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…
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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…
Feds Ordered to Disclose Data About Wiretap Backdoors
David Kravets reports: A federal judge is ordering the Justice Department to disclose more information about its so-called “Going Dark” program, an initiative to extend its ability to wiretap virtually all forms of electronic communications. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg of San Francisco concerns the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, or CALEA….