Scott M. Fulton, III writes: You may think that your communications with other individuals over the Internet may be protected from unreasonable use by U.S. law enforcement without subpoena and due process. The truth is, judges have been loosening the interpretation of a 1986 wiretapping law, almost pretending that it did apply to present circumstances….
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OK Judge Prevents Release of State Worker Birth Dates
A judge has granted a temporary restraining order that prohibits the state’s personnel office from releasing the birth dates of state employees. Oklahoma County District Judge Bryan Dixon approved the order on Friday. The Oklahoma Public Employees Association sought the restraining order to prevent the Office of Personnel Management from releasing the birth dates of…
Privacy groups file FTC complaint on behavioral ads
Grant Gross reports: Three privacy groups have filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission about behavioral advertising practices, accusing Google, Yahoo and other advertising vendors of creating a “Wild West” atmosphere with few rules for protecting consumer privacy. The complaint, filed Thursday by the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), U.S. PIRG and the…
Judge in Sarah Palin e-mail hacking case denies motion challenging computer search
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: FBI agents did not violate alleged hacker David Kernell’s Fourth Amendment rights when they searched through the entire contents of his computer in connection with their investigation, a federal magistrate judge ruled this week in the Sarah Palin e-mail hacking case. In a 41-page ruling this week, Judge Clifford Shirley in Knoxville…