An anonymous reader emailed me a link to an Associated Press story by Larry Neumeister that appeared last month. It relates to a case I’ve mentioned previously on this blog. Gone are the days of the nameless, faceless “john.” Men who buy sex are now likely to end up with their faces splashed across the…
Category: U.S.
National Security Wiretaps, or Just Snooping?
Philip A. Janquart reports: Aside from monitoring terror threats, the National Security Agency eavesdrops on the private communications of Americans for fun, a class says in the 6-year-old case against the federal wiretap program. The allegation appears in the latest opposition brief a class filed as the government seeks dismissal or summary judgment for the…
ICE Releases Documents Detailing Electronic Surveillance Problems . . . and then Demands Them Back a Year Later
Jennifer Lynch writes: This is a first for us in all of EFF’s history of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation—Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has demanded we return records it gave us more than a year ago. The release of these documents doesn’t endanger national security or create a risk to an ongoing law…
Court OKs warrantless use of hidden surveillance cameras
Declan McCullagh reports: Police are allowed in some circumstances to install hidden surveillance cameras on private property without obtaining a search warrant, a federal judge said yesterday. CNET has learned that U.S. District Judge William Griesbach ruled that it was reasonable for Drug Enforcement Administration agents to enter rural property without permission — and without…