Yesterday on EPIC.org: Today EPIC filed suit in the federal appeals court in Washington, DC arguing that the Federal Aviation Administration failed to establish privacy rules for commercial drones as mandated by Congress. Congress had required the FAA to develop a “comprehensive plan” for drone deployment. In 2012 EPIC and more than 100 organizations and experts also urged the federal agency to…
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TSA’s Secret Behavior Checklist to Spot Terrorists
Fidgeting, whistling, sweaty palms. These are just a few of the suspicious signs that the Transportation Security Administration directs its officers to look out for in airport travelers, according to a confidential document obtained exclusively by The Intercept. Read more on The Intercept. In related news, Joe Cadillic discusses the new use of biometric iris and fingerprint…
Judge Rejects FBI Claims in Muslim Case
Elizabeth Warmerdam reports: The FBI can no longer withhold thousands of pages of surveillance files of Muslim communities by claiming the “law enforcement” exemption of the Freedom of Information Act, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg found that the exemption “is not the appropriate umbrella under which to shield these documents…
Amazon Still Won’t Talk About Government Requests For User Data
Tim Cushing writes: In the wake of the Snowden leaks, more and more tech companies are providing their users with transparency reports that detail (to the extent they’re allowed) government requests for user data. Amazon — home to vast amounts of cloud storage — isn’t one of them. Amazon remains the only US internet giant in the Fortune…