Joe Lancaster writes: One of President Donald Trump’s Day 1 executive orders designated “certain international cartels” as “foreign terrorist organizations,” a classification that according to the State Department “play[s] a critical role in our fight against terrorism and [is] an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business.” To that end,…
Category: Surveillance
Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government
Alexander Martin reports: Google has refused to deny receiving a secret legal order from the British government, according to a bipartisan group of members of Congress who are concerned Westminster may have demanded that several U.S. technology companies provide its security services with a mechanism to access encrypted messages. It follows the British government reportedly…
What could Apple’s legal challenge mean for data protection?
Dan Milmo explains: Apple will challenge a UK government demand to access encrypted customer data at a Royal Courts of Justice hearing in London on Friday.< The appeal will be considered by the investigatory powers tribunal, which investigates claims that the domestic intelligence services have acted unlawfully. What is the UK government asking Apple to do? The…
In Memoriam: Mark Klein, AT&T Whistleblower Who Revealed NSA Mass Spying
Cindy Cohn and Corynne McSherry write: EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive spying program that violated the rights of millions of Americans. Mark didn’t set out to change the world. For 22 years,…