From EPIC: EPIC has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the FBI to obtain documents about“Next Generation Identification”, a massive database with biometric identifiers on millions of Americans. The EPIC lawsuit follows the FBI’s failure to respond to EPIC’s earlier FOIA requests for technical specifications and contracts. According to EPIC’s complaint, “When completed, the NGI system…
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Pickens Family Feuding Over Tell-All Blog
David Lee reports: The son of energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens has moved to dismiss privacy claims over a tell-all blog that attributes his drug addiction to abuse his father allegedly heaped upon him during his childhood. Pickens, his son T. Boone Pickens III, his daughter Pamela Pickens and his stepdaughter Elizabeth Cordia anonymously sued Michael Pickens…
ATF Seeks ‘Massive’ Database of Personal Info: ‘Assets, Relatives, Associates and More’
Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr. A recent solicitation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) reveals that the agency is seeking a “massive” online database capable of pulling up individuals’ personal information, connections and associates. On March 28, ATF posted the notice on FedBizOpps.gov, entitled “Investigative System.” The solicitation was updated on April 5 with a few…
And Privacy Kudos Of The Week Go To… Apple??
John Paul Titlow writes: Good news: If you’re running a local crime syndicate from your iPhone, the authorities are going to have a hard time reading your texts. That’s because, as the DEA recently complained, the company’s iMessage protocol is encrypted end-to-end, which prevents law enforcement from spying on users’ messages, even with a court order….