Linda Lye of the ACLU writes: The ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation have filed an amicus brief in what will be the first case in the country to address the constitutional implications of a so-called “stingray,” a little known device that can be used to track a suspect’s location and engage in other types of surveillance. We…
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KISSmetrics Settles Supercookies Lawsuit
Wendy Davis reports: Analytics company KISSmetrics has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit by promising to avoid using ETags or other “supercookies” to track people online without first notifying them and giving them a choice. The company also will pay $2,500 each to the consumers who sued — John Kim and Dan Schutzman — and…
Compete Settles FTC Charges That it Deceived Consumers and Failed to Safeguard Sensitive Data
From the FTC: A web analytics company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by using its web-tracking software that collected personal data without disclosing the extent of the information that it was collecting. The company, Compete Inc., also allegedly failed to honor promises it made to protect the personal…
FBI Accused of Dragging Feet on Release of Info About “Stingray” Surveillance Technology
Ryan Gallagher reports: Tracking cell phones by tricking them into operating on a bogus network is a law enforcement tactic shrouded in secrecy. Now the FBI is under pressure to release information about it—but the bureau doesn’t want to let go of 25,000 pages of documents on sophisticated cell surveillance technology. Read more on Slate.