March 4, 2014 On Friday, the Attorney General through the Department of Justice, declassified and released 24 documents that were responsive to a portion of a Freedom of Information Act request by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. These one-page documents, titled “The Attorney General’s Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices…
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Florida Cops’ Secret Weapon: Warrantless Cellphone Tracking
Kim Zetter reports: Police in Florida have offered a startling excuse for having used a controversial “stingray” cellphone tracking gadget 200 times without ever telling a judge: the device’s manufacturer made them sign a non-disclosure agreement that they say prevented them from telling the courts. The shocking revelation came during an appeal over a 2008…
In FOIA Lawsuit, EPIC Obtains Secret Reports on Data Collection
From the good folks at EPIC: In a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, EPIC has obtained reports that detail the number of times the Surveillance Court authorized the use of techniques that gather the telephone numbers and metadata of phone customers and Internet users. The previously secret reports obtained by EPIC cover the period between 2000 and 2013….
U.S. says Sprint overcharged for spy aid
John Ribeiro reports: Sprint has been sued in a federal court for allegedly overcharging federal law enforcement agencies for surveillance related services by over 50%. In a complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco division, the U.S. government has charged that Sprint included in its claims to…