David Kravets writes: A federal appellate panel on Tuesday blocked a court order requiring disclosure of e-mail between the White House, Justice Department, National Security Agency and Office of the Director of National Intelligence — communications that paved the way for new spy legislation. The 2008 messages were a precursor to Congress adopting legislation that…
Category: Surveillance
EFF Fights for Cell Phone Users’ Privacy in Thursday Hearing
Government Should Come Back With a Warrant If It Wants Location Information Philadelphia – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will be arguing this Thursday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in Philadelphia, urging the court to block a government attempt to seize telephone company records detailing a cell phone user’s past…
Lawsuit alleges Cable One eavesdropped on customers
Tracey Dalzell Walsh reports that Cable One, whose homepage logo says “Watch us make you smile,” is being sued for allegedly watching its customers without their consent: A federal class action accuses Internet provider Cable One of “interception and eavesdropping” by installing devices in its broadband network so that NebuAd, an Internet ad company, could…
Bob Barr: DNA database bill should be deep-sixed
Bob Barr writes: A few years back, I hosted a nationally-syndicated radio program, modestly called “Bob Barr’s Laws of the Universe.” One of the laws most frequently cited during the three years I hosted the weekly show, was Law Number Three: “No matter how much information government has, it always wants more.” This came to…