Kyle Smith and Bruce Golding report: A former CBS News reporter who quit the network over claims it kills stories that put President Obama in a bad light says she was spied on by a “government-related entity” that planted classified documents on her computer. In her new memoir, Sharyl Attkisson says a source who arranged to have…
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FCC jumps into data security; plans $10 million fine for carriers that breached consumer privacy
This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974). FCC PLANS $10 MILLION FINE FOR CARRIERS THAT BREACHED CONSUMER PRIVACY TerraCom and YourTel Allegedly Stored Customers’ Personal Information Online in a Format Accessible…
EPIC Urges Department of Transportation to Protect Driver Privacy for “Vehicle-to-Vehicle” Technology
From the good folks at EPIC.org: EPIC has submitted detailed comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, urging the agency to protect driver privacy for “vehicle-to-vehicle” (V2V) technology. The technology transmits data between vehicles to “facilitate warnings to drivers concerning impending crashes.” NHTSA is in the initial stages of mandating vehicle-to-vehicle technology. EPIC’s comments pointed to several privacy and security…
Here’s Who’s Arguing in the DC Circuit Over NSA Surveillance Next Month
Mike Scarcella reports: Veteran appellate lawyer H. Thomas Byron III will defend the government’s bulk collection of phone records next month at argument in a Washington federal appeals court, according to court papers filed Monday. Byron has long argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and other federal appellate courts, on…