Google sent a letter to the Attorney General and FBI this morning: Dear Attorney General Holder and Director Mueller Google has worked tremendously hard over the past fifteen years to earn our users’ trust. For example, we offer encryption across our services; we have hired some of the best security engineers in the world; and…
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Timeline of NSA Domestic Spying
EFF has produced a great timeline of NSA’s domestic spying, here.
Tech Companies Tread Lightly in Statements on U.S. Spying
One of the many issues in the wake of NSA disclosures last week is whether large companies have been lying to consumers about the extent to which they protect our privacy. Andrew Ross Sorkin reports on that in the NY Times: “They are in a very difficult position,” said Thomas A. Sporkin, a former S.E.C….
Lawsuit filed over NSA phone spying program
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: A former federal prosecutor and the parents of a Navy SEAL member killed in action in Afghanistan have filed a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, Verizon, the National Security Agency (NSA) and others over the NSA domestic spying operation disclosed by The Guardian last week. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District…