Reuters reports: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommended filing a lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc over privacy and data security breaches in the e-commerce giant’s home security unit, Ring, earlier this year, the Information reported on Monday. FTC Chair Lina Khan, however, moved to suspend the recommendation following settlement negotiations with Amazon, according to the report…
Category: Govt
Buying Data and the Fourth Amendment
As tweeted by Orin Kerr: The final version of my essay, “Buying Data and the Fourth Amendment,” has been posted. The essay asks: Does the 4th Amendment permit the government to buy location data without a warrant? And it answers: Yes, it does. https://t.co/EnAGpm0GFU (cc @jacklgoldsmith) pic.twitter.com/7hXRSqUkJy — Orin Kerr (@OrinKerr) November 18, 2021 Direct…
Is our government buying our data? We need a federal investigation
An OpEd by former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman and former Senator Mark Udall writes, in part: The IRS, the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies have been purchasing our personal data from data brokers, an unregulated industry that Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has termed “shady.” The Defense Intelligence Agency admitted to Wyden in January that it disregards…
The U.S. Treasury is buying private app data to target and investigate people
Sam Biddle reports: The Treasury Department has in recent months expanded its digital surveillance powers, contracts provided to The Intercept reveal, turning to the controversial firm Babel Street, whose critics say it helps federal investigators buy their way around the Fourth Amendment. Two contracts obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request and shared with…