Jennifer Lynch writes: In a powerful new ruling for digital privacy rights, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has confirmed that the police need to get a warrant before they open your email attachments—even if a third party’s automated system has flagged those attachments as potentially illegal. We filed an amicus brief in the case. How We Got Here…
Category: Govt
They do not exactly speak with one voice….
Public Statement: Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Regarding the Report to Congress on Privacy and Security Matter Number: P065401 Public Statement: Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding the Report to Congress on Privacy and Security Matter Number: P065401 Public Statement: Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding the Report to Congress on Privacy and Security Matter Number: P065401…
FTC Surveillance App Settlement Signals Concern Over Deceptive Tracking
Liisa Thomas and Harrison Schafer of SheppardMullin write: The FTC recently settled with a surveillance app operator over allegations that the company facilitated the secret harvesting of personal information. According to the FTC, the main users of Support King, LLC’s “SpyFone” app were bad actors who used the tool to remotely monitor users’ physical and digital activities. The…
Customs & Border Protection ordered to disclose social media surveillance rules
Nicholas Iovino reports: U.S. Customs and Border Protection cannot withhold information on its rules for authorizing agents to use fake identities and nongovernment accounts to spy on social media users, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Government lawyers had argued that disclosing the information would reveal sensitive law enforcement techniques that could help criminals elude justice. Read more…