From EPIC: The Social Security Administration seeks public comment on a proposal to assign new Social Security numbers to children age 13 and under. Currently, the agency may assign new SSNs only if it has evidence that “a third party has improperly used an adult’s or child’s SSN, the number holder was not at fault, and the…
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Coming up in the Senate: The Future of Drones in America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations
Senate Judiciary Committee Full Committee DATE: March 20, 2013 TIME: 10:00 AM ROOM: Dirksen 226 OFFICIAL HEARING NOTICE / WITNESS LIST: March 15, 2013 NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING TIME CHANGE The hearing entitled “The Future of Drones in America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations” scheduled before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Wednesday, March 20, 2013 will now begin…
Federal Judge Finds National Security Letters Unconstitutional, Bans Them
This almost calls for animated graphics with fireworks. All right, nothing really calls for animated graphics, but this is HUGE. Kim Zetter reports: Ultra-secret national security letters that come with a gag order on the recipient are an unconstitutional impingement on free speech, a federal judge in California ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston…
Leahy: Judiciary Committee Will Hold Two Hearings On Drones
Leahy: Judiciary Committee Will Hold Two Hearings On Drones . . . Separate Hearings Focusing On Domestic Use and Targeted Killings WASHINGTON (Wednesday, March 13, 2013) – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), chairman of the Constitution Subcommittee, today announced two upcoming hearings on the issue of drones beginning…