From EFF: Since 2008, the FBI has been assembling a massive database of biometric information on tens of millions of people, collected not just during arrests, but also for non-criminal reasons like immigration, background checks, and state licensing requirements. And for years, the FBI has dragged its feet in complying with federal privacy laws, resulting…
Category: Announcements
EFF Urges Citizens, Websites to Fight Rule Changes Expanding Government Powers to Break Into Users’ Computers
Changes to Rule 41 Will Greatly Increase Law Enforcement Hacking, Surveillance San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the Tor Project, and dozens of other organizations are calling today on citizens and website operators to take action to block a new rule pushed by the U.S. Justice Department that would greatly expand the government’s ability to…
Announcement: Heading to Montreal F1
So thanks to a regular – and wonderful – reader of this blog, I snagged tickets to the Montreal Grand Prix and am heading up there for the weekend. News updates will probably be in the evening, but may not get fully caught up until I’m back next Tuesday. Similarly, submitted comments may sit in…
Heading out to the Privacy Law Scholar’s Conference
My favorite conference of the year is PLSC. I always feel honored that this snarky non-lawyer, non-scholarly PITA is invited. I’ll be on the road much of today, and if you can believe it, I will be staying with a friend who has… wait for it… dial-up. I’ll be updating occasionally during the conference, but all will be caught…