Spencer Ackerman reports: Newly declassified court documents indicate that the National Security Agency shared its trove of American bulk email and internet data with other government agencies in violation of specific court-ordered procedures to protect Americans’ privacy. The dissemination of the sensitive data transgressed both the NSA’s affirmations to the secret surveillance court about the…
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Digital Magazine: Law Enforcement and Biometrics
You can read the September issue online, here. Of note, a look at the FBI’s $1B biometric program that begins on p. 12 and a research report on biometrics and law enforcement that begins on p. 18 of the issue. Thanks to Joe Cadillic for this link.
DNI Clapper releases what appears to be original court file authorizing NSA to conduct sweeps
Ellen Nakashima and Greg Miller report: The director of national intelligence on Monday night released what appeared to be the original court document authorizing the National Security Agency to conduct sweeping collections of Americans’ communications records for counterterrorism purposes. The order, signed by the then-chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, was among nearly 1,000…
States Enter $17 Million Multistate Settlement With Google Over Tracking Of Consumers
From NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman: Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced his office has entered into multistate a settlement agreement with Google Inc. concerning its unauthorized placement of cookies on computers using Apple Safari Web browsers during 2011 and 2012. Of the $17 million in settlement money, New York will receive $899,580. “Consumers should…