There’s a nice piece in the Washington Post by >David A. Fahrenthold about Senator Ron Wyden and his tireless campaign to alert the public to the government’s interpretation of the PATRIOT Act without disclosing what he was not allowed to disclose. Not everyone sees him as a hero, however: “I would characterize what he’s been…
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Funding schemes in Congress could ground drones; FAA pressured over privacy
Ben Wolfgang reports: The lagging federal effort to fully integrate drones into U.S. airspace is in danger of falling even further behind schedule. A funding bill now before the Senate essentially would stop the process in its tracks by prohibiting the Federal Aviation Administration from moving forward until it completes a detailed report on drones’…
U.S. Government Getting Password Information? (And Why the Story Raises More Questions Than Answers)
Orin Kerr writes: Over at CNET, Declan McCullagh has an article claiming that “the U.S. government” is requesting passwords from service providers in online investigations, at least “according to two industry sources familiar with these orders.” I have a hard time understanding what is going on, or if there’s actually a “there” there from a…
Wyden and Udall: Intelligence Community’s Response Leaves Important Surveillance Questions Unanswered
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mark Udall, D-Colo., released the following statement after receiving a response from Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to their June 27, 2013 letter sent along with 24 fellow senators: “This response is appreciated, but the intelligence community still has left many of the questions most important to the American people…