David Kravets reports the latest development in a case previously noted on this site: A federal judge issued a stern rebuke Friday to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s method for breaking up an illegal online betting ring. The Las Vegas court frowned on the FBI’s ruse of disconnecting Internet access to $25,000-per-night villas at Caesar’s Palace…
Category: Govt
Prosecutors drop robbery case to preserve stingray secrecy in St. Louis
There was a bit of drama on Twitter yesterday, when an attorney tweeted a link to a story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch suggesting that – despite the prosecutor’s denial – the city had dropped charges against a defendant rather than reveal information about its use of StingRay. Today, Cyrus Farivar reports: Prosecutors in St….
Attorney questions EPIC’s UAS privacy lawsuit against FAA
Patrick C. Miller reports: The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over its failure to establish privacy rules for commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS) which the organization claims are mandated by Congress. The lawsuit was filed March 31 in the U.S. Court of Appeals District of…
NZ: Employment Openings at the Privacy Commissioner’s Office
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand is recruiting for 4 positions. Links below go to their site: Communications Adviser To assist with media liaison, internal communications, our website and social media channels, and the writing of a range of material, including speeches. A varied and diverse role that will be a great career…