Declan McCullagh and Greg Sandoval report: The justifications police gave for searching the home of a Gizmodo editor in the criminal investigation of an iPhone prototype should be public, CNET is preparing to tell a judge this week. A group that also includes the California-based First Amendment Coalition and prominent news organizations is drafting a…
Category: Surveillance
NY bomb plot highlights limitations of data mining
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: Saturday’s botched bombing attempt in New York City provides an example of why the use of data mining approaches to uncover potential terrorism plots is a little like weather forecasting. […] The anti-terrorism task force was quickly able to identify Shahzad as the prime suspect in the case thanks to a series…
Former IT chief’s lawyer attacks Web cam report
John P. Martin reports the latest installment in the ongoing dispute over webcam surveillance by the Lower Merion School District: The lawyer for the former top technology administrator in the Lower Merion School District today attacked a report that broadly blamed his client for the furor over the district’s secret laptop tracking program. Lawyer Nicholas…
It’s baaack: Clear registered traveler program to re-open
The Associated Press reports that Clear, the registered traveler program operated by Verified Identity Program which that folded last year, has been taken over by Alclear LLC, whose board includes Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Robert McMillan of IDG provides additional details on Network World: The new Web site…