A press release from EFF: San Francisco – U.S. government intelligence officials late last night released some previously secret declarations submitted to the court in Jewel v. NSA – EFF’s long-running case challenging the NSA’s domestic surveillance program – plus a companion case, Shubert v. Obama. The documents were released pursuant to the court’s order….
Category: Govt
The Nine Things You Should Know About the NSA Recommendations From the President’s Review Group
Michelle Richardson of the ACLU writes: The President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies just issued a report that unequivocally rejected the notion that privacy and civil liberties must be sacrificed in order to achieve a balance with national security. Liberty and Security in a Changing World includes 46 recommendations for how to reform Intelligence Community…
INFORMATION RESELLERS: Consumer Privacy Framework Needs to Reflect Changes in Technology and the Marketplace – GAO
The summary from the newly released GAO report: No overarching federal privacy law governs the collection and sale of personal information among private-sector companies, including information resellers. Instead, laws tailored to specific purposes, situations, or entities govern the use, sharing, and protection of personal information. For example, the Fair Credit Reporting Act limits the use…
Google: Government takedown requests on the rise
Carrie Mihalcik reports: The number of requests Google receives from governments around the world to remove content from its services continue to rise at a rapid pace. Google received 3,846 government requests to remove 24,737 pieces of content during the first half of 2013, a 68 percent increase over the 2,285 government removal requests the company received in…