Andrew Cohen gets Chris Hoofnagle’s thoughts on the ACLU’s lawsuit against the NSA: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the NSA in June, claiming that PRISM’s call-tracking program violates the constitutional rights of free speech, association, and privacy—and that it constitutes “dragnet” surveillance, which violates the First and Fourth Amendments. Hoofnagle, co-chair of the…
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FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against HTC America Inc.
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that HTC America Inc. failed to take reasonable steps to secure the software it developed for its smartphones and tablet computers, introducing security flaws that placed sensitive information about millions of consumers at risk. The settlement with HTC America, announced by the…
Judicial Watch Obtains Records Detailing Obama Administration’s Warrantless Collection of Citizens’ Personal Financial Data
I missed this one last week: Judicial Watch announced today that it has obtained records from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) revealing that the agency has spent millions of dollars for the warrantless collection and analysis of Americans’ financial transactions. The documents also reveal that CFPB contractors may be required to share the information with “additional government…
How the NSA Targets Germany and Europe
Der Spiegel has now provided an English translation of its recent blockbuster story that has Europe screaming. You can read it here. Here’s a snippet from their discussion of the “Boundless Informant” program: An NSA table (see graphic), published for the first time here by SPIEGEL, documents the massive amount of information captured from the…