Adam Stone reports: Federal agencies continue to over-collect, over-use and over-display Social Security numbers, leading to the an unnecessarily high risk of identity theft. That’s the latest from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. In a recent report GAO declares that a decade’s worth of effort to pare the use of SSNs in government has had…
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What the DreamHost/DOJ Battle Says About Search Warrants in the Digital Age
Rhys Dipshan writes: A battle over a DOJ’s search warrant highlights the ongoing struggles to define the scope of search warrants and First and Fourth Amendment rights in the digital age. Web service provider DreamHost’s refusal to comply with a search warrant issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) has garnered much attention in the technology world. The company hosts protest…
DOJ amends request for data from anti-Trump site
Stephanie Condon reports: The US Justice Department on Tuesday defended its right to request data on the visitors of an anti-Trump website, asking a court to compel the web host provider DreamHost to comply with the warrant. At the same time, the DOJ asked the court to modify its request so that it allays concerns…
TSA facial biometric body scanners and government watchlists being used in train stations
Joe Cadillic writes: The TSA is winning the war on Americans minds as commuters are being tricked into giving away their rights without a fight. The above video warns that facial recognition body scanners are coming to a train station near you… “Soon you might have to pass through one of these to get to…