From EPIC.org: In response to an EPIC Freedom of Information Act request, the Department of Justice sent back only heavily redacted documents with no justification for data retention legislation. EPIC filed the request in 2010, seeking the Department’s views on he Internet SAFETY Act, which would require internet service providers to retain user records for at least two…
Category: Laws
Chris Hoofnagle’s comments on preliminary FTC report on protecting consumer privacy
Chris has posted his comments on Berkeley’s site. One of the more interesting sections of his comments (to me, anyway) was his response to how the FTC frames American consumers’ attitudes toward privacy. Here are some snippets from his thoughtful commentary: On page ii, the Staff Report adopts the frame of consumer attitudes towards privacy…
Newly Released Documents Detail FBI’s Plan to Expand Federal Surveillance Laws
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…
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…