From Associated Press: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday compared the New York Police Department’s surveillance of the city’s ethnic neighborhoods to screening kids for measles, and said the department had not unfairly targeted any group in an effort to root out possible terror connections. An Associated Press investigation found that NYPD dispatched undercover…
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MD: School system seeking Social Security numbers
I’ve repeatedly criticized federal and state student tracking systems that are based on Social Security numbers. As I continue to shout into the wind, Alisha George reports: Heather McKenzie was surprised when the Social Security numbers of her three elementary school children were being requested by Carroll County Public Schools this year. As she continued to…
ACLU Wins Round in Battle Against Warrantless Cell Phone Location Tracking
Jay Stanley of the ACLU writes: Today the ACLU won a significant victory in our battle to ensure that cell phones don’t become Big Brother tracking devices. Following a four-year fight, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to comply with our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)…
Ohio Woman Settles Suit Over Laptop Sex Images
Last month, a federal judge ruled that an Ohio woman and her boyfriend could sue Absolute Software for capturing sexually explicit images on a laptop she purchased without knowing it was stolen. With the trial set to start within days, the case has settled. Andrew Welsh-Huggins of Associated Press reports: … A federal judge ruled…