An article by Charles Savage of the New York Times begins: Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is “going dark” as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone. Essentially, officials want Congress to…
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Use of sneak-and-peak warrants balloons from 87 in ’06 to 1,145 in ’09
James Ewinger reports: A little-known federal law that allows investigators to carry out a search warrant without the suspect’s knowledge contributed to the smashing of a major heroin ring in the area last week. […] The delayed-notice search warrant is designed to keep suspects from knowing they are under surveillance. In this case, investigators used…
Fear and loathing and a dude named “Third Party”
I realized the other day that I have grown to really hate and distrust some dude named “Third Party.” Even though he occasionally sends me e-mail birthday cards, it is clear that he is not my friend. I got my first inkling that TP and I were not going to be best buds when I…
French court orders Google Inc to pay libel damages: report
A French court has ordered Google Inc to pay 5,000 euros ($6,672) in libel damages to a man who claimed that searches for his name automatically yielded a list of harmful suggestions. The man, whose name was not given, said the suggested terms that came up when typing his name on Google.fr — including the…