In the wake of the sudden demise of Clear and questions about what will happen to the personal information it collected on air travelers, leaders of the House Homeland Security Committee have sent a letter (pdf) to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). In the letter, the committee notes that While TSA mandated many data collection…
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Iran’s Use of DPI spurs debate in the U.S.
The current events in Iran have spurred digital rights advocates to renew calls for Congress to investigate deep packet inspection technology. This morning, groups including the Open Internet Coalition, Free Press, Public Knowledge and the ACLU wrote to Congress to ask for hearings about how U.S. companies are using deep packet inspection, or “virtual wiretap”…
Warrantless wiretaps fly under Canada’s radar
Surveillance issues are becoming more of a hot topic in Canada these days. Today, CBC News reports there have been at least 267 cases between 2000 and 2008 where major police forces across the country used warrantless wiretaps. Apart from the story, it’s interesting to read the comments on the story as the posters are…
Spy society: astonishing amount of personal data
Have you ever been tempted to try to find out what information about you is out there in databases? Matt Roper did just that, and sent out requests under the UK’s Data Protection Act to 46 organizations, requesting copies of all of his information. What he got back was a 2-foot high pile of records…