Wow. In Brooklyn, Judge Orenstein has ruled against DOJ’s motion to compel Apple to assist them. In that case, like the San Bernardino case, the government also tried to use All Writes to compel assistance, although the facts of the cases are somewhat different. Katie Benner reports: A federal judge denied the United States government’s…
Category: Govt
Mark your calendars for tomorrow’s hearing
In anticipation of tomorrow’s hearing by the House Judiciary Committee on, “THE ENCRYPTION TIGHTROPE: BALANCING AMERICANS’ SECURITY AND PRIVACY,” you can read some of the witnesses’ opening statements from the second panel: Mr. Bruce Sewell Senior Vice President and General Counsel Apple, Inc. Sewell Written Testimony.pdf (86.7 KBs) Ms. Susan Landau Professor Worcester Polytechnic Institute Landau…
Class Claims California DMV Violates Privacy
Katherine Proctor reports: California’s Department of Motor Vehicles violates privacy and the state constitution by illegally retaining and reporting confidential criminal history records, six Californians claim in a class action in state court. Five pseudonymous plaintiffs and Steve Thomasberger sued the DMV and its director Jean Shiomoto on Wednesday, accusing them of violating the Information…
Obama Administration Set to Expand Sharing of Data That N.S.A. Intercepts
Were they not paying attention or did they think the public would just be okay with greater invasions of our privacy? Charlie Savage reports: The Obama administration is on the verge of permitting the National Security Agency to share more of the private communications it intercepts with other American intelligence agencies without first applying any…