it’s for the children” argument for surveillance in schools, right? But there’s a story out of New Jersey that’s all too familiar to me in my “irl” identity and work: disabled students are abused in school and because of their disabilities, cannot…
Google releases FCC report on Street View probe
If there’s damning evidence against you, best to get the story out yourself – and best to get it out on the weekend when fewer people follow news. Jessica Guynn has a must-read piece in today’s L.A. Times about the FCC’s investigation of Google’s wi-fi breach. Google has reportedly released the entire report, only redacting…