David Kravets reports: A federal judge on Tuesday declined to remove a gag order imposed on the president of a small ISP who wants to reveal the contents of a national security letter he received from the FBI. The NSL demanded the president of the New York company provide the government with e-mails from a…
Category: Laws
EPIC urges court to protect speech of privacy advocate
From EPIC.org: EPIC filed a “friend of the court” brief with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the court to hold that the First Amendment protects the speech of Betty Ostergren, a privacy advocate. Ostergren runs a Website that republishes Social Security Numbers, collected from public records, to persuade Virginia lawmakers to stop releasing documents…
Sweden passes divisive wiretapping law
An amended version of Sweden’s controversial new signals intelligence law was passed in the Riksdag on Wednesday, with 158 members voting in favour and 153 against. Liberal Party member of parliament Camilla Lindberg abstained, making her the only MP from the governing centre-right coalition not to vote in favour of the law. But the opposition…
AU: Banks to spy on your bills under proposed changes to Privacy Act
Nick Gardner reports: Consumers will have black marks lodged on their credit files for missing just one utility bill or credit card repayment under proposed changes to the Privacy Act. The controversial proposals will give banks carte blanche to view every aspect of our financial affairs, including accounts with other institutions, relationships with utility companies,…