Associated Press reports: The Justice Department made 1,745 requests to a secret court for authority to wiretap or search for evidence in terrorism and espionage investigations last year. That’s according to an April 30 letter from the department to the Senate that was first reported Thursday by the Federation of American Scientists. Read more on…
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Md. high court bans DNA swabs of charged suspects; police, prosecutors seek appeal
Matt Zapotosky reports: Maryland’s top law enforcement officials are pushing back against a recent Court of Appeals decision that prohibits DNA collection from suspects charged — but not yet convicted — of violent crimes, saying the ruling will allow dangerous criminals to go undetected by authorities. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) and police chiefs and prosecutors from the…
Commentary: Maybe we really do need surveillance – “for the children”
I’m probably one of the last people you’d ever expect to raise the “it’s for the children” argument for surveillance in schools, right? But there’s a story out of New Jersey that’s all too familiar to me in my “irl” identity and work: disabled students are abused in school and because of their disabilities, cannot…
The FBI Workaround For Private Companies To Share Information With Law Enforcement Without CISPA
Kashmir Hill writes: A debate is currently raging in Washington, D.C. and various politically-engaged spots on the Internet over CISPA, a bill that promises to increase cybersecurity by giving private companies carte blanche to hand over information about cyberthreats they see on their networks. Lawmakers have seemingly decided the best way to fight cybercriminals is to deputize private industry…