From the Congressman’s press office: As part of his ongoing investigation that revealed, for the first time, that upwards of 1.3 million requests were made last year by law enforcement for consumer mobile phone information, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released a discussion draft of the “Wireless Surveillance Act of 2012”. In July, Rep….
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Court Grants Feds Warrantless Access to Utility Records
David Kravets reports: Utilities must hand over customer records — which include credit card numbers, phone numbers and power consumption data — to the authorities without court warrants if drug agents believe they are “relevant” to an investigation, a federal appeals court says. The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 allows the…
Justice Dept. won’t appeal computer fraud dismissal
Steven Musil reports: The U.S. Justice Department has decided not to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appellate court ruling in a criminal case that found a decades-old anti-hacking law was being applied too broadly. The decision means the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ rejection of the case against David Nosal, who…
NYPD, Microsoft Launch All-Seeing “Domain Awareness System” With Real-Time CCTV, License Plate Monitoring
Neal Ungerleider reports: The New York Police Department is embracing online surveillance in a wide-eyed way. Representatives from Microsoft and the NYPD announced the launch of their new Domain Awareness System (DAS) at a Lower Manhattan press conference today. Using DAS, police are able to monitor thousands of CCTV cameras around the five boroughs, scan…