Jennifer Lynch of EFF writes: EFF just received documents in response to a 2-year old FOIA request for information on the FBI’s “Going Dark” program, an initiative to increase the FBI’s authority in response to problems the FBI says it’s having implementing wiretap and pen register/trap and trace orders on new communications technologies. The documents…
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FBI Wants To Expand Internet Wiretapping
Amy Lee reports: Arguing that their efforts are being thwarted by new technologies revolutionizing Internet communication, the FBI is calling for a push to expand its capabilities in intercepting online evidence. But some groups are saying that such actions have the potential to threaten online privacy, security and innovation. Naming advances in “webmail, social networking sites…
House passes Senate 3-month extension of Patriot Act provisions
In addition to the House passing a 3-month extension of expiring Patriot Act provisions: A Senate hearing is taking up Senator Leahy’s bill, S. 193. You can watch it now at http://judiciary.senate.gov/resources/webcasts/livewebcast.cfm The House is taking up surveillance issues and whether govt needs other tools to keep up with technological advances. It should have started…
FBI to Announce New Internet-Wiretapping Push
Yesterday, I noted that there is a hearing in the House of Representatives this morning on surveillance. Declan McCullagh reports: The FBI is expected to reveal Thursday that because of the rise of Web-based e-mail and social networks, it’s “increasingly unable” to conduct certain types of surveillance that would be possible on cellular and traditional…