Owen Bowcott reports: Internet service providers from around the world are lodging formal complaints against the UK government’s monitoring service, GCHQ, alleging that it uses “malicious software” to break into their networks. The claims from seven organisations based in six countries – the UK, Netherlands, US, South Korea, Germany and Zimbabwe – will add to…
Category: Govt
Senators question US surveillance transparency report
Grant Gross reports: A recent report from the U.S. intelligence director that provides the number of surveillance targets in 2013 is not specific enough to provide the transparency the nation’s residents need, two senators said Monday. The transparency report, issued Thursday by the Office of Director of National Intelligence, doesn’t reveal the specific number of people…
Federal Trade Commission 2014 Privacy and Data Security Update
From the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is an independent U.S. law enforcement agency charged with protecting consumers and enhancing competition across broad sectors of the economy. The FTC’s primary legal authority comes from the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive practices in the marketplace. The FTC also has…
Statistical Transparency Report Regarding Use of National Security Authorities
ODNI has posted its first “Statistical Transparency Report Regarding Use of National Security Authorities” for calendar year 2012: For context and additional information and requests under other legal authorities, see this post by ODNI. How many NSLs would you guess were issued in 2013? Did you guess over 19,000?