Jason Leopold and Jessica Garrison report: The intelligence division at the Treasury Department has repeatedly and systematically violated domestic surveillance laws by snooping on the private financial records of US citizens and companies, according to government sources. Over the past year, at least a dozen employees in another branch of the Treasury Department, the Financial…
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Justice Department Accuses Google of “Alarming” Tactics in Fight over SCA Search Warrant
George A. LoBiondo and Craig A. Newman write: The ongoing dispute between the government and Google concerning the company’s refusal to hand over customer data stored on foreign servers has taken an odd twist. Now, the Justice Department is demanding that Google be sanctioned for not abiding by the court’s most recent decision—ordering it to…
This Is What It Looks Like When the President Asks People to Snitch on Their Neighbors
Daniel Rivero and Brendan O’Connor report: In April, the Trump Administration launched what it called the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) hotline, with a stated mission to “provide proactive, timely, adequate, and professional services to victims of crimes committed by removable aliens.” But internal logs of calls to VOICE obtained by Splinter show that…
AU: Ex-job centre employee confesses to illegally accessing former co-worker’s phone number after he ended their affair
I’m a tad flabbergasted that this news outlet printed so many salacious details. Reporting on a privacy breach by revealing such sensitive details? Really? Shannon Tonkin reports: A former Wollongong job centre employee who illegally accessed her lover’s new mobile phone number after he ended their extra-marital affair will seek to have her court case…