The following is a press release from the Federal Trade Commission: Twelve U.S. businesses have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed they were abiding by an international privacy framework known as the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor that enables U.S. companies to transfer consumer data from the European Union to the United…
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Phone firms hesitate at U.S. record-keeping idea
Stephen Braun of Associated Press reports: Telephone companies are quietly hesitating at the idea of changing how they collect and store Americans’ phone records to help the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. They’re worried about their exposure to lawsuits and the price tag if the U.S. government asks them to hold information about customers for…
NSA Data Have No Impact on Terrorism: Report
Chris Strohm reports: A public policy group says a review of U.S. terrorist arrests shows the government’s collection of bulk phone records does little to prevent terrorism, adding fuel to a debate over whether the spy program should be ended. The nonprofit New America Foundation, based in Washington, analyzed cases involving 225 people recruited by al-Qaeda or…
Man convicted in terror case seeks evidence from warrantless spying
Ellen Nakashima reports: An Oregon man convicted last year of attempted terrorism filed a motion Monday that paves the way for the first constitutional challenge by a criminal defendant to a warrantless surveillance program operated by the National Security Agency. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 22, was found guilty of attempting to use a weapon of mass…