Allison Klein and Josh White report on license plate cameras that are generating a huge database in Washington, D.C. with the ability to track everyone’s movements. They report, in part: More than 250 cameras in the District and its suburbs scan license plates in real time, helping police pinpoint stolen cars and fleeing killers. But…
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Hewlett-Packard Computers Underpin Syria Surveillance Project
Vernon Silver reports: Hewlett-Packard Co. equipment worth more than $500,000 has been installed in computer rooms in Syria, underpinning a surveillance system being built to monitor e-mails and Internet use, according to documents from the deal and a person familiar with the installation. The gear made by Palo Alto, California-based Hewlett- Packard would run a…
Unconfirmed: U.S. Officials Sacked for Frisking India’s Former President; Did TSA Go Too Far?
Sanskrity Sinha reports: Two Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) officials involved in the recent frisking incident of former Indian president Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam at a U.S. airport have reportedly been sacked, according to an Indian national daily. Though there are no confirmed reports of the lay-off either by TSA or U.S. Government, the Hindustan Times reported Thursday…
Judge Declares Law Governing Warrantless Cellphone Tracking Unconstitutional
Julia Angwin: In a succinct one-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Lynn N. Hughes of the Southern District of Texas declared that the law authorizing the government to obtain cellphone records without a search warrant was unconstitutional. “The records would show the date, time, called number, and location of the telephone when the call was made,”…